William

Contreras

Since he shoulders a very heavy workload for a catcher, the Brewers are careful to mix in off days for Contreras to get him off of his feet once in a while, with Sunday afternoon games being the most common. Gary Sanchez will start in his place behind the dish and bat seventh against Diamondbacks’ southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez.

Contreras sees as much time behind the dish as anyone in the league these days, so giving him a break on occasion to keep him fresh is always a good idea. Gary Sanchez will do the catching for the Brewers on Sunday and will bat sixth against a host of Cubs’ relievers.

Contreras blasted his ninth homer of the season in the seventh inning off Cubs reliever Jayden Murray to put the Brewers up 5-1. Contreras has now homered in back-to-back games and in three of his last five. The veteran catcher is slashing a blistering .333/.392/.536 on the month and has displayed a good bit of power with five dingers.

It’s a great day at the park when you never make an out. Contreras made the first punch in this game with a two-run homer off Reds’ starter Rhett Lowder in the second inning and reached base four other times in total. While it’s been a disappointing season for him power-wise with just eight home runs, he’s hitting .302 as still one of the most productive catchers in the league.

Yelich takes a seat with lefty Nick Lodolo taking the hill for Cincinnati. It’ll be William Contreras getting a turn at DH with Gary Sánchez drawing a rare start at catcher.

Contreras clobbered a three-run homer against Atlanta starter Bryce Elder to put the cherry on top of Milwaukee’s eight-run explosion during the opening frame. The 28-year-old middle-of-the-order force matched a season-high with the four-hit effort, his third time accomplishing the feat this year. He’s been on another level recently, hitting .325 (38-for-117) with four homers, 19 RBI and one steal over his last 30 games.

It appears to just be a routine day off for the veteran backstop, who is hitting .276/.308/.414 through his first 65 plate appearances in June with two homers and nine RBI. Contreras’ power has been disappointing, as it was in 2025, and he now has just a .401 slugging percentage over his last 954 plate appearances. Gary Sánchez will draw the start at catcher against Guards LHP Parker Messick.

Contreras knocked a base hit in the first inning, then slugged a solo homer off Brennan Bernardino in the seventh, a 434-foot blast to left center to extend the Milwaukee lead. The home run was the fifth of the season for the 28-year-old backstop. He’s slashing .283/.342/.391 with 32 runs scored and 38 RBI across 257 plate appearances.

It looks to be nothing more than a routine day off for the dynamic 22-year-old outfielder. William Contreras is also getting a breather for the Brewers in this one. Sal Frelick will start in right field and bat seventh while Gary Sanchez does the catching and hits sixth for the Brewers against Astros’ right-hander Tatsuya Imai on Sunday.

Contreras gets a rare day off for the middle game of the series against Los Angeles. Gary Sanchez will be the backstop and hit fifth with Robert Gasser on the bump for the Brew Crew.