Tellez is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Athletics.
Owen Miller will start at first base and bat leadoff for the Brewers as the A's stage a bullpen game headed by left-handed opener Sam Moll. Brian Anderson is taking a turn at designated hitter.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting against lefty
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Tellez is out of the lineup Friday against the Reds.
Darin Ruf will cover first base and bat leadoff with left-hander Brandon Williamson getting the start for Cincinnati. William Contreras is taking a DH day while Victor Caratini catches.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting versus lefty
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Tellez isn't in the Brewers' lineup Friday against San Francisco.
Southpaw Alex Wood will take the mound Friday for the Giants, so the Brewers will sit Tellez. Instead, Mike Brosseau will pick up a start at first base and bat seventh.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Belts long ball in loss
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Tellez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Astros on Monday.
Tellez accounted for the only run off Houston starter Cristian Javier with his solo homer in the second inning. The long ball was the second in as many days for the first baseman, who leads Milwaukee with 12 homers on the campaign. Tellez went deep a career-high 35 times last year and is on pace to challenge that mark this season.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Out of lineup versus lefty
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Tellez is not starting Wednesday against the Cardinals.
Darin Ruf will cover first base and bat cleanup with young lefty Matthew Liberatore on the mound for St. Louis. William Contreras is serving as the designated hitter and batting second.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting versus southpaw
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Tellez is not in the starting lineup versus the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Tellez will get a breather as the Brewers face off with left-hander Clayton Kershaw in the series finale Wednesday. The first baseman has gone 5-for-21 with a solo homer and two RBI while striking out eight times versus southpaws this season. In his place, righty bat Luke Voit will draw the start at first base and bat seventh against Los Angeles.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Crushes 10th homer
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Tellez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss against the Dodgers.
The Brewers didn't score until the seventh inning when Tellez took Shelby Miller deep. Tellez is on pace to hit over 40 home runs for the first time in his career. His slugging percentage sits at .540, up from .461 last season.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Gets Friday off
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Tellez is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against San Francisco.
Tellez will take a seat against southpaw Sean Manaea and the Giants for the series opener. Luke Voit will handle first base duties against Manaea and hit sixth.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Drives home winning run
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Tellez went 2-for-3 with one RBI in Friday's 2-1 win over the Angels.
Tellez singled home William Contreras with two outs in the eighth inning to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead. Tellez is up to 20 RBI this season and a .905 OPS, which dwarfs his 2022 OPS of .767.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting out Monday
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Tellez is not in the Brewers' lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
Luke Voit will handle first base with the Tigers throwing left-hander Matthew Boyd. Tellez is hitless in nine at-bats versus lefties this season.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Goes deep again
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Tellez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's win over the Red Sox.
For the second game in a row, Tellez found the seats this time with a third-inning shot off Garrett Whitlock. Tellez has just 16 hits this season, but seven of those are long balls. The first baseman is slashing .242/.333/.576 this season.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Smacks sixth home run
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Tellez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Red Sox.
Tellez tied the game in the fourth inning with his solo shot, and the first baseman leads the Brewers with six homers this season. He's off to a good start after hitting a career-high 35 home runs last season, and Tellez has his batting average up to .242 (15-for-62) after posting a career-low .219 mark last season.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Takes seat Wednesday
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Tellez is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Mariners.
The lefty-hitting Tellez will take a seat while Seattle brings southpaw Marco Gonzales to the hill. Luke Voit will hit sixth and play first base in the series finale.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Possible waiver wire pickups
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At 75 percent, Rowdy Tellez's roster rate is pushing the boundaries of what's acceptable for a waiver wire article, but it still seems too low for one of only 23 players to hit 30-plus homers last year. Maybe now that he's heating up, going 8 for 22 (.364) with four homers in his past six games, we'll see a correction. The exit velocities so far haven't been as high as they were last year, but the expected stats (especially the .272 xBA) nonetheless suggest he deserves better than he's gotten. He may sit against some tougher lefties, but high-end power is too valuable of an asset to leave unrostered.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Belts two homers
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Tellez went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI during Friday's win over the Padres.
Tellez knocked a solo shot in the fifth inning and added a three-run shot in the sixth. After a brutal 4-for-28 (.143) start to the season, the lefty slugger has gone 5-for-14 (.357) with four homers over his last four games. He bumped his slash line to .214/.300/.595 with Friday's big performance.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Knocks in three runs Thursday
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Tellez went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional RBI in a 4-3 extra-inning win against San Diego on Thursday.
Tellez helped get Milwaukee off to a positive start, drilling a homer to right field in the first inning. The first baseman added what proved to be the game-winning RBI in the top of the 10th with a sacrifice fly. Tellez endured a rough start to the campaign, slashing just .143/.242/.286 with one long ball over his first eight contests. He could be turning things around, however, as he's gone 3-for-9 with a pair of homers, four RBI and a 2:0 BB:K across his past three games.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Slugs solo homer
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Tellez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Tellez's second home run of the season came in the eighth inning off reliever Jose Ruiz and helped give Milwaukee a six-run cushion. With a .161/.270/.387 slash line through 37 plate appearances, Tellez is off to a slow start to the 2023 season, but he doesn't appear in immediate danger of losing out on playing time while his main competition for reps at first base, Luke Voit, has struck out in half of his trips to the dish.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Back with Brewers
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Tellez went 0-for-3 in Thursday's exhibition contest.
Tellez did not do anything noteworthy Thursday, but he did appear in his first game since rejoining the Brewers following his WBC stint with Mexico. Tellez homered three times in five spring games before his departure, and he will open the season as Milwaukee's primary option at first base.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Avoids arbitration
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Tellez and the Brewers agreed on a one-year, $4.95 million contract Friday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Tellez and the organization will avoid the arbitration process after coming to an agreement Friday. The first baseman struggled to hit for average in 2022, batting a career-low .219, but he did produce a career-high 35 homers, 89 RBI, 67 runs and two stolen bases. The 27-year-old will likely have an everyday role with Milwaukee in 2023, whether it's at the cold corner or at designated hitter.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Tellez is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Pirates.
Tellez, who leads the Brewers this season with 34 home runs in 152 games, will get a breather the day after the Brewers were mathematically eliminated from the playoff picture. Keston Hiura will start at first base and hit fifth.
