The Milwaukee Brewers’ season already felt magical , but Friday night in Cincinnati turned into something out of a movie. Down 8-1 after two innings, Milwaukee roared back to beat the Reds 10-8, extending its winning streak to 13 games — tying a franchise record . Christian Yelich led the charge, doing it with a bat honoring the late Bob Uecker.
“You can give everybody else all the credit you want,” manager Pat Murphy said. “But you can’t convince me Ueck wasn’t here with us tonight. Yelly proved it. Special.”
That word — special — defines this team. At 77-44, the Brewers own baseball’s best record and a nine-game lead in the NL Central. According to Elias, no team had ever rallied from more than five runs down to extend a streak of 13 games or more. Milwaukee erased a seven-run