Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez, who has missed six of the last nine games with hip and groin issues, might be headed for the disabled list, manager Craig Counsell said Thursday.

"I just didn't think he was running that well yesterday during the game," Counsell told reporters after the Brewers' 3-2 loss to the Royals. "[The injury] is not moving forward; it's just the same."

"We've got to get him back to a level where we feel like we're over this. Until he's at that point and he can play at that level, then I think we've got to be cautious."

Counsell said he might just rest Gomez, who is hitting .275 with five homers and 24 RBIs, for the entire weekend series against the Rockies to see whether that helps.

"It's going to be a day-by-day thing," Counsell said. "You'd obviously like to avoid [the DL] and like him to make progress and kind of get over the hump with it, but [resting Gomez vs. the Rockies] is a possibility."