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William Contreras lifts Brewers to 2-0 NLCS lead

William Contreras

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William Contreras went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and three RBI, powering the Brewers to a 7-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLCS on Monday.

Contreras delivered an RBI single in the opening frame before connecting on a center-cut fastball from Dodgers lefty reliever Kris Bubic, sending a majestic 436-foot blast to left-center field to tie the ballgame in the fifth inning. It was his third round-tripper of the playoffs and fifth career postseason homer, which ties him with teammate Jackson Chourio for Milwaukee’s franchise record. He put the Brewers ahead with a sixth-inning single to left field off hard-throwing righty Brock Stewart before being walked on four pitches his next time up. The power-hitting 28-year-old backstop reached base safely in four of his five plate appearances to help give Milwaukee a commanding 2-0 advantage in the best-of-seven NLCS. The series heads to Los Angeles with Game 3 on Wednesday evening.

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Christian Yelich returned to the Brewers’ starting lineup for Game 4 of the NLCS against the Dodgers on Thursday evening in Los Angeles.

Yelich took a seat against left-hander Blake Snell in Game 3 on Wednesday but he’s right back in there as the Brewers’ designated hitter as they look to complete their four-game sweep of the two-time defending World Champions. Here’s the full lineup that the Brewers will deploy against Dodgers’ right-hander Tyler Glasnow on Thursday: Jackson Chourio (LF), Brice Turang (2B), William Contreras (C), Jake Bauers (1B), Yelich (DH), Garrett Mitchell (CF), Cooper Pratt (SS), Sal Frelick (RF) and David Hamilton (3B).
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William Contreras went 3-for-4 with a homer in a loss to the Padres in Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday.

Contreras got the Brewers on the board with a shot off Nick Pivetta in the fourth inning. The 28-year-old also drew a walk in the ninth inning, but the Brew Crew were unable to score and picked up their first postseason loss. Contreras has homered twice in this series with a slash of .364/.462/.909 over the first three games.
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Jackson Chourio is hitting leadoff for Game 3 of the NLDS against the Padres on Tuesday.

Chourio, who delivered a game-winning single against San Diego superstar closer Mason Miller in Game 2, and the Brewers have a chance to eliminate the Padres on their home field and punch their ticket to the NLCS for the second consecutive season. Here’s the full lineup: Chourio (LF), Jake Bauers (1B), William Contreras (C), Brice Turang (2B), Christian Yelich (DH), Garrett Mitchell (CF), Cooper Pratt (SS), Sal Frelick (RF) and Joey Ortiz (3B).
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Sal Frelick and David Hamilton will enter the starting lineup for the Brewers in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Padres on Sunday afternoon.

Frelick and Hamilton sat in favor of Luis Lara and Joey Ortiz with a left-hander on the mound for the Padres in Game 1 on Saturday, but they’ll jump into the lineup against right-hander Michael King. The Brewers have also shuffled up the order of their lineup. Here’s the full lineup: Jackson Chourio (LF), Brice Turang (2B), Jake Bauers (1B), William Contreras (C), Garrett Mitchell (CF), Christian Yelich (DH), Frelick (RF), Cooper Pratt (SS) and Hamilton (3B).
William Contreras

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William Contreras hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning Saturday as the Brewers downed the Padres 3-2 in Game 1 of the NLDS.

The Brewers were tied for 28th place in the majors in homers this year, but they got two to account for their runs tonight, with Jackson Chourio hitting a two-run homer off Robbie Ray in the third and William Contreras breaking the tie off Adrian Morejon in the seventh. Contreras’s homer was his third in 19 career postseason games. The two teams will play again Sunday, with Michael King and Logan Henderson expected to start.
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Luis Lara is in right field and hitting seventh in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Padres on Saturday.

The biggest development here is Lara getting the nod in right field with Jake Bauers at the cold corner over Andrew Vaughn. It doesn’t come as a surprise to see Bauers in the lineup, but the widely-held assumption was that he would be their primary right fielder in the postseason. It’s basically Lara getting the nod over Andrew Vaughn to face Padres lefty Robbie Ray. Here’s the full lineup: Jackson Chourio (LF), Brice Turang (2B), William Contreras (C), Bauers (1B), Christian Yelich (DH), Cooper Pratt (SS), Lara (RF), Garrett Mitchell (CF) and Joey Ortiz.
Christian Yelich

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The Brewers are resting all of Christian Yelich, William Contreras, Jake Bauers, Garrett Mitchell, and Cooper Pratt on Thursday against the Pirates.

The Brewers have clinched the division and are playing an early game, so it makes sense that they would rest a handful of their starters. Fantasy managers should expect them to take a similar approach next week, as they will want to give their starters an extra day of rest or two before the postseason.
William Contreras

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William Contreras went 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and a three-run home run against the Reds on Saturday.

Contreras’s home run was his 17th of the season. He hit a three-run home run off Brady Singer in the fourth inning. Contreras has hit a home run in three consecutive games and four of his last six games. He’s hitting .273 with a .763 OPS and 86 RBI.
William Contreras

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William Contreras went 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBI and a walk Wednesday versus the Cubs.

Contreras’s two-run homer off Kevin Gausman was the 100th of his career. He’s hit .326 with three homers and 11 RBI in his last 11 games.
William Contreras

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William Contreras is not in the Brewers’ starting lineup for Sunday’s showdown against the Reds in Cincinnati.

The Brewers have been using Sunday afternoon games to get Contreras a breather recently and that trend will continue here. Bo Naylor will do the catching for the Brewers and will bat eighth against Reds’ right-hander Brady Singer.

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Yandy Díaz

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Yandy Diaz hit a two-run homer as the Rays beat the Guardians 7-3 in Game 4 of the ALCS on Saturday.

Diaz essentially put the game away with his two-run homer in the ninth to give the Rays a 7-3 lead. The homer is not only his first of the postseason, but it also gives him his first runs driven in since the regular season ended. The 35-year-old will have a chance to add to those totals in a critical Game 5 come Sunday.
- Christopher Crawford

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Jonathan Aranda

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Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs in a Game 4 win over the Guardians in the ALCS on Saturday.

Aranda tied the game at 1-1 with a bloop single into center in the third inning. The 28-year-old had a two-run single in the seventh to extend that lead to 4-1, but he was credited with just one more RBI because of an error by Chase DeLauter. He’s now hitting a respectable .269/.345/.385 in the postseason, and he has the Rays two wins from their second trip to the World Series in Rays’ history.
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Travis Bazzana

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Travis Bazzana hit a solo homer in a loss to the Rays on Saturday in Game 4 of the ALCS.

Bazzana lined a homer into right to get the Guardians back into it at 5-2. The former first-overall pick also singled and walked in easily his best postseason game of his brief career. Bazzana will likely be in the lineup Sunday in a massive Game 5 against Tampa Bay on Sunday in Cleveland.
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Bryan Baker

TB Relief Pitcher #47
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Bryan Baker fired a scoreless ninth in the Rays’ win over the Guardians on Saturday in Game 4 of the ALCS.

Baker doesn’t get a save because a Yandy Diaz two-run homer in the ninth gave the Rays four-run lead. Something tells us that he didn’t mind. He did allow a hit to open his inning, but it was erased by a double play and he picked up a strikeout to end the festivities. Baker threw only 12 pitches, so there’s no reason to think he won’t be available in Game 5.
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Foster Griffin

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Foster Griffin allowed one run over 3 2/3 innings of relief during Game 4 of the ALCS against the Rays on Saturday.

Griffin came in after Shawn Armstrong fired a scoreless inning as the opener. The southpaw gave up a run on a looping single from Jonathan Aranda in the third, but outside of that was excellent while striking out five against one walk. Griffin threw “only” 44 pitches, so there’s a very good chance he’ll start either Game 6 or 7 in Tampa Bay; or possibly working a similar role in one of those contests.
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Nick Martinez

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Nick Martinez held the Guardians to one run over 5 2/3 innings in a Game 4 of the ALCS win over the Guardians on Saturday.

Martinez gave up his only run in the first inning when he allowed an RBI single in the first to Chase DeLauter. He did not all another hit, and while he struck out only three, he was in control from the second inning on in an exceptional outing for the 36-year-old veteran. Martinez threw 79 pitches in the contest, so while he certainly won’t be available in Game 5, he could be an option in Tampa Bay out of the bullpen for Games 6 and 7.
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The Guardians are sticking with their planned lineup for Friday in Saturday’s Game 4.

The matchup is the same as in last night’s rained out game, so there’s no need to changeup the lineup of
Steven Kwan (LF), Jose Ramírez (3B), Chase DeLauter (RF), Jo Adell (DH), Nathaniel Lowe (1B), Travis Bazzana (2B), Patrick Bailey (C), Petey Halpin (CF) and Brayan Rocchio (SS).
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Tigers signed LHP Nick Raquet to a two-year, minor league contract.

Raquet, who was released by the Orioles last month, recently underwent Tommy John surgery and probably won’t pitch at all next season. The 30-year-old has a 4.76 ERA in six MLB relief appearances with the Cardinals and Orioles the last two seasons. He has a 5.00 ERA and a 130/50 K/BB in 129 2/3 career innings in Triple-A.
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Kyler Fedko

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Pirates re-signed OF Kyler Fedko to a two-year, minor league contract.

Fedko made his major league debut with the Twins in June, going 0-for-16 in 14 games before returning to Triple-A. He then suffered a torn ACL in August and was released in September, at which point the Pirates signed him. He’s aiming to resume playing in May. The 27-year-old was quite successful for the Twins’ Triple-A club the last two years, hitting .272/.358/.519 with 25 homers and 22 steals in 117 games.
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Jesús Made

MIL Shortstop #91
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Jesús Made went 2-for-3 with a homer and two walks Friday in his debut for Licey in the Dominican Winter League.

Playing winter ball for the first time, the 19-year-old Made homered off Jeremy Rhoades in his first at-bat in Licey’s first game of the season. One of the game’s best prospects, Made hit .271/.344/.430 with 14 homers and 37 steals in Double-A this year. The Brewers moved him around some to second and third in his first two years in the system, but he was strictly a shortstop this season.
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