CINCINNATI – Christian Yelich singled with the bases loaded and belted his major league-leading 30th homer as the Brewers downed the Reds, 8-6 at Cincinnati.
The Brewers took a one-game lead in the NL Central over Chicago after Josh Bell slammed three more homers in the Pirates’ 18-5 thrashing of the Cubs.
Milwaukee sent 10 batters to the plate for five runs in the seventh inning before Yelich added a two-run blast in the ninth. The Reds led 3-1 until the seventh-inning eruption.
Eugenio Suarez launched a couple of two-run homers, but the Reds lost to the Brewers in Cincinnati for the sixth straight time.