Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Cracks roster for NL WC Series
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Wiemer is part of the Brewers' roster for their NL Wild Card Series matchup against the Diamondbacks.
Wiemer finished out the regular season with Triple-A Nashville, but the Brewers have opted to carry seven different outfielders into this best-of-three series versus Arizona. The 24-year-old could serve as a late-inning defensive replacement or maybe even a pinch-hitting option against lefties. He posted an .815 OPS against southpaws this year at the MLB level.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Sent back to Triple-A
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Wiemer was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.
Wiemer operated as Milwaukee's primary center fielder earlier this season, but he's worked in a reserve role of late and has a .483 OPS in 61 at-bats since the start of August. Blake Perkins (oblique) was reinstated from the injured list in a corresponding move.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Joins lineup Monday
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Wiemer (mouth) will start in center field and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Marlins.
Wiemer suffered a mouth laceration when he was involved in a collision in the outfield during Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees in 13 innings, but the injury won't be anything that keeps the rookie out as the Brewers begin a four-game set with Miami. Though he's largely served as a late-inning defensive replacement in recent weeks, Wiemer will pick up his first start since Sept. 3 on Monday.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Dealing with laceration in mouth
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Wiemer sustained a laceration in his mouth on a collision during Sunday's game against the Yankees, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Wiemer entered Sunday's matchup as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the ninth inning and went 1-for-1 with a double, a run and an RBI in the extra-innings loss. He sustained his injury during an outfield collision, but it's unclear whether he'll be forced to miss additional time. He should tentatively be considered day-to-day ahead of Monday's series opener against Miami.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Sitting out Wednesday
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Wiemer is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Twins.
Wiemer was a late addition to Tuesday's lineup in what is now his lone start over the Brewers' last four games. He's seen a dramatic dip in playing time over the last two weeks as Milwaukee turns to Sal Frelick in center field and Tyrone Taylor in right. Frelick is dealing with a hamstring injury, though, which could potentially offer a reprieve for Wiemer if an injury list stint is ultimately needed.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Added to lineup Tuesday
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Wiemer has been added to the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.
Wiemer will cover center field and bat ninth versus the Twins and right-hander Bailey Ober after Sal Frelick was scratched due to lingering right hamstring soreness. Wiemer is slashing just .215/.290/.379 across his first 115 major-league games this year and has seen a significant dip in playing time in recent weeks.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Playing time trending down
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Wiemer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Wiemer has operated as Milwaukee's primary center fielder for most of the season, but he'll sit Sunday for the sixth time in the past eight games, with both of those starts coming against left-handed pitchers. It appears the 24-year-old will now have to settle for a spot on the small side of a platoon in center field. Sal Frelick is dealing with a hamstring injury, so it'll be Christian Yelich, Tyrone Taylor and Mark Canha starting from left to right in the outfield.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Sitting Saturday
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Wiemer isn't in the Brewers' lineup Saturday against the Rangers.
After starting nearly every game for Milwaukee for most of the season, Wiemer will take a seat for the fifth time in the Brewers' last seven games. Sal Frelick will start in center field instead while Tyrone Taylor plays in right.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Sitting Saturday
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Wiemer isn't in the Brewers' lineup Saturday against the White Sox.
Wiemer is 8-for-27 (.296) with three RBI since the beginning of August and will catch a breather Saturday. Sal Frelick will shift to center field in Wiemer's absence, allowing Tyrone Taylor to start in right field and bat ninth.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Returns to lineup
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Wiemer (illness) is starting in center field and batting ninth Friday against the White Sox.
A stomach bug prevented Wiemer from playing Wednesday against the Rockies, but the issue seems to have subsided. The 24-year-old outfielder is slashing .304/.360/.348 with three RBI and two runs scored since the beginning of August.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Sits due to stomach ailment
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Wiemer was scratched from the Brewers' lineup Wednesday against the Rockies due to a stomach virus, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Wiemer is one of two Brewers regulars sitting out Wednesday due to an illness, as Carlos Santana will hit the bench for a second straight game. It's unclear whether Wiemer and Santana are dealing with the same type of ailment, but in any case, the Brewers are hopeful that both players will show enough improvement in their respective recoveries to rejoin the starting lineup following Thursday's team off day. Blake Perkins will pick up the start in center field Wednesday in Wiemer's stead.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Will get breather
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Wiemer is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.
Wiemer has done a fair amount of hitting in recent weeks, but he has not handled right-handers well all season, and he will be held out Monday with righty Peter Lambert on the mound for the Rockies. Sal Frelick will man center field in Wiemer's place.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Wiemer is not in the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta.
Wiemer started the past five games after sitting twice last weekend, and he'll return to the bench Sunday after going 4-for-17 with a double, three RBI and a run during that stretch. Blake Perkins will start in center field and bat ninth.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Sitting in second straight
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Wiemer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Wiemer is on the bench for a second straight day, with Adam McCalvy of MLB.com relaying that the consecutive absences fall in the category of a baseball decision rather than the outfielder dealing with an unreported injury. Though he already looks like one of the better defensive center fielders in the majors, the rookie's production at the plate has slipped of late. Since the start of July, Wiemer is slashing .200/.333/.300 with two extra-base hits in 16 games.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: In lineup after HBP
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Wiemer (hand) is starting in center field and batting ninth Thursday versus the Mets.
Wiemer took a pitch off his left hand late in Wednesday's victory, but X-rays came back negative, and he won't wind up missing any action. The 24-year-old is hitting just .210 but has tallied 11 homers and 10 stolen bases across his first 78 major-league games this season with Milwaukee.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Enjoys best game of career
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Wiemer went 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs, a double and five total RBI in a 10-2 rout of the Orioles on Wednesday.
Wiemer was massively productive out of the No. 9 hole for the Brewers, notching his first career multi-homer game and racking up a career-high four hits. Per Bally Sports Wisconsin, the center fielder's 11 total bases set a franchise rookie record. Wiemer is still batting just .231 on the season, but he's heated up significantly of late, slashing .481/.563/1.000 with three homers, nine RBI, seven runs, two stolen bases and a 5:4 BB:K during his current eight-game hitting streak.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Goes yard in win
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Wiemer went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Astros.
Wiemer got the Brewers on the board in the third with a towering shot to center field but went down swinging his other two times up. It has been a rough go at the plate for the 24-year-old rookie, who is now slashing .204/.267/.365 with five homers, 14 RBI, 17 runs, five steals and 12:42 BB:K over 150 plate appearances. He has struck out multiple times in four of his last six games but is still garnering a majority of the starting share in center field.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Not in starting nine
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Wiemer will sit Saturday against the Rays.
Wiemer sits for the first time since Garrett Mitchell went down with a torn labrum in mid-April, ending a streak of 26 consecutive starts. The regular playing time hasn't led to much success at the plate, as he's hitting just .208/.273/.354, though his four homers and five steals have kept his fantasy value from bottoming out. Tyrone Taylor will be the center fielder Saturday.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Goes deep in win
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Wiemer went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.
Wiemer launched a solo home run off Jordan Montgomery in the fifth to even the game at 2-2 but struck out his other three times up. It was his second homer in May and just his fourth of the year. The 24-year-old has struggled to get going at the plate since he opened up the year with a hit in seven straight games. He's now struck out 11 times over his last 22 plate appearances and is slashing just .208/.275/.360 with 11 extra base hits, 13 RBI, 16 runs and a 12:37 BB:K over 138 plate appearances thus far.
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Brewers' Joey Wiemer: Records steal Sunday
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Wiemer went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Giants.
Wiemer picked up his second steal in the last three games, but he's hitting a meager .118 (2-for-17) through six contests in May. The outfielder hasn't been shy on the basepaths, swiping five bags on six attempts this season. He's slashing .208/.286/.327 with two home runs, seven RBI and 11 runs scored through 112 plate appearances.
