Tellez is out of the lineup Friday against the Reds.
Darin Ruf will cover first base and bat leadoff with left-hander Brandon Williamson getting the start for Cincinnati. William Contreras is taking a DH day while Victor Caratini catches.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting versus lefty
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Tellez isn't in the Brewers' lineup Friday against San Francisco.
Southpaw Alex Wood will take the mound Friday for the Giants, so the Brewers will sit Tellez. Instead, Mike Brosseau will pick up a start at first base and bat seventh.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Belts long ball in loss
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Tellez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Astros on Monday.
Tellez accounted for the only run off Houston starter Cristian Javier with his solo homer in the second inning. The long ball was the second in as many days for the first baseman, who leads Milwaukee with 12 homers on the campaign. Tellez went deep a career-high 35 times last year and is on pace to challenge that mark this season.
Tellez is not starting Wednesday against the Cardinals.
Darin Ruf will cover first base and bat cleanup with young lefty Matthew Liberatore on the mound for St. Louis. William Contreras is serving as the designated hitter and batting second.
Tellez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss against the Dodgers.
The Brewers didn't score until the seventh inning when Tellez took Shelby Miller deep. Tellez is on pace to hit over 40 home runs for the first time in his career. His slugging percentage sits at .540, up from .461 last season.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting versus southpaw
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Tellez is not in the starting lineup versus the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Tellez will get a breather as the Brewers face off with left-hander Clayton Kershaw in the series finale Wednesday. The first baseman has gone 5-for-21 with a solo homer and two RBI while striking out eight times versus southpaws this season. In his place, righty bat Luke Voit will draw the start at first base and bat seventh against Los Angeles.
Tellez is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against San Francisco.
Tellez will take a seat against southpaw Sean Manaea and the Giants for the series opener. Luke Voit will handle first base duties against Manaea and hit sixth.
