26 Kyle Lohse, SP

Brewers starting pitcher Kyle Lohse has been dealing with irritation in his right elbow for the past three starts, so the team finally decided to skip him in the rotation, according to MLB.com. Lohse has been recovering slower than usual between starts as a result of this elbow injury, though it is not expected to be a serious problem moving forward.

"He could go out and pitch," manager Ron Roenicke said. "But because he didn't have a spring training, we would rather try to get rid of this, so we're going to bump him a start."

Lohse is expected to return to the mound at some point in the team's series in Minnesota next week, which runs from Monday through Thursday. The elbow is not expected to require a disabled list trip.

Lohse is 1-5 with a 3.79 ERA since joining the team.  

Brewers starter Kyle Lohse will miss his next start with elbow irritation, MLB.com reports.

It's unclear if Lohse's injury will require a disabled list trip at this time. Mike Fiers will take the start Saturday against Pittsburgh in his place.

Brewers starter Kyle Lohse took the loss in Sunday's game against St. Louis.

Lohse allowed four runs on eight hits, with all four runs and six of the hits coming in the fourth inning. He struck out four and didn't walk a batter but just couldn't stay away from the one big inning.

After going 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA in his last three outings, Brewers starter Kyle Lohse was able to limit most of his damage on Tuesday night against the Pirates. He allowed two runs on five hits with five walks over 5 2/3 innings of work.

The right-hander gave up a run in the first before making it through his next four frames unscathed. Then in the sixth, he put two of the first three batters on before a run scored on a groundout.

Lohse was done after throwing 104 pitches, 60 for strikes, and left in line for the win but the bullpen was unable to hold the lead. He also struck out three in a no-decision.

The 34-year-old is scheduled to make his next start on Sunday against the Cardinals. In two starts against St. Louis this season, Lohse is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA.

In an effort to get Marco Estrada back on the track, the Brewers announced some changes to their starting rotation Friday, MLB.com reports. Hiram Burgos was inserted back into the starting rotation and will start Saturday against the Reds while Estrada, who originally was scheduled to start Saturday, was bumped back to Monday against the Pirates.

Meanwhile, Kyle Lohse, who was originally slated to start Monday, was pushed back to Tuesday.

Lohse, who has dropped his last three starts, went 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two starts against Pittsburgh last season.