Christian Yelich DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter/outfielder Christian Yelich smacked a walk-off grand slam to lead the team to a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Yelich stepped to the plate against Red Sox right-hander Liam Hendriks with one out in the bottom of the 10th and ended the game with a 400-foot blast, his 10th of the year. It capped off a highly productive night for Yelich, who added a double and a stolen base during a 2-for-5 showing. With a .210/.296/.385 line across 226 plate appearances, the 33-year-old former MVP is off to a poor start this season. However, Yelich is currently enjoying a five-game hitting streak in which he has gone 9-for-21 with three homers, eight RBI, seven runs scored, and two steals. He'll attempt to keep rolling Wednesday against Red Sox righty Brayan Bello.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich and second baseman Brice Turang are both out of the starting lineup for Monday's contest against the visiting Boston Red Sox and tough left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet. Yelich is currently riding a four-game hitting streak in which he's gone 7-for-16 with two homers, four RBI and a steal, but he's gone 8-for-63 (.127) with none of his nine home runs and 25 strikeouts in 71 plate appearances against left-handers on the year. The 33-year-old's recent hot streak has gotten his season average up to .205 on the year. Turang has struggled so far in May, going 15-for-77 (.195) with a homer, three doubles and five stolen bases. Isaac Collins is starting in left field and batting second, while Andruw Monasterios is at the keystone and batting ninth on Monday against Crochet. Neither player will be very attractive in DFS lineups against Crochet.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich had a huge night in his team's 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Yelich went 2-for-3 with two homers, three runs, four RBI, and one walk to power the Brewers to the win. The veteran outfielder got his team off to a quick start with a three-run homer in the top of the first inning and then came back and added a solo shot in the sixth. Yelich's batting average of .192 is rough, but he is contributing in other categories in fantasy, with nine homers, 24 runs, 30 RBI, and eight stolen bases. Fantasy gamers will certainly take that while hoping the career .284 hitter's average normalizes throughout the season.