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Brewers' Brice Turang: Getting rest against lefty
Brice Turang isn't in the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.The Brewers will match up against left-hander Jose Quintana, and the lefty-hitting Turang will take a seat for the team's penultimate regular-season game. Andruw Monasterio will replace him at second base and bat ninth.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Steals three bags to reach 50
Brice Turang went 3-for-4 with three steals, a double and three runs scored in Friday's 8-4 victory over the Mets.The Milwaukee second baseman notched his second three-steal game of the season, with the other also coming against the Mets back on March 30. Turang becomes the fifth Brewer all-time to reach the 50-steal mark and first since Jonathan Villar in 2016. After hitting .277 across 92 games in the first half, Turang has struggled since the All-Star break, batting just .219 (48-for-219) over 61 games. This performance also marked his first multi-hit showing in his last 10 games. Overall, Turang is batting .254 with 24 doubles, seven homers, 72 runs scored and 57 RBI while going 50-for-56 in steals.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Swipes 45th bag
Brice Turang went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Phillies.Turang has stolen four bases over his last five games to give him 45 thefts on the year. That's good for third in the majors behind only Shohei Ohtani (49) and Elly De La Cruz (64). Turang is batting .293 (17-for-58) in September, an improvement on his .258 average for the year. His place atop the order has helped him be moderately productive despite a .677 OPS, as he's added 69 runs scored, 54 RBI, seven home runs, 23 doubles and four triples over 146 contests.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Reaches base five times
Brice Turang went 3-for-4 with two walks, three runs scored and a steal in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.Turang posted his fourth game this month with multiple hits and just his fifth game of the season with multiple walks. He's now reached base eight times over the last two games and has swiped a bag in each game as well. Turang continues to lead off against righties despite just a .217 average and .279 OBP since July 1. For the year, he's hitting .259/.322/.360 with 34 extra-base hits, 53 RBI, 69 runs, 43 steals and a 47:99 BB:K in 571 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Up to 42 steals
Brice Turang went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, one RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 15-8 win over the Diamondbacks.Turang is up to 42 steals this year, though he's recorded a modest three thefts while going 12-for-44 (.273) over 12 games in September. The second baseman has had limited opportunities at leadoff lately, with Jackson Chourio more frequently in that spot.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Sitting against lefty
Brice Turang is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.Turang doesn't operate in a strict platoon at second base, but he'll sit Sunday against Colorado southpaw Kyle Freeland. Andruw Monasterio will start at the keystone and bat ninth in the series finale.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Collects three hits, swipes bag
Brice Turang went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals.Turang got to second base three times in the contest and reached third base twice, but Milwaukee was unable to bring him home. It was nonetheless a strong performance by the second baseman, who collected multiple extra-base hits in a game for just the fourth time this season. Turang's swipe of third base in the sixth inning was his 41st theft of the campaign, third most in the majors.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Swipes two more bags
Brice Turang went 1-for-4 with a double, two walks, two stolen bases, a run scored and an RBI in a 14-0 win over the Reds in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.Turang had gone 10 games without a steal prior to Friday, though he's now swiped 39 bags on the season, third most in the majors behind Elly De La Cruz and Shohei Ohtani. Overall, Turang's slashing .255/.321/.359 on the season with seven homers, 61 runs scored and 51 RBI through 516 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Sitting out afternoon game
Brice Turang is absent from the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader in Cincinnati.Turang will surely be back in there for the nightcap, but he'll sit out the afternoon tilt. Andruw Monasterio will play second base and bat ninth for the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game.
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Brewers' Brice Turang: Idle against southpaw
Brice Turang isn't in the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.With left-hander Kyle Harrison slated to start on the bump for San Francisco, the lefty-hitting Turang will step out of the starting nine Wednesday. Andruw Monasterio will man the keystone instead and bat seventh.