The Milwaukee Brewers will add not one but two players to their 25-man roster when they open the second half of the season Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Joining left-hander Tyler Webb – acquired Thursday in a trade from the New York Yankees – will be outfielder Brett Phillips, recalled from Class AAA Colorado Springs to add some outfield depth and another left-handed bat.

Phillips took the open spot on the roster that was cleared by Junior Guerra's move to the disabled list on Sunday. To open the spot for Webb, the Brewers optioned reliever Michael Blazek to Colorado Springs.

It will be Phillips' third official stint with the Brewers this season. He hit .200 over five games after his initial call-up on June 5 and was hitting .293 with 17 home runs and 66 runs batted in over 76 games at Colorado Springs.

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The demotion was a tough one for Blazek, who fell victim to a numbers game despite pitching well both times he was called upon. He pitched four scoreless innings over two outings, allowing two hits and striking out three while not issuing a walk.

Blazek had been starting at Colorado Springs, where he was 2-2 with a 3.13 earned run average and 52 strikeouts in 63 1/3 innings.

Injury update: The Brewers are still holding out hope that Guerra will be ready to make his next start next Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

The right-hander was drilled in the right shin by a line drive while pitching against the Yankees on Friday, lifted following a rain delay and then placed on the 10-day DL at the conclusion of the series with what was termed a contusion.

"I would say cautiously optimistic," manager Craig Counsell said Thursday prior to his team's voluntary post-All-Star Game workout at Miller Park when referring to Guerra's chances for a quick return.

"We need a starter on Tuesday and I think he's certainly got a chance to be that guy, but we're not for sure on that yet."

Second baseman Eric Sogard, who was placed on the DL on July 6 with a left-ankle strain, is eligible to be reinstated on Saturday, but it's unclear whether he'll be fully ready to go by then.

"He's got some tests that he's going to have to pass still," Counsell said. "So I'm not sure it'll be Saturday. He had a good week (of recovery), a good weekend in New York, and it's going in the right direction.

"But we want to make sure this is behind him when we activated him, and it's not something that lingers."

Sogard had been serving as the primary second baseman prior to the injury and had been a catalyst in the leadoff spot with a .331 average and .438 on-base percentage.

Counsell was unable to provide an update on leftfielder Ryan Braun, who was pulled from Saturday's game with cramping in his left calf and didn't play Sunday.

Braun missed a total of 39 games over two separate stints on the DL earlier in the season due to a left-calf strain.

"I anticipate him being OK, but I don't have any updates," Counsell said.