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Mears, 28, joins All All-Star closer Trevor Megill (right flexor strain), left-hander DL Hall (right oblique) and right-handers Grant Anderson (right ankle) and Shelby Miller (right elbow) as Brewers relievers on the injured list.
Miller went on the 60-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament and said he’s facing the possibility of a second Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers are hopeful Megill could return by mid-September. Anderson is expected to throw an inning in a rehabilitation assignment Saturday. Hall could return in late September.
Milwaukee entered Friday’s action owning the best record in the major leagues and leading the NL Central by 5½ games over the Chicago Cubs.
Mears is 5-3 with a 3.42 earned run average in 59 appearances with 43 strikeouts over 52⅔ innings.
Rodríguez, 23, is 1-0 with a 9.95 ERA in two games with Milwaukee. He has gone 3-4 with a 3.86 ERA and one save in 15 games with Nashville.
