Christian Yelich belted two homers as part of a four-hit day — falling a triple shy of the cycle — and drove in five runs as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers rallied from an early seven-run deficit to stun the Cincinnati Reds 10-8 on Friday.
The win was Milwaukee’s 13th straight as the Brewers matched their franchise-best run set in 1987. The stunning comeback was Milwaukee’s 28th win in 32 games, increasing the best record in the majors to 77-44. Milwaukee has outscored its opponents 36-13 in the past three games, scoring in double figures each time.
The Reds appeared on their way to a rout when they had nine straight batters reach with one out in the second inning en route to an 8-1 lead. From that point, the Brewers’ bullpen retired the final 23 batters.
Milwaukee right-hander Jacob Mi