2B Jonathan Villar was placed on the 10-day disabled list Saturday after suffering a lower back strain Friday night while making a spectacular defensive play. "He's pretty sore today," manager Craig Counsell said. "We're hoping it goes fast and he's ready to go, but I don't have a time frame. If he shows up Tuesday in St. Louis and is itching to go then it will be at the short end (of the 10-day minimum). "He's young, he's durable. Hopefully, he'll recover quickly." X-rays were negative, Counsell said.

2B Jonathan Villar left Friday's game on a cart after suffering a back injury in the bottom of the eighth inning diving for a hard grounder headed to right field. Villar got up gingerly with help from trainers and was carted off to applause from the crowd at Phoenix's Chase Field. Manager Craig Counsell said Villar dealt with back spasms after the game and needed X-rays.

2B Jonathan Villar was not in the Brewers' starting lineup Tuesday against the Giants as manager Craig Counsell went with hot-hitting Eric Sogard, instead. Villar has struggled from the onset of the season, batting just .207 while striking out 73 times in 56 games. It's a far cry from a year ago when Villar appeared to lock himself into the Brewers' leadoff spot by hitting .285 with 19 home runs, 63 RBI and 62 stolen bases. Counsell dropped Villar from first to sixth in the batting order last week in an effort to get him going, but it hasn't worked out, so Villar will share time with Sogard for the time being.

2B Jonathan Villar was dropped out of the Brewers' leadoff spot Sunday against Arizona. Villar established himself as Milwaukee's top-of-the-order option last season when he batted .285 with 62 stolen bases but has struggled this season, posting a .219 average after a two-hit game Sunday, and has struck out 62 times.

2B Jonathan Villar got a day off Saturday and might be dropped from the leadoff spot when he returns to the starting lineup Sunday afternoon, manager Craig Counsell said. After batting .285 with 62 stolen bases a year ago, Villar has struggled this season, posting a .213 average with 12 steals and 60 strikeouts.

INF Jonathan Villar was moved out of the Brewers lineup spot on Saturday before the game was rained out against the Cubs. Villar is 1-for-16 on the trip. He has hit .207 with five home runs and 22 RBIs in 43 games.

2B Jonathan Villar was moved out of the lineup spot on Saturday before the game against the Cubs was rained out. Villar is 1-for-16 on the road trip. He has hit .207 with five home runs and 22 RBIs in 43 games.

2B Jonathan Villar was out of the starting lineup Wednesday, but manager Craig Counsell was quick to point out that it was not a benching despite Villar making a pair of baserunning blunders a night earlier. Counsell said he wanted to give Villar a day to clear his head, but he inserted him into the game when Ryan Braun left with tightness in his left leg.

2B Jonathan Villar went 0-for-4 on Tuesday night, his 26th birthday. It was the first time he did record at least one hit on his birthday in the last four seasons.

2B Jonathan Villar picked up two hits Wednesday to boost his batting average to .200 for the first time since April 6. He has now recorded back-to-back multi hit games and has reached base in eight straight contests. During that stretch, Villar has a .368 on-base percentage.

2B Jonathan Villar continued his climb back from a slow start Tuesday with a 2-for-5 showing against the Reds that included four RBIs. Villar is batting .189 but reached base in each of his last seven games with a .364 on-base percentage during that stretch.

2B Jonathan Villar singled in four trips Saturday, giving him a hit in four straight games. More important than his first-inning single was the fact that none of his three other at-bats Saturday resulted in a strikeout. Villar leads the Brewers this season with 31 whiffs and has gotten off to a slow start at the plate, batting just .179 through the first 19 games.

SS Jonathan Villar has gotten off to a slow start this season, striking out 15 times in his first 30 at-bats, including three times on Sunday. He has just five hits and a walk this season for an OBP of just .194. Villar has also struggled in the field, where he's adjusting to second place after playing at shortstop last season and for the majority of his professional career.

INF Jonathan Villar was considered a stop-gap option until top prospect Orlando Arcia was ready for the majors, but he more than played his way into a long-term role with the Brewers, batting .285 with a league-leading 62 stolen bases. He still will need to cut down on his recklessness on the basepaths -- he was caught a league-high 18 times -- and will need to focus on his defense, especially now that he has been moved to third base. Still, Villar made the most of his first everyday opportunity, and he should be in a Milwaukee uniform for the foreseeable future.

IF Jonathan Villar stole his major league leading 61st base, the third-highest total in franchise history. Tommy Harper stole 73 bases for the Brewers in 1969 and Scott Podsednik had 70 steals in 2004. With 19 homers, Villar needs one more in the final game of the season to become the fourth player in major league history to have 20 homers and 60 stolen bases in a season.

3B Jonathan Villar went 1-for-5. He needs one homer to become the fourth player in major league history to have 20 homers and 60 stolen bases in a season. Villar, who has 19 homers and 60 stolen bases, is trying to join Hall of Famer Joe Morgan with Cincinnati in 1973 and 1976; Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson with the New York Yankees in 1985 and 1986, and Oakland in 1990; and Cincinnati's Eric Davis in 1986 as the only players to reach the 20/60 plateau.

3B Jonathan Villar needs one homer to become the fourth player in major league history with 20 homers and 60 stolen bases in a season.

2B Jonathan Villar hit a leadoff home run on the first pitch of the game Wednesday for his 19th homer of the season and his third in the three-game series vs. Texas. It was his third leadoff long ball of the year, and four of his career leadoff. He had seven RBI in the series.

2B Jonathan Villar homered twice and drove in career-high five runs Monday night. His 18 homers are also a career high. He posted his second career multi-homer game, both this month. Villar had three hits (3-4) after going 3-35 in his previous 11 games

3B Jonathan Villar moved into third place for stolen bases in a Brewers season with his 55th in the first inning Saturday against the Cubs. He passed Pat Listach, who had 54 in 1992. Villar added another stolen base in the sixth. He also drew a career-high three walks.