Christian Yelich was back, and then he was gone again. The Brewers have been waiting for Yelich to figure things out at the plate this season and just when the they thought he did, he’s gone cold.
Yelich’s batting average dipped to .226 on August 11th, his lowest mark since the beginning of the season. Then, he went on a tear the rest of August, going 26 for 74, with a .351 average and .917 OPS. That stretch included an eight game hitting streak followed by an 11 game streak that went into September.
That brought his batting average back up to .