Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Playing right field in Game 1
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Taylor is starting in right field and batting ninth Tuesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Diamondbacks.
Garrett Mitchell is not on the Brewers' active roster for this best-of-three series versus Arizona, so Sal Frelick will cover center field as Taylor patrols right. Taylor missed some time down the stretch with a hamstring injury, but he ultimately registered a strong .912 OPS across his final 82 plate appearances dating back to the beginning of September.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Takes seat Thursday
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Taylor is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Cardinals.
Taylor went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in the Brewers' defeat of St. Louis on Wednesday and is slashing .300/.329/.586 in 73 plate appearances since the beginning of September, but Christian Yelich (back) and Garrett Mitchell (shoulder) now being healthy puts a question mark on his claim to playing time in the Milwaukee outfield. Sal Frelick will also ride the pine in Thursday's series finale against the Cardinals.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Returns to lineup
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Taylor (hamstring) is starting in right field and batting ninth Sunday versus Miami.
Taylor missed three consecutive starts after tweaking his hamstring, but he was able to make a pinch-hit appearance during Saturday's loss to the Marlins. Now fully recovered, Taylor will look to stay hot, as he's slashing .305/.339/.610 with four homers and 12 RBI since the start of September.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Remains out Saturday
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Taylor (hamstring) isn't starting Saturday against the Marlins.
Hamstring problems have kept Taylor out of the Brewers' lineup for each of their last two games, and the team will continue to play it safe as it looks to clinch a division title Saturday. Sal Frelick will shift to right field in Taylor's absence while Blake Perkins starts in center field and bats ninth.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Out with hamstring issue
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Taylor is out of the lineup Friday at Miami due to a minor hamstring tweak, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
This minor hamstring issue also helps to explain his absence from Thursday's series finale against the Cardinals. McCalvy believes the Brewers are simply being cautious with Taylor, who has slashed .310/.344/.621 with four homers, six doubles, 12 RBI, two steals and 14 runs scored in 17 games since the beginning of September.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Takes seat again Friday
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Taylor remains out of the lineup Friday against the Marlins.
Taylor has enjoyed a productive September, but he got a breather during Thursday's series finale in St. Louis and will remain on the bench Friday in Miami as Christian Yelich (back) returns to left field. Blake Perkins is in center and Sal Frelick is in right for the visiting Brewers.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Takes seat Thursday
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Taylor is out of the lineup Thursday against the Cardinals.
Taylor has been getting a lot of action in the Brewers' outfield with Christian Yelich continuing to battle a back injury, and he's taken advantage of the playing time with six doubles, four homers, two steals, 12 RBI, 14 runs and a .965 OPS through 17 games in September. Mark Canha, Blake Perkins and Sal Frelick are starting across the outfield as William Contreras takes a turn in the DH role.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Homers twice Wednesday
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Taylor went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Cardinals.
Taylor's had a down year in the power department -- he's up to nine homers and a .438 slugging percentage across 75 contests. He's hit four of his homers and added six of his 14 doubles this season in 17 September games. The outfielder is batting .233 with 30 RBI, 34 runs scored and nine stolen bases over 222 plate appearances. He continues to split time between right field and left field.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Belts seventh homer
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Taylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored against the Nationals in Saturday's 9-5 victory.
Taylor belted a solo shot to left field in the fourth inning to give the Brewers a 4-1 lead. The long ball extended his modest hitting streak to seven games, during which he's batting .429 (12-for-28) with three doubles, two homers, seven runs, seven RBI and a stolen base. Taylor's recent surge comes after an 11-game slump from the end of August to early September during which he went 3-for-30 with nine strikeouts.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Sitting Friday
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Taylor isn't in the Brewers' lineup Friday against the Nationals.
Taylor will get a breather Friday as the Brewers welcome outfielders Christian Yelich (back) and Mark Canha (wrist) back into their lineup. Taylor has slashed .325/.341/.500 since the start of September, so he figures to remain a consistent piece of a relatively weak Brewers lineup down the stretch.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Homers, swipes bag
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Taylor went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and a steal in Saturday's win over the Yankees.
Taylor's leadoff homer in the top of the eighth gave the Brewers a 3-2 lead and kicked off a three-run inning for the team. He would then come around to score a second time in the ninth, this time on a William Contreras single after the outfielder singled and stole second. The home run was Taylor's first since Aug. 23, and he's now hit safely in four of his last five games. For the month he's batting .250 with three RBI and five runs scored.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Remains on bench
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Taylor sits for the second straight game Saturday against the Yankees.
Taylor was featuring nearly every day throughout the back half of August, but he now finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in the last eight games. Taylor is hitting .100 with a .315 OPS over his last 11 games, dropping his season slash line to .202/.242/.357. Mark Canha starts in right field Saturday.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Sitting amid struggles
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Taylor is out of the lineup Friday against the Yankees.
Christian Yelich, Sal Frelick and Mark Canha will start across the outfield for the visiting Brewers. Taylor went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Wednesday's series finale at Pittsburgh and is batting just .202/.242/.357 across 178 total plate appearances this year.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: On bench again Friday
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Taylor is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Phillies.
Taylor will remain on the bench for a second straight contest as the Brewers launch their three-game home series with Philadelphia. Mark Canha will handle right field and bat seventh in the series opener.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Sitting out Wednesday
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Taylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
Taylor will cede his spot in the lineup to Rowdy Tellez, who is starting for the second time in the series while Mark Canha spells Taylor in right field. While starting in each of the past 11 games, Taylor has produced a .914 OPS, despite going hitless in 14 at-bats over the last five of those contests.
Taylor will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Taylor will stick in the lineup for a fourth consecutive game and for the seventh time in eight contests while he's produced a robust .923 OPS with two home runs and one walk against four strikeouts through 13 games in August. In light of his hot hitting, Taylor seems to have moved ahead of Mark Canha and Joey Wiemer for the third spot in Milwaukee's everyday outfield alongside Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick (hamstring).
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Goes deep in win
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Taylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 12-1 win over the Rockies.
Taylor has hit safely in five of his last six games, going 6-for-16 (.375) with three homers and six RBI in that span. He got the start in right field Monday with Sal Frelick covering for Joey Wiemer in center. Taylor remains limited to a part-time role, and he may be hard pressed to get out of it even with his recent success -- he's slashing just .188/.202/.337 over 104 plate appearances on the year.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Homers in loss
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Taylor went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Nationals.
Taylor put the Brewers on the board with a solo home run off MacKenzie Gore in the top of the second and was later replaced by Sal Frelick in the seventh. It was just Taylor's third home run of the season, though two of those have come in his last four games. He's added four RBI over that stretch.
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Brewers' Tyrone Taylor: Homers in win
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Taylor went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Cincinnati.
Taylor snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh inning Wednesday with a two-run homer off Ben Lively, powering the Brewers to a 3-0 win. The home run was just Taylor's second hit since returning from the IL on July 14 -- he's now just 2-for-13 (.154) in that span. Overall, the 29-year-old outfielder is slashing .159/.176/.261 with two homers, seven runs scored, six RBI and six steals across 91 plate appearances in a reserve role with the Brewers this season.
