MILWAUKEE -- Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia had the best possible reason for leaving Sunday¡¯s 8-5 win over the Cubs in the fourth inning, and for missing the next few games in Miami.

¡°He¡¯s got two baby girls,¡± Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. ¡°It happened pretty fast.¡±

Arcia rushed to the hospital in time to be with fianc¨¦e Elena for the birth of their twin girls, and Counsell said everyone was healthy. The Brewers will be without Arcia for a few days and were considering placing him on the paternity list, Counsell said, which opens some possibilities for a corresponding roster move before Monday¡¯s series opener at Marlins Park.

The team was still working through those options, which are complicated. With third baseman Mike Moustakas still unable to hit because of a sore left hand and wrist, Arcia¡¯s absence will leave the team with no extra middle infielders. The only such player on the 40-man roster, Tyler Saladino, remains down with a left shoulder injury and has not been participating in baseball activities.

Of the players on the current roster, Hernán Pérez and Cory Spangenberg can cover shortstop in Arcia¡¯s absence. Counsell did not specify how many games they expect him to miss.

¡°Look, for anybody who¡¯s got that going on, it¡¯s definitely part of ¡®away from the field,¡¯¡± Counsell said. ¡°We¡¯ve got all good news from the hospital, so it¡¯s a great day. It¡¯s the best day of your life.¡±