The Atlanta Braves, who lost last year’s MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. to injury, have found a new leadoff. It is Jarrod Kelnick.
Since the game against the Tampa Bay Rays on the 16th (Korea time), Atlanta has been using Kelnick as the main hitter. Until then, he mainly deployed the lower lineup.
Kelnick played three hits and two RBIs in five at-bats against Tampa Bay on the 16th, and then hit the first batter in 11 consecutive games, including a doubleheader with the St. Louis Cardinals on the 27th. 무료슬롯사이트
The result was a huge success. Kelnick has posted a batting average of 0.362, four homers, 10 RBIs, six runs and 17 hits in the last 11 games, and an on-base percentage of 0.483 OPS of 1.143.
He had no hits in the game against the St. Louis Cardinals last Saturday, but had hits in 10 of 11 games. He also hit four home runs and boasted his slugging capability.
Notably, Kelnick had six hits (one homer) from nine times at bat in two doubleheader games against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. As a result, he significantly improved his performance as the first hitter.
This is a difficult performance to compare with the batting average of 0.259 on-base percentage of 0.305 OPS of 0.706 recorded until the 15th, before he took the first batter.
As a result, Atlanta has maintained stability with seven wins and four losses in its last 11 games. Although the gap with the world leader is large, the team ranks first in the wild card category.
Kelnick, who is in his fourth year in the Major League, is an outfielder traded from the Seattle Mariners ahead of this season. Some say that Seattle gave up its No. 6 player in the first round too early.
This evaluation fits exactly with Kelnick batting first. Kelnick seems to have found a batting order to blossom his talent.