Christian Yelich not starting as Marlins face Phillies
Miami Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich is out of Thursday's lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies.
What It Means:
It's just a night off for Yelich, who owns a .289/.372/.454 slash and .826 OPS this season while recording 17 home runs, 76 RBI, 88 runs scored, and 14 steals across 141 games. Ichiro Suzuki will play center field and bat second versus right-hander Jake Thompson and the Phillies.
numberFire's models project Yelich for a .297 batting average with 2 home runs, 9 RBI, 10 runs scored, and 2 steals across 74 more plate appearances over the remainder of the year.
Source:
Baseball Press
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