Frelick is not in the Brewers' lineup Tuesday against the Rays.
Lefty Tyler Anderson will start on the mound for Tampa Bay, so the lefty-hitting Frelick will begin the game on the bench. In his place in left field, Joey Wiemer gets the start and will bat ninth.
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Brewers' Sal Frelick: Idle against lefty
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Frelick isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
The left-handed bat of Frelick will step out of the lineup Saturday as the Brewers prepare to face lefty Carlos Rodon. Joey Wiemer will fill in as Milwaukee's left fielder and bat ninth.
Frelic went 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs and a walk in Tuesday's victory over the Reds.
Frelick dropped out of the leadoff spot after getting off to a slow start, but the move appears to have worked, as he recorded multiple hits in each of his last three games and reached based a total of 10 times over that span. Frelick has just one extra-base hit thus far, but after nine games his .324 batting average and .410 OBP over 39 PA are more than sufficient.
Frelick will bat sixth and start in center field Wednesday against the Twins.
Frelick had hit leadoff in each of the Brewers' last three games -- all against right-handed pitching -- but he went 1-for-13 with four strikeouts over that stretch and may have at least temporarily lost hold of the table-setting role. The Brewers will turn over the leadoff spot to hot-hitting rookie Jackson Chourio, who is slashing .375/.412/.438 in 17 plate appearances to begin his big-league career.
Brewers' Sal Frelick: On bench vs. lefty in opener
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Frelick is out of the lineup for Friday's season opener against the Mets.
The 23-year-old will begin the season as Milwaukee's primary center fielder against right-handed pitching, but he's on the bench for Opening Day with southpaw Jose Quintana on the mound for New York. Blake Perkins is starting in center field and batting sixth in Frelick's place.
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Brewers' Sal Frelick: Will start in CF versus righties
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy said in an interview Wednesday with 97.3 The Game Milwaukee that Frelick will start in center field versus right-handers while Garrett Mitchell (finger) opens the season on the injured list.
Frelick had been in line to see ample playing time at third base versus righties, but he's needed more now in the outfield. It's possible Frelick could still play some third base eventually, but fantasy managers might now have to wait a while for him to pick up eligibility at that position. Joey Ortiz likely profiles as the favorite for starts at third base to begin the season.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Monday that Frelick could move back to the outfield on a full-time basis following the injury to Garrett Mitchell (hand), Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Mitchell has been diagnosed with a fractured left hand and is likely to be sidelined for several weeks. The plan has been for Frelick to be used often at third base, but he could now return to his more familiar right field spot while Joey Ortiz and Andruw Monasterio get reps at the hot corner. Worth noting is Murphy intimated that this is just one of the options he's considering. Milwaukee could also give Blake Perkins more playing time in the outfield, and Joey Wiemer is a candidate to be recalled.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Monday that Frelick and Garrett Mitchell (hand) are the team's most likely leadoff hitters against right-handed pitching, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Former leadoff man Christian Yelich is in line to bat third for Milwaukee. Frelick spent most of his time last season with the Brewers hitting cleanup, although he was at the top of the order eight times. He could be the club's leadoff hitter by default if Mitchell needs some down time with his hand injury.
