Durbin went 1-for-3 with an RBI double during Saturday's 7-1 loss to San Francisco.
Durbin supplied the Brewers' only run Saturday on an RBI double to right field in the second inning. It broke a four-game hitless streak for Durbin, who got the start at second base and could be seeing more time at the keystone if Brice Turang is out for an extended period of time while nursing a wrist injury.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Sitting Wednesday
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Durbin is not in the Brewers' starting lineup against the Cubs on Wednesday.
Durbin -- who has started each of the Brewers' last six games -- will be on the bench for the beginning of Wednesday's contest while Anthony Seigler starts at third bast and bats sixth. Durbin has a .671 OPS with three steals, six doubles, three homers and 10 RBI over 101 plate appearances since the All-Star break.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Hits late home run
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Durbin went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.
Durbin joined in on the home-run party in the ninth inning, becoming the fifth Brewer to leave the yard with a two-run blast. It was just the second hit for Durbin over his last eight games, though he's only struck out once in 22 at-bats over that span.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Sitting again versus righty
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Durbin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
With left-hander Joey Wentz starting for Atlanta on Tuesday, Durbin rejoined the starting nine and went 0-for-4 with a walk across his five plate appearances, but he's still maintained a robust .320/.393/.440 slash line over 84 total plate appearances versus southpaws this season. Durbin has been far less effective against righties (.302 wOBA, 94 wRC+ in 242 plate appearances), though serviceable enough to remain the Brewers' best option at third base in those matchups. Even so, Durbin will find himself on the bench for the fourth straight game against a righty (Spencer Strider) while Brewers manager Pat Murphy once again goes with the switch-hitting Anthony Seigler at the hot corner. When asked about the shakeup at third base Tuesday, Murphy told Adam McCalvy of MLB.com that the rigors of the long season have played a factor in his decision to hold the rookie out of the lineup more frequently of late, though the skipper didn't indicate that Durbin has fallen into a strict platoon with Seigler. Nonetheless, the lack of consistent starts against right-handed pitching of late has made it more difficult to count on Durbin to compile counting stats.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: On bench for third straight game
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Durbin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.
The rookie will stay on the bench for the third straight game, but he appears to be fully healthy, as he played the final four innings of Sunday's 14-3 win over Washington while going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, two runs and an RBI. Though manager Pat Murphy hasn't shed much light on Durbin's recent string of absences from the lineup, the expectation is that the 25-year-old will see the lion's share of the starts at the hot corner moving forward. Anthony Seigler will replace Durbin in the lineup once again Monday, but Seigler hasn't helped his case for earning extended playing time by slashing .188/.250/.188 through his first 36 big-league plate appearances.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Getting Saturday off
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Durbin isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals.
Durbin will catch a breather Saturday after going 3-for-6 with two runs scored during Friday's high-scoring victory. Anthony Seigler will replace him at the hot corner and bat eighth.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Idle Tuesday
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Durbin is not in the Brewers' lineup Tuesday versus the Cubs.
Anthony Seigler is starting at the hot corner Tuesday and is batting eighth as Durbin takes a seat. Since Durbin got his last day off from the lineup July 23, he has gone 3-for-15 with a walk and RBI.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Getting day off
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Durbin is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Seattle.
For the second time during the three-game set in Seattle, the Brewers are going with Anthony Seigler over Durbin at third base. Durbin is slashing .317/.440/.463 so far this month but has now been out of the lineup on six occasions.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Powers offense in win
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Durbin went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Friday's 2-0 win over the Dodgers.
Durbin was the Brewers' offense in this contest, turning in the only multi-hit effort for either team. He opened the scoring with the RBI double in the fifth inning, then added his solo shot for insurance in the seventh. The infielder has been steady in July, going 11-for-30 (.367) over 12 games. He's up to a .265/.350/.382 slash line with five homers, 34 RBI, 35 runs scored, 13 doubles and eight stolen bases over 276 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Sitting down Tuesday
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Durbin isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.
Durbin has been turning things around at the plate over the past few weeks, but he'll get a chance to regroup after going 0-for-6 over his last two games. Andruw Monasterio will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Causes mayhem on basepaths
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Durbin went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in Friday's 6-5 win over the Marlins.
The rookie drove Miami pitchers to distraction, and Durbin's presence on second base caused Sandy Alcantara to balk him over to third in the third inning, leading directly to Milwaukee's first run of the night. Durbin continued a hot streak that has seen him slash .387/.451/.500 over his last 19 games with two homers, three steals, nine RBI and an impressive 17 runs despite the fact that he hasn't hit any higher than seventh in the order against right-handed pitching.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Idle for nightcap
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Durbin is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Mets.
Durbin didn't start in the Brewers' 7-2 win earlier the day either, though he drew a walk during his pinch-hit appearance. Anthony Seigler will make another start at the hot corner and bat seventh in the nightcap.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Sitting out first game of twin bill
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Durbin is absent from the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Mets.
Durbin will get some rest for the first game of the twin bill but should return to the lineup for the nightcap. Anthony Seigler will start at third base and bat ninth in his major-league debut in the early game.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Plays hero in three-RBI day
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Durbin went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Red Sox.
The rookie infielder had multiple extra-base hits in the same game for the first time in his career, but it was Durbin's walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning that was the decisive blow. After a 4-for-45 (.089) slump to begin the month of May, Durbin seems to be finding his groove, going 11-for-36 (.306) over the last 10 games with five doubles, three steals, four runs and eight RBI.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Heads to bench
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Durbin is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Guardians.
This is Durbin's first day off since April 24. He is hitting .118 with a double, zero home runs, zero steals and a 2:2 K:BB in 11 games in May. Andruw Monasterio is starting at third base and batting eighth.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Idle Thursday
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Durbin isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.
Durbin has gone 6-for-23 with three RBI and four runs scored since making his MLB debut Friday. He'll now get his first day off of the season while Vinny Capra starts at the hot corner and bats eighth.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Notches first big-league homer
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Durbin went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Giants on Monday.
Durbin accounted for both of Milwaukee's runs in the contest with his two-run shot to left-center in the second inning. The rookie third baseman showed the ability to hit for a bit of power with 10 homers in 82 games in Triple-A last season, though speed is likely to be his calling card in the majors. Durbin has one theft to his name as a big-leaguer so far and has gone 3-for-15 through four contests.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: En route to Milwaukee
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The Brewers will recall Durbin from Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
The Brewers were left with a hole at third base after optioning Oliver Dunn to Nashville on Thursday, and it now appears that Durbin will take over as Milwaukee's primary starter at the hot corner once he officially joins the big-league club. The 25-year-old speedster has slashed .278/.316/.481 with two home runs, three RBI, 12 runs scored and three stolen bases through 58 minor-league plate appearances, and he's recorded a base hit in 11 of his 13 contests. His first game in Milwaukee will mark his MLB debut.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Relegated to minors
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The Brewers optioned Durbin to Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.
Durbin entered camp with a good chance to make the Opening Day roster and to possibly win a starting job in the infield. He slashed .250/.322/.404 with two homers, seven RBI, 12 runs scored and seven stolen bases across 17 games, but the Brewers will opt to give the 25-year-old a few more reps in Triple-A before he makes his MLB debut. With Durbin now in the minors, the Brewers may turn to Oliver Dunn or Vinny Capra to start at the hot corner.
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Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Moving to Milwaukee
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The Brewers acquired Durbin and Nestor Cortes from the Yankees on Friday in exchange for Devin Williams, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
The 24-year-old was added to New York's 40-man roster in November in order to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft and was expected to have "a big, big role" in the majors next season, per manager Aaron Boone, but he's instead been shipped out to bring an All-Star closer to the Bronx. Durbin was one of the Yankees' top prospects and should have an immediate path to playing time in Milwaukee following the departure of shortstop Willy Adames. Durbin features a high-contact, low-power bat and had an .867 OPS with 10 homers, 29 stolen bases, a 13.2 percent walk rate and 9.9 percent strikeout rate in 82 games at the Triple-A level in 2024.
