It was a huge night (Monday) in Miller Park for outfielder Christian Yelich, who hit for the cycle. He went 4-for-4 with four R-B-Is to lead the Brewers to an 8-0 shutout over the Reds at Miller Park. Yelich became the first player in 100 years to hit for the cycle twice against the same team in the same season. Manager Craig Counsell spoke about what has impressed him about Yelich thus far.
Yelich said it was nice to hit for the cycle at home.
He went on to break down the hit that snagged him the ever elusive triple.
Southpaw Wade Miley pitched five shutout innings for the win. The Brewers hold the top N-L wild card spot and are two-and-a-half games behind the Cubs for the N-L Central lead.
NL Central
Chicago Cubs 5 – Arizona Diamondbacks 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 – Kansas City Royals 6
St. Louis Cardinals 11 – Atlanta Braves 6
Standings
NL Central NL Wildcard
Chicago Cubs – Milwaukee Brewers +3.0
Milwaukee Brewers -2.5 St. Louis Cardinals —
St. Louis Cardinals -5.5 Colorado Rockies -0.5 (Passed by LA Dodgers in NL West)
Pittsburgh Pirates -12.5 Arizona Diamondbacks -5.0
Cincinnati Reds -24.5 Philadelphia Phillies -6.0
