Ben Brooks Out for Season
The news is bad in <Pittsburgh:team#23>. The Crawfords have lost the services of reliever <Ben Brooks:player#8163> for the rest of the season due to a torn meniscus. Brooks was injured in a recent game with the <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> while throwing a pitch and is expected to miss 5 months.

<Brooks:player#8163> has taken the mound for 20 relief appearances this season, nailing down 3 saves while notching a 1-0 record with a 4.18 ERA. The <Pittsburgh:team#23> reliever has limited opposing batters to a .210 batting average.