OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Wed 9/18/24 1:28 AM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Sat 9/14/24 5:59 PM

Yastrzemski isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday versus San Diego, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Thu 9/12/24 7:22 AM

Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's win over the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Wed 9/11/24 10:57 AM

Yastrzemski went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Sun 9/8/24 3:09 PM

Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Wed 9/4/24 10:00 AM

Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a walk and three runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Mon 9/2/24 12:40 PM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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 in 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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Thu 8/29/24 11:44 AM

Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Milwaukee, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Wed 8/28/24 12:19 AM

Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
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.

OUTMike Yastrzemski
RF KC
Sun 8/25/24 1:39 AM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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.