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The Milwaukee Brewers are bracing for the likelihood that Robert Gasser won\'t pitch again this season as the rookie prepares to receive a third opinion on his left flexor strain.

Pat Murphy went through the pitching staff\'s long list of injuries before Milwaukee\'s game Monday night against the Toronto Blue Jays when he discussed Gasser along with Brandon Woodruff and Wade Miley, who already have been ruled out for the season.

\"Miley, Gasser and Woody, you\'re probably not going to see,\" Murphy said. \"It would probably be safe to say those three are out for the year.\"

Gasser is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in five starts after missing the end of spring training with bone spurs in his throwing elbow. He last pitched on June 1 and reported some tightness and soreness the next day.

Since that game, the 25-year-old Gasser has received two opinions from doctors who examined the elbow.

\"One doctor says get reconstruction,\" Murphy said. \"I don\'t think you say it\'s something that serious if in fact there isn\'t something wrong. With that, his option is probably to come back and do the same thing he did before, and then what are we going to get and how do we know and where\'s the kid\'s mental state going to be? He\'s a rookie, so I\'m a little more pessimistic about that one. But I hope I\'m wrong. I really do.\"

Via Associated Press