Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy provided some clarity on Jose Quintana's early exit in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, saying the starter suffered a calf injury.

Per Murphy, Quintana sustained the injury while covering first base. He was pulled after just four innings and 67 pitches, taking the loss to fall to 11-7 on the season after allowing three runs on four hits with two strikeouts and two walks.

Murphy said that Quintana left for the day in a walking boot and would be getting an MRI, so the severity of the injury is not yet known.

The 36-year-old southpaw has a 3.96 ERA over 131 2/3 innings -- on the verge of his fourth straight season with a sub-4.00 ERA -- with 89 strikeouts to 50 walks.

The Brewers' bullpen combined for five shutout innings in relief of Quin

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