PITTSBURGH -- The Brewers placed second baseman Jonathan Villar on the 10-day disabled list on Sunday with a right thumb injury and recalled outfielder Brett Phillips from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Villar injured his thumb in the seventh inning of Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader when he attempted to go from first to third on a Hernan Perez single. Villar said his thumb bent down and back when he slid into third base. He finished the game and will receive further medical evaluation on Sunday.
"It looks like it's a sprain," Brewers assistant general manager Matt Arnold said.