The Brewers finally broke through against Ryan Feltner in the fourth inning as Christian Yelich laced a leadoff double into the left field corner and Contreras followed with one of his own to drive him in. Contreras also worked a walk in the ballgame, reaching safely in two of his four plate appearances. His bat started to show signs of life during their series against the Rockies — with RBI in three consecutive games — and he’s now hitting .167/.314/.333 with a pair of homers and five RBI on the season.

Contreras finally collected his first RBI of the season with a run-scoring single off of Kyle Freeland in the third inning that extended the Brewers’ lead to 3-0. He then victimized Jimmy Herget for a 374-foot (96.4 mph EV) solo shot in the seventh inning that made it a 7-1 ballgame. Hopefully this is exactly what the 27-year-old backstop needs to finally get his bat going. With his 2-for-4 night he’s now hitting .143/.286/.229 through his first 10 games on the season.

Spending more time at DH, Contreras didn’t get his first day off until June 9 last year. However, the Brewers like having Christian Yelich in the DH spot now, and Contreras had caught eight of the first nine games before sitting today. He’s also off to a poor 3-for-31 start at the plate. He’s still probably fantasy baseball’s No. 1 catcher, but Conteras’s stock is down a little, just because he isn’t in line for as many DH reps.

The Brewers made life difficult on former ace Corbin Burnes on Friday, scoring eight runs off of him in the first four innings. Contreras contributed to that fun with an RBI double in the opening inning and a run-scoring single in the second. With his four-hit night, the game’s top backstop is now hitting .455 (15-for-33) with a pair of homers, nine RBI and a stolen base so far this spring.