Brubaker (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for the next 5-to-7 days, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Brubaker landed on the injured list Sunday with right shoulder inflammation and will shut down for a brief period before potentially moving into his rehab. The 27-year-old won't be ready to return from the injured list when first eligible Sept. 15, and there's a very real chance he won't return this year given there will be, at most, three weeks left in the season once he resumes throwing.