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Yelich matches career high with 9th homer
- Updated: July 22, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Christian Yelich has been an asset in the Marlins’ lineup since the day he made his Major League debut, July 23, 2013. Nearly three years to the day, Yelich is blossoming into a true five-tool player, and he put his power stroke on display in the Marlins’ 9-3 win over the Phillies on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Yelich clubbed his ninth home run of the season, putting a Jerad Eickhoff two-seamer in the left-field seats to kick off a four-run fourth inning. With that blast, coming in his 377th plate appearance, he matched his career high set in 2014 over 660 plate appearances.
“It’s gonna keep coming, too,” manager Don Mattingly predicted the day after Yelich’s first homer of the series on Tuesday.
“He can …
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