Jo Adell Homers for Second Straight Day
Jo Adell continued his June power surge in the Halos' 7-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday. Adell belted his 15th home run of the year, a solo shot off left-hander Carlos Rodon, to highlight a 1-for-3 day. He also struck out and walked. The 26-year-old has now gone yard in back-to-back games and eight times in just 17 contests this month. With a .221/.293/.471 line over 230 plate appearances, Adell still isn't living up to the considerable hype he garnered as a prospect a few years back. However, Adell has shown encouraging signs over the past month and a half. Since May 1, Adell's OPS has skyrocketed from .527 to .764 - good for a 237-point improvement. Notably, he ranks in the league's upper echelon in xwOBA (85th percentile) and xSLG (93rd percentile). Adell will try to stay hot Friday against the Houston Astros, but he'll have a tough matchup with ace Hunter Brown on the mound. He's 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and a walk against the right-hander.
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