Brewers' Christian Yelich: Notches three hits in win
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Yelich went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two steals and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Orioles.
Yelich had his fourth game this season with three hits and his first game with multiple steals. All three of his hits on the evening had an exit velocity of over 100 MPH, although he is still in search of his first home run since May 14. Yelich now sits tied for seventh in baseball with 16 steals, putting him well on pace to set a new career high in that category after he had 30 in 2019. The 31-year-old's batting numbers are hovering right around the range of where's he's been the past two seasons. He's now slashing .258/.355/.399 with seven homers, 25 RBI, 41 runs and a 29:54 BB:K over 245 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Swipes 14th bag
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Yelich went 0-for-3 with a steal in Sunday's victory over the Reds.
Yelich continues to do damage on the basepaths with four steals in his last seven games, improving to 14-for-15 on stolen base attempts this season. It's been a positive season for Yelich so far at the plate, as well -- he's batting .284 with an .828 OPS since the start of May. Overall, the veteran outfielder is slashing .254/.352/.390 with seven homers, 25 RBI and 40 runs scored through 236 plate appearances this year.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Returns to lineup Friday
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Yelich (back) is in the Brewers' lineup Friday against the Rays.
Yelich will play left field and bat third versus the Rays and left-hander Shane McClanahan after sitting out two games due to back tightness. He returns to a .765 OPS with seven home runs, 23 RBI, nine stolen bases and 32 runs scored through 40 games on the year.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Remains sidelined Wednesday
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Yelich (back) remains out of the lineup Wednesday at St. Louis.
Yelich departed Monday's series opener against the Cardinals due to back tightness and will be on the bench to begin Wednesday's series finale. Owen Miller is playing left field and batting leadoff for the Brewers.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Sidelined with back tightness
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Yelich (back) is not in the lineup Tuesday night against the Cardinals.
Yelich will grab more rest and treatment after departing Monday night's series opener at Busch Stadium due to back tightness. Owen Miller, Joey Wiemer and Tyrone Taylor will start across the outfield Tuesday. Yelich is considered day-to-day.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Dealing with back tightness
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Yelich was removed from Monday's game against the Cardinals due to back tightness, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
It initially appeared as though the Brewers pulled the left fielder in the seventh inning due to the lopsided score, but skipper Craig Counsell mentioned after the game that Yelich's back has been "a little bit tight." While this appears to be a precautionary move by Milwaukee, his status will be worth keeping an eye on heading into the second game of the series Tuesday evening, especially given his history with back issues.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Continues hot stretch at plate
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Yelich went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a steal, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Royals.
Yelich kicked things off with a solo home run in the first inning and later singled and stole his ninth bag of the season in the third. The 31-year-old has three homers in his last two and has six hits and seven RBI over his last three games. Over 12 games in May, he's slashing .348/.400/.630 with four homers, 12 RBI, 10 runs and a 3:6 BB:K.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Belts two long balls in win
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Yelich went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three total RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win against the Royals.
Yelich took Zack Greinke deep for a two-run shot in the third inning, then hit a solo homer off Josh Taylor in the sixth. It was the ninth multi-homer game of the outfielder's career and his first since 2021. Yelich came into Saturday with just one long ball over his past 19 contests, and he's been relatively quiet in the power department with a modest six home runs over 38 games on the campaign.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Two RBI, one steal in win
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Yelich went 2-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 5-1 win over the Royals.
Yelich provided RBI singles in the first and seventh innings. This was his third multi-hit effort in May, and he's batting .316 (12-for-38) with seven RBI over 10 games this month. For the season, the outfielder is slashing .238/.333/.362 with four home runs, eight steals, 18 RBI and 28 runs scored across 37 contests.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Picks up sixth steal
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Yelich went 2-for-5 with one RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Giants.
It was a solid effort from the leadoff spot for Yelich, who was one of three Brewers with multiple hits in the game. He's hit safely in five of six contests to start May, going 8-for-26 (.308) with three RBI and five runs in that span. The outfielder is up to a .240/.319/.364 slash line with four home runs, six steals, 14 RBI and 27 runs scored through 33 games.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Belts homer among three hits
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Yelich went 3-for-5 with a home run, two total runs and two total RBI in Thursday's loss to Colorado.
Yelich led off the contest with a 424-foot blast to center field, setting the tone for a big day at the plate. He knocked in another run with a single in the ninth and finished the day with his third three-hit performance of the campaign. Yelich's strong effort was much needed, as he had been in cold stretch entering the contest, batting just .160 (4-for-25) over his previous eight games.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: On bench Sunday
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Yelich is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Yelich is 1-for-15 across his past five games and will receive a day to reset Sunday. Blake Perkins will take over in left field while Mike Brosseau handles leadoff duties in the series finale versus the Halos and lefty Jose Suarez.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Taking seat Monday
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Yelich is absent from the Brewers' lineup Monday against the Tigers.
Brice Turang is the only left-handed batter (not including switch hitter Blake Perkins) in the Brew Crew's lineup versus southpaw Matthew Boyd. Perkins is playing left field, while Mike Brosseau is batting leadoff.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Gets first day off
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Yelich is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Milwaukee is concluding its series in Seattle with a day game after a night game and the Mariners are bringing a southpaw (Marco Gonzales) to the bump, so Brewers skipper Craig Counsell likely viewed Wednesday's contest as a good opportunity to give the lefty-hitting Yelich a breather. Owen Miller will pick up a start in left field while Yelich sits for the first time all season.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Homers in three-hit effort
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Yelich went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Mariners in 11 innings.
Yelich started off the game with a leadoff homer and brought home another run with an RBI single during the third inning. It's the 31-year-old's second three-hit performance and fourth multi-hit game of the campaign. Yelich has a .240/.329/.387 slash line with three home runs, two doubles, seven RBI, 17 runs and four stolen bases through 18 contests this year.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Output on the rise
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Yelich went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and two runs scored in Friday's victory over the Padres.
Yelich got off to a slow start, notching just one RBI and posting a .585 OPS over the first eight games of the season, but he has picked up the pace, recording both homers he has hit this season, four RBI and an .846 OPS over his last six contests. Strikeouts have been a major issue for Yelich early, but he has hit either first or third in every contest and is tied for second in the league with 13 runs.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Clubs first homer of season
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Yelich went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Sunday's 6-1 win over the Cardinals.
Yelich notched his first three-hit game and slugged his first homer of the season. He got off to a slow start, striking out 12 times through Milwaukee's first seven games, so maybe Sunday's performance can get the former MVP moving in the right direction.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Steals base, strikes out four times
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Yelich went 0-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Monday's win over the Mets.
Yelich salvaged a four-strikeout day by stealing his first base of 2023 and coming around to score on a Jesse Winker single. The former MVP has not performed well in the first four games of the year with a slash line of .200/.368/.267 over his 15 at-bats.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Leading off regularly
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Yelich is 7-for-26 (.269) with two home runs, two doubles and a 3:6 BB:K through 10 appearances this spring.
The seven hits are not a lot, but four of them have gone for extra bases, and he owns both a .345 OBP and .922 OPS during the exhibition season. Yelich has hit leadoff in each game he has appeared in this spring, so all signs point to him occupying the top spot in the batting order when the regular season gets underway next week.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Two hits including homer in win
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Yelich went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
Yelich took Tommy Henry deep for a solo shot in the bottom of the second frame before notching a single and coming around to score in the ninth. The homer was his 14th of the campaign and second in the last three games. After going 1-for-26 in his previous eight contests, Yelich has now produced five hits over his last 19 at-bats, going deep twice while compiling three RBI, four runs and a stolen base over the last five games. On the season, the outfielder is batting .254 with 14 home runs, 57 RBI, 99 runs and 18 stolen bases over 152 games.
