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Turang has been a fixture in the second spot in the Brewers’ lineup in the postseason, but he’ll slide down to the fifth spot in the order with Rays’ right-hander Nick Martinez on the hill on Friday. Jake Bauers moves up to the second spot in the order while Christian Yelich will hit third. Here’s the full lineup that the Brewers will roll out in front of their home faithful and the entire baseball world on Friday night: Jackson Chourio (LF),
Jake Bauers (1B), Christian Yelich (DH), William Contreras (C), Brice Turang (2B), Garrett Mitchell (CF), Cooper Pratt (SS), Sal Frelick (RF) and David Hamilton (3B).

The speedy infielder smacked an RBI single off of Tyler Glasnow in the fifth inning that pulled the Brewers to within a run at 4-3. He then swiped second base and ultimately scored as Jake Bauers worked a walk with the bases loaded. Hamilton then added a valuable insurance run as he tagged Edwin Diaz for a 402-foot (105.0-mph EV) solo shot with two outs in the ninth inning, increasing the Brewers’ lead to 6-4. He’ll now get a couple of days to rest as the Brewers sit around and wait for their World Series opponent.

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).

Cooper Pratt has started all six games at shortstop so far, leaving Ortiz and Hamilton to divvy up only the starts at third. Ortiz is thus far 1-for-13, while Hamilton is 1-for-4. The Brewers lineup tonight: LF Jackson Chourio, 2B Brice Turang, C William Contreras, 1B Jake Bauers, DH Christian Yelich, CF Garrett Mitchell, SS Pratt, RF Sal Frelick and 3B Hamilton.

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).

Ortiz suffered an injury during Friday’s game against the Cards and has dealt with various ailments as of late, and the Brewers won’t take any chances. David Hamilton will handle third base and hit ninth while Ortiz sits.

David Hamilton is at the keystone and hitting ninth in his absence. It’s notable that Turang, who collected three hits and drove in three runs during Friday’s contest, is taking a seat against lefty Andrew Abbott after Brewers manager Pat Murphy said earlier this week that he’s been battling a lingering right knee issue recently. It sounds like he’s going to be able to play through the issue, but is probably going to require the occasional maintenance day down the home stretch.

Pratt missed the minimum 10 days with his hamstring strain. His return will push Joey Ortiz back over to third base to split time with David Hamilton. Jonathan Ornelas sticks around for now, but he’ll probably be dropped once Sal Frelick is activated.

It’s the second straight game that Turang has missed due to pain in his right knee. It sounds like the Brewers may consider a stint on the injured list if he’s not feeling any better on Saturday. David Hamilton is starting in his place at second base and batting eighth against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers on Friday night.

Ortiz sits for the second straight contest after leaving Saturday’s game against the Twins with neck tightness. David Hamilton draws another start at shortstop in his absence. It’s possible he’ll require a trip to the injured list if he’s not ready to go in a couple days.