Overview

• The manager said the discomfort began during a late-August series in Arizona.
• The club plans to sit him Thursday before determining his availability for the weekend series in Pittsburgh.
• The scratch followed a grueling stretch of 19 games in 18 days in which he appeared in every game and started 18.
• Jackson Chourio filled the DH spot after being cautiously managed for recent cramping and stiffness.
• Yelich owns a .268/.350/.464 line with 27 homers and 92 RBIs after returning from disc surgery last August.