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Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.
Getting the start behind the plate with William Contreras receiving the day off, Sanchez produced Milwaukee's first run of the game by taking Ryan Rolison deep in the second inning. The veteran catcher has swung the bat well in a limited role lately, batting .300 (9-for-30) with three home runs over his last 11 games.
Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Athletics.
Sanchez collected his second multi-hit effort in a row. It's also his second straight game with a homer after he went 27 contests between long balls, during which he had a .576 OPS. The backup catcher is batting .219 with an .845 OPS, seven homers, 19 RBI, 20 runs scored, four doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 130 plate appearances this season. While his power looks to be coming back, Sanchez is no real threat to William Contreras' playing time.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Snaps homer drought Sunday
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Sanchez went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 12-4 victory against Colorado.
Sanchez homered for the first time since April 14, ending a lengthy power drought with a two-run shot in a seven-run sixth inning that broke the game open. The veteran catcher has been a mixed fantasy asset in 2026 with a dragging .206 average, but a .357 OBP alongside six homers and a .441 slugging percentage in 21 games demonstrates the production is still there when he gets going. Sunday is the kind of performance that serves as a reminder of his upside, and with the Brewers heading to face the Athletics next, he faces a soft matchup that could help him build on the momentum.
Sanchez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Sanchez will hit the bench for the fourth time in the Brewers' last five matchups versus a right-handed starting pitcher. Christian Yelich (groin) remains on the shelf, but Tyler Black appears to have moved ahead of Sanchez on the depth chart as Milwaukee's preferred option at designated hitter against righties. Even though he no longer looks to be a full-time player, Sanchez still carries some appeal in leagues that start two catchers. He's compiled a .230 average to go with five home runs, 14 RBI and 10 runs across 77 plate appearances on the season.
Sanchez is not in the Brewers' starting lineup against the Pirates on Friday.
Sanchez has been seeing more time as the Brewers' designated hitter in the absence of Christian Yelich (groin), but the former will be idle for the start of Friday's contest while Tyler Black operates as the team's DH and bats in the cleanup spot. Over his last 10 games, Sanchez has gone 8-for-35 (.229) with two home runs and eight RBI.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Drives in two Sunday
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Sanchez went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Marlins.
Sanchez came through in a key spot late, lining a two-run single to right-center in the eighth inning with the bases loaded to cut into Miami's lead. It was the 33-year-old's only hit of the game after starting the contest 0-for-3, but it kept Milwaukee within striking distance. In his return season with the Brewers, Sanchez has provided strong power production, slashing .238/.429/.619 with five home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs scored across 56 plate appearances.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Getting rare day off
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Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Contreras will take a seat for just the third time in the Brewers' first 21 games of the season, clearing the way for Gary Sanchez to start behind the plate and Garrett Mitchell to serve as Milwaukee's designated hitter. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Contreras will put a 13-game hitting streak on hold until Tuesday's series opener in Detroit.
Sanchez went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during the Brewers' 9-7 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Sanchez extended Milwaukee's lead to 4-2 in the seventh inning after he took Braydon Fisher deep to left field for a solo homer. Sanchez has homered in back-to-back games and is up to five long balls on the year, which is tied with Jake Bauers for most on the Brewers. Sanchez has been serving as the team's backup catcher behind William Contreras for most of the season but was the DH against Toronto, and the former should continue to see more playing time until at least mid-May, when Christian Yelich (groin) is estimated to return from the 10-day injured list.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Comes off bench, slugs homer
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Sanchez went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 8-6 loss to the Nationals.
Sanchez didn't start Sunday but was thrust into designated-hitter duties for the Brewers in the bottom of the fifth inning after Christian Yelich (hamstring) was removed from the game. In his second at-bat, the 33-year-old launched his fourth long ball of the season to pull the Brewers back to even after they saw a one-run lead become a three-run deficit just a half-inning prior. Though he's appeared in just nine games and logged 28 plate appearances, Sanchez has been exceptional in the limited sample with a .273/.429/.818 slash line. With the Brewers manager Pat Murphy expressing concern after the game about Yelich's health, Sanchez could be primed to receive more regular playing time if Yelich requires a stint on the injured list.
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