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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Snaps homer drought Monday
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Yelich went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Padres on Monday.
Yelich provided all of Milwaukee's scoring with his two-run blast in the second inning. It was his first long ball over his past 14 contests and just his second across 28 games since Independence Day. Yelich has been quiet on the power front this season -- after mashing 29 homers in the regular season last year, his most since 2019, he's gone deep just eight times through 82 contests in 2026. That's led to a .694 OPS, which is on pace to be the lowest mark of his career.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Yelich is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Yelich started the previous six games but will hit the bench Sunday after going 4-for-23 with eight strikeouts during that span. William Contreras is resting his legs as the designated hitter, which allows Gary Sanchez to pick up a start behind the plate.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Logs 10th steal
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Yelich went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI, one stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Pirates.
Yelich had been held hitless over his first three games in August, and this was his first multi-hit effort since July 22 versus the Mets. The 34-year-old logged his 10th steal of the season Wednesday, reaching double-digits thefts for the fifth year in a row and the 11th time in his 14-season career. Yelich has a .234 average, .694 OPS, seven home runs, 38 RBI, 46 runs scored, 18 doubles and two triples over 77 contests in 2026.
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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 started the previous five games and will get a breather Sunday after going 3-for-19 with three walks, a steal and five strikeouts during that span. Jake Bauers will serve as the designated hitter while Andrew Vaughn starts at first base for the series finale in Anaheim.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Resting up Sunday
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Yelich is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
The left-handed hitter will receive a breather in the day game with southpaw Kyle Freeland on the bump for Colorado. William Contreras will get a break from catching but will stick in the lineup by occupying Yelich's usual spot at designated hitter.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Taking seat Tuesday
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Yelich is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
The Mets are starting a left-hander in Zac Thornton, offering the Brewers a chance to get the lefty-swinging Yelich off his feet for a day. William Contreras will be used in the designated hitter spot, and Gary Sanchez will do the catching.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Getting day off Thursday
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Yelich is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in St. Louis.
Yelich started the previous eight games -- including both legs of a doubleheader Tuesday -- so he will get some rest in the series finale. Jake Bauers will occupy the designated hitter slot Thursday, and Andrew Vaughn will get a start at first base.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Big day in Tuesday's matinee
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Yelich went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the Cardinals.
The veteran slugger led off the twin bill with a ground-rule double before driving in runs with a single in the third inning and another two-bagger in the seventh. It was an encouraging effort from Yelich, but after he went 0-for-5 with another RBI in the nightcap, he's batting just .138 (4-for-29) to begin July with a homer, a steal, three runs and five RBI over seven games.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Goes yard in loss
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Yelich went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Yelich had gone 0-for-12 over his previous four games, though he did draw five walks in that span. His lone hit Saturday was a fifth-inning homer off Merrill Kelly that got the Brewers on the board. Yelich is now batting .246 with a .720 OPS, six homers, 28 RBI, 40 runs scored, six stolen bases, 10 doubles and a triple over 54 contests this season.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Idle Wednesday
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Yelich is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Cincinnati.
As left-hander Andrew Abbott takes the mound for the Reds, Milwaukee will give Yelich his second rest of the series. William Contreras will take over as the designated hitter and bat third in the third game of a four-game set.
Brewers' Christian Yelich: Exiting starting lineup
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Yelich is absent from the lineup for Monday's tilt against the Reds.
With southpaw Nick Lodolo toeing the rubber for the Reds, the Brewers will give the left-handed-hitting Yelich a breather. Gary Sanchez is occupying the designated hitter slot and batting fifth in the series opener.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Out of Saturday's lineup
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Yelich is not in the lineup for Saturday's matchup against the Cubs.
After going 2-for-5 with an RBI double and a strikeout in Friday's series opener, Yelich will take a seat Saturday as the Cubs trot out left-hander David Peterson. Gary Sanchez will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth for Milwaukee.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Sitting down Saturday
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Yelich isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.
Yelich doesn't typically move to the bench whenever the Brewers run into a left-handed starter, but he'll get a day off Saturday with southpaw Chris Sale on the mound for Atlanta. Gary Sanchez will fill in as Milwaukee's designated hitter and bat fourth.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Breaks power drought
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Yelich went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, two RBI and an additional run scored during the Brewers' 9-4 win over the Guardians on Wednesday.
Yelich launched an opposite-field leadoff homer off Gavin Williams for his fifth long ball of the season. It was Yelich's first home run since May 25, but he still batted .284 during that 17-game power drought. The 2019 NL MVP is slashing .276/.346/.429 with five homers, 24 RBI, 34 runs scored, five stolen bases and a 17:53 BB:K across 163 at-bats this season.
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Brewers' Christian Yelich: Sitting against tough southpaw
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Yelich is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Yelich will be joined on the bench by fellow left-handed hitters Brice Turang, Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick while the Brewers go with a right-handed-heavy lineup to counter Phillies lefty Cristopher Sanchez. William Contreras will serve as the Brewers' designated hitter in place of Yelich.
Brewers' Christian Yelich: Held out of lineup Sunday
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Yelich isn't starting Sunday versus Colorado.
Yelich will be out of action for the first time since May 24 with left-hander Kyle Freeland on the bump for the Rockies. William Contreras is handling DH duties for the Brewers, while Gary Sanchez is starting behind the plate.
