Christian Yelich Preview, Player Props: Brewers vs. Yankees
On Saturday, Christian Yelich (hitting .189 in his past 10 games) and the Milwaukee Brewers play the New York Yankees, whose starting pitcher will be Michael King. First pitch is at 2:05 PM ET.
He had a one-hit performance in his last game (1-for-4) against the Yankees.
Christian Yelich Game Info & Props vs. the Yankees
- Game Day: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game Time: 2:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
- Yankees Starter: Michael King
- TV Channel: YES
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +525)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -105)
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Christian Yelich At The Plate
- Yelich has an OPS of .802, fueled by an OBP of .363 to go with a slugging percentage of .439. All three of those stats rank first among Milwaukee hitters this season.
- He ranks 35th in batting average, 24th in on base percentage, and 76th in slugging among the qualified batters in baseball.
- Yelich has picked up a hit in 69.1% of his 136 games this season, with multiple hits in 27.2% of them.
- He has hit a long ball in 11.8% of his games this year, and 2.8% of his trips to the plate.
- Yelich has driven in a run in 47 games this year (34.6%), including 17 games with more than one RBI (12.5%). He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in six contests.
- He has scored in 68 games this season (50.0%), including 25 multi-run games (18.4%).
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Yankees Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective nine K/9, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Yankees' 4.01 team ERA ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Yankees rank 19th in baseball in home runs allowed (174 total, 1.2 per game).
- King gets the start for the Yankees, his fifth of the season. He is 4-5 with a 2.88 ERA and 91 strikeouts through 78 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Houston Astros, when he went five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
- The 28-year-old has a 2.88 ERA and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 44 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .221 to opposing hitters.
