14 Hernan Perez 2B

Perez will draw the start at shortstop and bat seventh in the order Sunday against the Phillies.

Perez has started at second base, third base and all three outfield positions this season, but Sunday will mark his first nod of the year at shortstop. The Brewers simply haven't been able to get much offense from the position this year, so manager Craig Counsell will look to turn things around by inserting Perez, who is slashing .266/.286/.398 on the year.

Perez went 1-for-5 with a double, walk, three RBI, run and stolen base Saturday in the Brewers' 17-6 win over the Mets.

Perez was one of the quieter members of a Brewers lineup that rapped out a season-high 19 hits in the blowout win, but he dealt the first big blow of the afternoon with his two-run double in the bottom of the first inning. Though he has largely served a a utility man this season, Perez seems likely to see at least a slight increase in his starting opportunities following the recent demotion of Orlando Arcia to Triple-A Colorado Springs. With Arcia out of the picture, it's likely that the Brewers will use some combination of Perez, Jonathan Villar and Tyler Saladino at the middle-infield spots in most games.

Perez (wrist) is in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

He missed several days due to a wrist injury. Perez is starting in right field in this one, but he was seeing a lot of time at second base before going down and it seems likely that he will continue to push Jonathan Villar for at-bats.

Perez (wrist) is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Perez was unavailable to hit Tuesday due to a wrist injury, though he did appear as a pinch runner. He's been starting more often lately, though he still isn't a full-time starter, so it's unclear if his absence Wednesday is injury-related or if the Brewers simply are back to preferring Jonathan Villar as their primary second baseman.

Perez was unavailable to hit Tuesday against the Diamondbacks due to an apparent wrist injury, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell simply stated that Perez is dealing with a wrist injury, but he did not elaborate anything beyond that point. Consider the utility man day-to-day heading into Wednesday's series finale against the Diamondbacks. The Brewers are then off on Thursday.