Jake Bauers is playing on a frequent basis for the Milwaukee Brewers right now, starting every game between Sept. 1-7, save for their Sept. 4 affair against the Philadelphia Phillies and left-handed starter Ranger Suárez.
He's earned that playing time, too, slashing .412/.474/.647 (214 wRC+) since the calendar flipped to September. That includes three consecutive multi-hit games in the Brewers' sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend.
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That has changed the dynamics of the team's first base situation in the final month of the season, with Rhys Hoskins looking blocked once he returns from his thumb injury (which looks like it will be sooner rather than later).