Overview
- Padres have placed Cortes on their injured list–rehab pool after he was sidelined by a left elbow flexor strain in early April.
- He posted a 1.00 ERA over 18 innings during a four-outing minor-league rehab stint at Class A and Triple-A.
- Cortes went 1–1 with a 9.00 ERA in two starts for Milwaukee before landing on the 60-day IL.
- The deal sent outfielder Brandon Lockridge along with prospect Jorge Quintana and cash to Milwaukee.
- San Diego sits at 60–49 and trails the Dodgers by three games in the NL West as it reinforces its pitching depth for the postseason push.