The Milwaukee Brewers placed left-hander Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list with a flexor strain in his left elbow, further depleting the team’s starting pitching

The Brewers have placed left-hander Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list with a flexor strain in his pitching elbow that the team does not expect to be a long-term issue.

The Brewers have already seen a majority of their starting pitching options hit the shelf. They’ve now added one more to the list. Sunday morning, the team announced it had placed starter Nestor Cortes,