MILWAUKEE -- Further diagnostics revealed a fracture at the tip of Brewers second baseman Mike Moustakas’ right ring finger, but his day-to-day prognosis remains the same.

The club is hopeful that Moustakas will avoid a stint on the injured list, manager Craig Counsell said prior to Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers.

“He is pretty sore today, but it doesn’t change the timeframe for him,” Counsell said. “We’ll see how it responds. It’s really a [pain] toleration thing. But if it’s going to be really sore and we have to give him 10 days, we will. Right now, I think we’re optimistic enough that we’re willing to go day to day.”

Moustakas suffered the injury -- a tuft facture, technically -- on a one-hop ground ball from the Dodgers’ Rocky Gale in the fifth inning of Saturday’s win. Moustakas stayed in the game through that inning and the sixth, when he struck out and found he had trouble gripping the bat.

Initial X-rays were negative, but additional angles revealed the small fracture, Counsell said.

Moustakas entered Sunday with six home runs, second on the team to Christian Yelich, and an .899 OPS, third among the team’s regulars to Yelich and Yasmani Grandal.

Anderson to start again 

After a stellar start against the Dodgers on Saturday in place of the injured Freddy Peralta, Chase Anderson will get to do it again Friday against the Mets when that spot in the rotation comes around again. 

Anderson shrugged off a 34-pitch first inning to work five scoreless frames on 82 pitches in his first start of the season in Saturday’s 5-0 Brewers win. After Joc Pederson led off the game with a single, Anderson retired 15 of the next 17 batters without allowing a hit.

The right-hander began the season in the bullpen after being removed from the rotation last September and being left off the Brewers’ rosters for both the National League Division Series and NL Championship Series. 

“I knew that was the better move for the team. I kind of took it in stride,” Anderson said. “A lot of guys around here told me I handled it well, but inside it was tough to handle. Getting to this point and getting an opportunity to start, I was grateful and thankful to come up big for the team and help us win.” 

After a dip in velocity last season compared to his breakthrough 2017, Anderson is back to averaging 93.5 mph with his four-seam fastball, according to Statcast, a jump of 1 mph from last year. He is also throwing significantly more cutters. 

“I’m 31 and I still can throw and have that velocity when I need it. That’s reassuring,” Anderson said. “I feel as good as I have in a long time. I think my mechanics are back where they need to be, and I was able to execute pitches in to righties and that’s going to be key for me. 

“I watched a lot of video and self-reflected a lot in this time of not being in the rotation, and kind of seeing what I need to do to pitch and start a game when I do get an opportunity again.”

Umps host charity auction 

Major League Baseball’s umpires have put memorabilia, VIP experiences and ticket packages up for bid during its 11th Annual UMPS CARE Charities Online Auction, which is underway at www.mlb.com/UmpsCare through 9 p.m. CT on April 29. 

Among the items available are a signed cleat from Lorenzo Cain and a batting practice experience at Miller Park that includes four game tickets. 

All proceeds from the online auction support UMPS CARE Charities youth programs, which provide experiences for critically ill kids, at-risk youth and military families, Build-A-Bear Workshop® experiences for children battling serious illnesses at more than 15 pediatric hospitals in the United States and Canada, college scholarships for deserving young adults who were adopted as children, and financial assistance for families in the baseball community in need.