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Yelich posts 2nd cycle of season

September 18, 2018



Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers runs to third base for a triple in the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Monday. — AFP
Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers runs to third base for a triple in the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Monday. — AFP

MILWAUKEE —

Christian Yelich became the fifth major-leaguer to hit for the cycle twice in the same season, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds Monday night.

Wade Miley (5-2) lowered his ERA to 2.08 with five shutout innings for the Brewers, who remained 2 1/2 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the National League Central.

Yelich hit for the cycle on Aug. 29 during a 6-for-6 performance, also against the Reds. He singled in the first inning Monday, doubled in the third, hit a two-run home run in the fifth and lashed a two-run triple in the sixth, completing the cycle in just four plate appearances.

The last major-leaguer to have two cycles in the same season was Aaron Hill of the Diamondbacks in 2012. The only others to have a pair of cycles in the same year were John Reilly (1883 Reds), Tip O’Neill (1887 St. Louis Brown Stockings) and Babe Herman (1931 Brooklyn Robins) -- but no one did it twice against the same team in a season before Monday.

Dodgers 8, Rockies 2:

Joc Pederson hit two home runs and Max Muncy added a homer as Los Angeles moved back into first place in the National League West with a victory over visiting Colorado.

Ryu Hyun-jin pitched seven scoreless innings as the Dodgers and Rockies traded places in the NL West standings for a third consecutive day. The Dodgers moved into first place Saturday, the Rockies regained the lead Sunday and the Dodgers moved back on top after the first game of this three-game series.

Rockies shortstop Trevor Story left in the fourth inning after a swing-and-miss against Ryu. The Rockies announced after the game that Story left because of right elbow soreness and will be re-evaluated Tuesday.

Cubs 5, Diamondbacks 1:

Javier Baez and Kris Bryant hit two-run homers, and Kyle Hendricks finished one out short of his fourth career complete game as Chicago posted a victory over Arizona in Phoenix.

Baez’s homer, capping a three-run sixth inning for a 3-0 lead, was his 32nd of the season and gave him an NL-leading 105 RBIs. Bryant put the game out of reach with a two-run, opposite-field homer into the pool area in the eighth inning.

Hendricks (12-11) fell short of his third career shutout when A.J. Pollock homered to lead off the ninth inning. Hendricks gave up one run on three hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. He has a 1.76 ERA in 13 September starts the past three seasons.

Cardinals 11, Braves 6:

Kolten Wong had three hits, including one of the team’s four homers, to help St. Louis earn a win at Atlanta.

Wong had a single, a double, his ninth homer and three RBIs. Paul DeJong, Harrison Bader and Yadier Molina also hit homers for the Cardinals.

Miles Mikolas (16-4) got the victory after allowing two runs on four hits in five innings. He struck out six and won his third straight decision. In three starts in September, Mikolas is 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA.

Mariners 4, Astros 1:

Daniel Vogelbach clubbed a pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning, and Seattle extended its winning streak at Minute Maid Park to five games with a victory over host Houston.

Astros reliever Hector Rondon (2-5) recorded the first two outs in the eighth courtesy of two splendid diving catches from center fielder Jake Marisnick. But after getting ahead in the count 1-2 against Denard Span, Rondon fired three successive fastballs out of the zone to load the bases.

Vogelbach then got a 1-1 fastball at the top of the strike zone and crushed it 398 feet into the home bullpen in right-center field.

Mets 9, Phillies 4:

Michael Conforto homered, collected three hits and drove in a career-high six runs to lift New York past host Philadelphia.

Jeff McNeil also added three hits for the Mets, who had 14 hits overall, with 10 players managing at least one hit.

New York starter Zack Wheeler gave up three hits and four runs in seven innings. He walked three and struck out four. Wheeler (12-7) last allowed as many as four runs on July 14, ending a string of 10 starts.

Rays 3, Rangers 0:

Tyler Glasnow pitched six shutout innings, and Ji-Man Choi homered and drove in two runs as Tampa Bay earned a victory in Arlington, Texas.

Marlins 8, Nationals 5:

Lewis Brinson hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, leading host Miami past Washington.

Twins 6, Tigers 1:

Kohl Stewart didn’t give up an earned run in six innings of relief, and Minnesota took command with a four-run fourth and downed host Detroit.

Giants 4, Padres 2:

Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria homered, and Andrew Suarez allowed two runs on four hits over 7 2/3 innings as San Francisco opened a three-game series in San Diego with a win.

Pirates 7, Royals 6:

Jacob Stallings hit a two-out, walk-off RBI single to give Pittsburgh a win over visiting Kansas City.

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 0: Ryan Borucki struck out seven in eight shutout innings, and Danny Jansen, Kevin Pillar and Aledmys Diaz homered as Toronto won at Baltimore.


September 18, 2018
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