SAN DIEGO -- Padres left fielder Ramón Laureano sustained a fracture in his right index finger and will be out at least through the Wild Card Series, manager Mike Shildt confirmed after his team’s 3-1 loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon.

Acquired from Baltimore at the Trade Deadline , Laureano has been one of the Padres’ best hitters over the past two months and was a crucial right-handed bat in a lineup that skews a bit lefty-heavy.

“Listen, winners find solutions,” Shildt said. “Right when we were about to get the band together, this happens. It was one of those things. Ramón has been fantastic for us. … He’s a winning player. It hurts. But we’ve got to figure out a way to move forward, which we will.”

Laureano’s status

Laureano sustained the fracture while taking a swing

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