The 24-year-old, a first-round pick (No. 35 overall) in 2012 MLB Draft, has shown that recently with Travis d'Arnaud still on the disabled list with an elbow injury.
Plawecki had two more hits on Saturday night, giving him his third multi-hit game over his last seven contests and nudging his batting average up to .238 going into the series finale on Sunday in St. Louis.
Since June 3, the rookie catcher has reached base in 17 of 21 games and is hitting .302 (19-63) with five doubles, five RBIs and a .352 on-base percentage.
Plawecki has proven he can hit in the Minor Leagues.