Brewers acquire first baseman
NEW YORK (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers added a power-hitting first baseman, acquiring left-handed hitting Rowdy Tellez from the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday for right-handed pitchers Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis.
Tellez, 26, had been with the Blue Jays’ Triple-A Buffalo affiliate after struggling in the majors this season with a .209 batting average, four homers and eight RBIs in 50 games. He hit 21 homers for Toronto in 2019 and had an .886 OPS in 35 games last season.
Richards, 28, is changing teams for the second time this season. The Brewers acquired him along with shortstop Willy Adames in a May 21 trade that sent relievers J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen to the Tampa Bay Rays. Richards went 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA in 15 games with Milwaukee.
Francis, 25, is 7-3 with a 3.62 ERA in 11 starts at Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Nashville this season.
… Tuesday night’s game against the Mets in New York was rained out. It was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader today at 2:10 p.m. Eastern time and 7:10 p.m. Each game will be scheduled for seven innings under pandemic rules.




