Yastrzemski isn't in the Giants' lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
After recording two hits in five at-bats during Friday's series opener, Yastrzemski will take a seat for San Francisco's penultimate game of the season. While he rests, Mark Canha, Grant McCray and Heliot Ramos will start across the outfield.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sitting versus southpaw
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Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Arizona.
It's a day off for the left-handed-hitting Yastrzemski as the Diamondbacks send southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez to the bump. Heliot Ramos will shift over to right field for the Giants on Monday.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Hits three-run homer in win
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Royals.
Yastrzemski's three-run blast in the sixth inning was the fifth long ball of the game for the Giants. The 34-year-old has gone hitless in four of his past 10 contests but has also homered five times and driven in 11 runs in that span. On the season, he's batting .235 with 18 long balls, 56 RBI, 58 runs scored and three steals across 451 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Leadoff blast again in win
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Orioles.
Yastrzemski hit a leadoff homer for the second game in a row. He's gone deep four times over his last seven games to get up to 17 homers on the year, with his moderate power being one of the more reliable parts of his game this year. The outfielder has added a .236/.311/.447 slash line, 53 RBI, 56 runs scored and three stolen bases over 130 contests. Even with Tyler Fitzgerald healthy again after a back injury, Yastrzemski has held onto the leadoff spot against right-handers.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Sets tone in blowout win
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, one additional RBI and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 10-0 win over the Orioles.
Yastrzemski took the second pitch of the game deep to right field for his fifth homer over 13 contests in September. He's posted just four other hits this month, but he's been decently productive with nine RBI and 10 runs scored. Overall, Yastrzemski has a .237/.312/.442 slash line with 16 homers, 52 RBI, 55 runs scored and three stolen bases through 129 contests.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Getting rest Saturday
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Yastrzemski isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday versus San Diego, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Yastrzemski has gone 3-for-22 with two homers, five RBI and nine strikeouts over his last seven contests, and he'll now take a seat on the bench while Mark Canha fills the opening in right field and bats leadoff.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Homer, four RBI in victory
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's win over the Brewers.
Yastrzemski lined out to center in his first at-bat before launching a three-run homer in the second inning to extend San Francisco's lead to eight runs. The outfielder would also add an RBI double in the fourth to give him just his second multi-hit performance this month. Yastrzemski has now gone deep in back-to-back games and already has four long balls in September to go along with seven RBI and seven runs scored.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Leaves yard Tuesday
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.
Yastrzemski led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run off Aaron Civale to bring the Giants within a run of the Brewers. Three of his last five hits have left the yard, though he's struggled to a .208 average and 31 percent strikeout rate in September so far. For the year, Yastrzemski's slashing .237/.311/.434 with 14 homers, 46 RBI, 51 runs, three steals and a 34:108 BB:K in 413 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Taking seat Sunday
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Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Yastrzemski will sit after a run of eight straight starts, during which his clubbed two homers but batted just .192. Luis Matos is starting in right field in the series finale at San Diego.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Homers again Tuesday
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a walk and three runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Yastrzemski's big hit of the night came in the eighth and kickstarted a four-run inning for the Giants. He's now homered in back-to-back games and in four of his last eight, totaling six RBI over that span. For the year, the 24-year-old is slashing .242/.313/.439 with 13 homers, 45 RBI, 50 runs, three steals and a 32:101 BB:K in 394 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Launches 100th career homer
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 7-5 loss to the Marlins.
The homer was Yastrzemski's 100th career long ball, a mark he's achieved over six seasons. It's been a down year in the power department for the outfielder -- he has 12 homers through 117 contests, his lowest total since hitting 10 in 54 games during the shortened 2020 campaign. Yastrzemski has picked up the pace recently, going 7-for-26 (.269) with three homers and five RBI over his last seven games, lifting his season slash line to .239/.309/.430 across 389 plate appearances.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Taking seat Thursday
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Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Milwaukee, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The Giants are facing a right-hander in Aaron Civale, but the left-handed-hitting Yastrzemski will nonetheless begin the series finale on the bench. Jerar Encarnacion will occupy right field Thursday.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Swats homer in win
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Brewers.
Yastrzemski's seventh-inning blast put the Giants ahead for good. The outfielder has found some success lately, going 7-for-22 (.318) with two homers and four RBI over his last six contests. Overall, he's maintained a .243/.307/.432 slash line with 11 homers, 42 RBI, 44 runs scored and three stolen bases over 113 games this year, mainly in a strong-side platoon role, though he hasn't been held out versus every southpaw. His main competitors for playing time are Mark Canha and Jerar Encarnacion, who have been utilized more frequently at first base and designated hitter rather than right field.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Lifts 10th homer
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Yastrzemski went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mariners.
Yastrzemski had gone just 8-for-47 (.170) with no homers over his previous 14 games. The outfielder has four multi-hit efforts over 20 contests in August. He's now batting .242 with a .736 OPS, 10 homers, 40 RBI, 43 runs scored, 13 doubles, nine triples and three stolen bases over 111 games this season.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Getting day off against lefty
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Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Yastrzemski will hit the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Michael Conforto and LaMonte Wade while the White Sox send southpaw Garrett Crochet to the hill for the series finale. The Giants haven't been as proactively shielding Yastrzemski from left-handers as they have with Conforto and Wade; Yastrzemski was included in the lineup in each of the club's previous five matchups with southpaw starters or bulk relievers.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Swipes bag Monday
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Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's 1-0 extra-inning loss to Atlanta.
Yastrzemski's steal was his third of the year and first since July 24. The outfielder has hit safely in six of his last eight games, going 8-for-31 (.258) with four extra-base hits in that span. For the season, he's up to a .246/.312/.434 slash line with nine home runs, 38 RBI and 39 runs scored across 101 contests, though he's also struggled to a 27.1 percent strikeout rate that continues to limit his upside.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Two extra-base hits in win
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Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI triple and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Nationals.
While not known to be particularly speedy -- he has just two stolen bases and ranks in the 43rd percentile for sprint speed, per Statcast -- Yastrzemski is up to nine triples this year. He's gone 13-for-43 (.302) with five extra-base hits, including a trio of three-baggers, over his last 13 games. For the season, the outfielder is slashing .248/.318/.446 with nine homers, 37 RBI, 37 runs scored and 10 doubles over 96 contests, playing primarily in a strong-side platoon role in right field.
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Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Idle against southpaw
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Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Yastrzemski will avoid a matchup with left-hander MacKenzie Gore on Monday. Michael Conforto, Heliot Ramos and Jerar Encarnacion will fill the outfield from left to right.
