Ellsbury was 1-for-5 with a three-run triple in Saturday's 8-4 victory over the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

His three-bagger highlighted a four-run fourth inning that staked the Yankees to a 6-0 lead, but Ellsbury continued to struggle at the plate otherwise. He struck out on another two times, giving him six whiffs over 23 at-bats. Following a 2015 season where he generated mediocre 78-and-22.2 percent contact and strikeout rates, respectively, the inital returns on Ellsbury's 2016 performance aren't particularly encouraging.