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Bauers (abdomen) is not in the Brewers' starting lineup against the Pirates on Wednesday, Hunter Baumgardt of Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee reports.

Bauers is recovering from abdominal soreness, which will keep him out of the lineup for a second consecutive game. He did some on-field work Wednesday and is considered day-to-day, so he could be back in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against Pittsburgh.

Freeman was removed from Wednesday's game against the Cubs following the top of the fifth inning due to an apparent wrist injury, Adrian Medina of Roundtable.io reports. He went 1-for-3 at the plate before departing.

The Dodgers will likely provide an explanation for Freeman's early exit after the game, but the veteran first baseman appeared to grimace and look at his wrist following a check swing in the top of the fifth. Freeman flied out to center field to finish out the at-bat and was then replaced in the field by Enrique Hernandez in the bottom half of the frame.

Manager Pat Murphy said Tuesday that Bauers' abdominal soreness could keep him out during Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.

Murphy noted that Bauers suffered the injury while diving into home during Monday's contest. The team doesn't believe the issue is serious enough to warrant imaging, but he may still miss a second straight game Wednesday as a precaution. As long as Bauers is out, Andrew Vaughn will get opportunities to start at first base, and Luis Lara will continue to see consistent time in the outfield.

Chaparro (head) will start at first base and bat second Tuesday against the Phillies.

Chaparro took a pitch off his head Sunday before missing out on the starting nine Monday, though he was able to enter Monday's contest as a pinch hitter. Now having recovered from the incident, the 27-year-old will return to the starting nine and aim to remain productive after slashing .310/.412/.897 with five homers, 14 RBI and nine runs in 13 games since the All-Star break.

Bauers was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates due to abdominal soreness, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Bauers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine games, but the Brewers will be without his services for at least Tuesday's contest. Andrew Vaughn will step in as Milwaukee's new starting first baseman and could be in line for more starts if Bauers' injury keeps him out beyond Tuesday.

Burleson is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Yankees.

Burleson had the first three-homer game of his career in Monday's win over the Yankees, but with southpaw Ryan Weathers toeing the rubber Tuesday, the left-handed-swinging Burleson will get a breather. Blaze Jordan will shift over to first base for the Cardinals, and Jose Fermin will grab a start at third base.

Ortiz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Phillies.

Called back up from Triple-A Rochester earlier in the day after Luis Garcia was traded to the Yankees, Ortiz made an immediate impact by hooking a first-inning knuckle curve from Aaron Nola into the right-field seats. It was Ortiz's first career MLB homer in only his second game, and the 24-year-old figures to get a long look at first base down the stretch, potentially in a platoon with Andres Chaparro (head). Over 85 contests for Rochester this season, Ortiz produced a .244/.348/.497 slash line with 25 doubles, 18 homers and 74 RBI.

Busch went 2-for-4 with a home run and three total RBI in a 10-5 victory versus the Dodgers on Monday.

Against the team that drafted him in 2019, Busch launched a solo homer in the fifth inning and added a two-run single in the sixth. The long ball snapped a 12-game homerless stretch for the first baseman, though he logged a healthy seven RBI during that stretch. Busch is far off the pace to reach the career-high 34 regular-season home runs he launched last year, but with 63 RBI through 112 games, he could challenge his career-best mark of 90 RBI, which was also established in 2025.

Burleson went 3-for-5 with three home runs and six RBI in Monday's 13-7 win over the Yankees.

It was just the second career multi-homer game by Burleson, who went off for a career-high three long balls Monday. Additionally, the six RBI were also a career-best output. Burleson, who had last left the yard July 8 versus the Brewers prior to Monday, remains firmly on pace for his most productive big-league campaign, slashing .288/.350/.480 with 18 big flies, 27 doubles and 77 RBI over 477 plate appearances.

Sheets is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Over his last 20 games, Sheets is slashing an abysmal .120/.281/.120 with no extra-base hits, and his extended slump could be starting to cost him playing time. He'll hit the bench for the fourth time in five games, with two of his absences coming against righties and two coming against lefties.