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Kyle Freeland doesn’t really qualify as a tough left-hander that fantasy managers would want Yelich to sit against, but he’ll get a breather in this one as the Brewers continue to manage his workload in an effort to keep him healthy for the remainder of the season. William Contreras will serve as the team’s designated hitter in this one with Gary Sanchez working behind the plate and batting fifth for the Brewers.

After getting no-hit for seven innings by Dustin May, the Brewers picked up all three of their hits in a five-batter span in the eighth. Yelich made it a 1-1 game, and the Brewers went ahead afterwards on Masyn Winn’s error on a grounder from Jackson Chrourio. Yelich led off today for the second game in a row after batting cleanup in his first seven games back from the IL. He’s hitting .280/.337/.484 with 16 runs scored and 16 RBI through 25 games on the season.

Yelich homered off Matthew Liberatore in the first, going deep for the fourth time in 23 games this season. He later singled and should have scored in the eighth, but he botched the slide into home, with the cleat getting stuck in the ground in front of the plate. Yelich is batting .262/.326/.476 with 15 RBI through 23 games this season.

The Brewers are being sure to mix in ample off-days for the 34-year-old slugger in an attempt to keep him healthy. Jake Bauers will function as the team’s designated hitter and will bat cleanup against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.

Yelich’s home run was his third of the season and second in as many days. The 34-year-old hit a solo shot off Shota Imanaga in the second inning. Yelich’s back has already cost him four games since returning from the injured list. While his health remains somewhat of an obstacle, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with his bat.

Yelich had missed the team’s previous four games due to tightness in his back. He’ll serve as the team’s designated hitter and bat in the cleanup spot against Twins’ right-hander Bailey Ober on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

Yelich, 34, will miss his fourth consecutive game — assuming he doesn’t come off the bench — while dealing with tightness in his back. William Contreras is the designated hitter, and Gary Sanchez will get the start behind the plate with Yelich unavailable.

It’s the third straight game that Yelich has missed since his back tightened up on him prior to Tuesday’s game. The Brewers plan to give him a few more days to see if he shows improvement before placing him back on the injured list. It sounds like the best bet for fantasy managers is to leave him benched for the weekend if at all possible.

Yelich was just activated from the injured list on Tuesday after missing a month’s worth of action due to a groin strain. He then experienced tightness in his back during his return to action and has found himself on the bench for the next two contests. The Brewers can ill afford to play shorthanded for an extended period of time, so if it looks like he won’t be ready to go by the end of the weekend, expect him to make a return trip to the injured list.

Yelich was activated off the injured list on Tuesday after missing a month with a groin strain. Unfortunately, his back felt tight after one game, and he has now missed the last two contests. Given his history of back injuries, his absence today is a bit concerning. William Contreras will be the DH with Gary Sanchez catching, but there is a chance that we will see Yelich head back to the injured list.