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Cleaning up, Yelich homers in first at-bat
- Updated: August 31, 2016
NEW YORK — The status quo hadn’t been working, so manager Don Mattingly decided to shake things up with the top of the Marlins’ order on Tuesday. Martin Prado batted third, and Christian Yelich moved into the cleanup spot for the first time in his career.
The change produced immediate results as Prado doubled and Yelich belted a two-run homer in the first inning. But from there, it was pretty much more of the same, as the Marlins struggled again to score runs, and the Mets claimed a 7-4 win at Citi Field.
“It’s just really putting guys in a different spot, a little bit of a different look, and see where it goes,” Mattingly said.
Prado and Yelich have been the Marlins’ two most consistent hitters all season, and until Tuesday, Mattingly had both lined up to automatically bat in the first inning. Prado was primarily hitting second and Yelich third.
But heading into Tuesday, the Marlins had scored just two runs in 28 innings since they celebrated an 7-6 walk-off win over the Padres on …
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