OK, so Christian Yelich is way better than Scott Schebler, a Reds outfielder with a .244 career batting average and a .772 OPS through Thursday, in the same way Giancarlo Stanton is better than Daniel Descalso. But the two have one thing in common. Both Yelich and Schebler devour St. Louis Cardinals pitching.
Yelich is a .298 career hitter with an .848 OPS against all major league teams, but he’s a .331 hitter with a 1.120 OPS in 44 career games against the Cardinals. The middling Schebler turns monster vs. St. Louis, batting .