Terry Francona has declared that Indians premier hitter Michael Brantley will only miss two or three games with a shoulder ailment.
An MRI revealed nothing serious. He could be back Sunday in Minnesota or Monday for the start of a three-game series in Boston.
"He's been playing through a lot," manager Terry Francona said, per MLB.com. "Hopefully, when something like this happens, maybe a couple days down helps the rest of his body, because he's found a way to be still so productive and so good, but I know it's probably been hard for him at times. He doesn't say anything. He doesn't like saying anything about it, nor is he going to. Maybe this will help him a little bit.
"It's hard to not have him for a couple or three days, but it's a heck of a lot better than not having him for a couple or three months."
A hot streak since the All-Star break has his slash line sweetened to .312/.388/.461.