Yuniesky Betancourt returned to action on Sunday September 4.

Yuniesky Betancourt suffered a left elbow contusion on a hit-by-pitch in the eighth inning Friday against the Astros. Betancourt went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout before being replaced by Craig Counsell. He is officially listed as day-to-day.

Yuniesky Betancourt went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored as the Brewers beat the Pirates 6-1 in the first game of Monday's doubleheader. Betancourt was in a 2-for-27 skid that dropped his average from .270 back down to .258. In spite of that slump, he's driven in 15 runs in 20 games this month.

Yuniesky Betancourt clubbed a solo homer for the lone run of the game in the Brewers' 1-0 win over the Pirates on Saturday. His solo homer in the bottom of the second inning proved to be the difference in this one. Betancourt is now batting .382 with four homers and 21 RBI over his last 23 games. He'll likely soon return to being terrible, but feel free to ride out the hot streak if you need an injury fill-in for Hanley Ramirez, Stephen Drew or Jose Reyes at shortstop.

Yuniesky Betancourt had three singles in four at-bats in Thursday's loss to the Cardinals. The much-maligned shortstop is suddenly swinging a hot bat, sporting a .380 batting average in 92 second-half at-bats. Though his .287 OBP for the season is still hideous, Betancourt does have his average up to a respectable .270 to go along with eight homers and 50 RBI, making him a viable middle infield option in fantasy.

Yuniesky Betancourt went 3-for-5 with two homers, three runs scored and four RBI in Milwaukee's win over Arizona Tuesday. It was the first multi-homer game of his career. Betancourt entered the game the owner of a ridiculously bad .239/.257/.344 triple slash through his first 89 games, prompting Milwaukee to hit the phones trying to find a shortstop upgrade via trade. Maybe all the rumors sparked something in him. He still isn't a viable fantasy player.

Yuniesky Betancourt went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Milwaukee's loss to the Rays on Monday. Betancourt had just four June RBI through 55 at-bats coming into this evening. For the season, his triple slash is now a typically horrific .228/.251/.328.