Jake

Bauers

Bauers crushed a three-run shot off Andrew Painter as Jacob Misiorowski decimated the Phillies on the other side. That longball was Bauers’ 13th of the season – a new career-best – along with 43 RBI and a .277/.376/.515 slash-line across 58 games in a somewhat shocking mid-career breakout.

Bauers doubled to lead off the second inning and scored on a groundout. He later came up big in the late innings, knocking a base hit to drive in a run in the ninth before giving the team the lead with a two-run double in the tenth. The 30-year-old slugger is enjoying an excellent season with the Brewers, hitting .277/.361/.497 with 10 homers, 35 runs scored, and 39 RBI across 216 plate appearances.

It appears to be a routine off day for Chourio following a stretch of 24 starts over a 25-game span since returning from the injured list back on May 4. The 22-year-old franchise cornerstone is riding a four-game hitting streak that includes his second round-tripper of the season along with a pair of multi-hit performances. It’ll be Jake Bauers heading out to left field with Andrew Vaughn getting a chance to hit second in his place.

Bauers’ homer off Tatsuya Imai was hit 347 feet into the Crawford Boxes. Statcast says it would have left the yard at seven ballparks. Bauers also had the game’s hardest-hit ball, a 109-mph liner to left-center, but that one turned into an out. Bauers is batting .280/.351/.491, so he hasn’t lost any playing time with Christian Yelich back. Instead, it’s often Andrew Vaughn sitting right now.

Bauers’ home run was his eighth of the season. He hit a solo shot off Michael McGreevy in the fourth inning. Bauers continues to produce, hitting .290 with an .858 OPS. He’ll continue to be a fixture in the lineup against right-handed pitching.

The Brewers are being sure to mix in ample off-days for the 34-year-old slugger in an attempt to keep him healthy. Jake Bauers will function as the team’s designated hitter and will bat cleanup against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.

Mitchell exited Wednesday’s game against the Cubs with tightness in his back, and he hasn’t been able to return to the lineup. He’s considered day-to-day, but Jake Bauers gets the start in his absence.

Bauers’ home run was his seventh of the season. He hit a three-run shot off Shota Imanaga in the fifth inning. While Bauers has hit well to this point in the season, with Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich back from injury, he could be squeezed for playing time.

Tyler Black was sent down to make room. Yelich is back from a groin strain suffered exactly one month ago. He’ll surely DH most of the time for the Brewers, which will typically leave just one lineup spot for Garrett Mitchell and Jake Bauers against right-handers. That’ll have the Brewers picking between defense and offense, with Mitchell in center and Jackson Chourio in left or Chourio in center and Bauers in left. Bauers probably ought to be dropped in leagues in which he was picked up.

He doubled his season total for doubles today. Bauers last doubled twice in a game on June 18, 2023. He’s a solid mixed-league option for the short term with Andrew Vaughn and Christian Yelich out for Milwaukee.