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Mint
16 hours ago
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- Mint
Brewers, buoyed by rally past Reds, seek record 14th win in row
After a remarkable rally extended their winning streak, the Milwaukee Brewers will seek a club-record 14th straight victory when they visit the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday evening. If the Brewers win, they will break a tie with the 1987 team that won its first 13 of the season. That club earned the moniker "Team Streak" with amazing comebacks and different heroes. On Friday night, the current Brewers matched the '87 team with a stunning comeback, wiping out an 8-1 deficit to post a 10-8 victory over the Reds. The result leaves the Brewers a season-best 33 games over .500 at a major-league- leading 77-44. The stars of that '87 team included Rob Deer and Dale Sveum, who homered in the ninth inning for a walk-off win in the 12th game of the 13-0 start. Milwaukee scored five times in the ninth to top the Texas Rangers 6-4 on April 19, 1987. On Friday, Christian Yelich led the way, hitting two homers as part of his four-hit, five RBI night, though he fell a triple shy of his fourth career cycle. He is one of six players who hold the all-time record with three cycles. Friday night marked the start of Players' Weekend, during which major league players can use specially made equipment for a cause. Yelich's was a baby blue Louisville Slugger featuring the image of legendary Brewers announced Bob Uecker, who died in January at age 90. "Obviously, I miss him," said Yelich, who leads Milwaukee with 25 homers. "I didn't even sniff Players' Weekend last year. I had surgery a year ago (Saturday). I'm obviously in a much better spot than I was last year. What a big difference a year makes." The Reds, on the other hand, must re-group after giving up a seven-run, second-inning lead, blowing a chance to leap the New York Mets by a half-game for the third and final wild-card spot in the National League. "We've got a lot of fight," said Gavin Lux, whose error on a tailor-made double-play ball opened the door for a game-tying, two-run fourth inning. "The past is in the past. We've got to come up, show up (Saturday) ready to play, and put this one behind us, because we still there was some positives." The Brewers have won 43 of the last 59 meetings against Cincinnati and have a 6-2 edge this season. The Brewers will send right-hander Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.49 ERA) to the mound on Saturday to make his 18th start of the season and 23rd appearance. Priester is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two career appearances against Cincinnati. The Reds counter with right-hander Zack Littell (9-8, 3.60), making his 25th start and third with the Reds since being acquired from Tampa Bay prior to the MLB trade deadline. Littell is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA for his new club after allowing four runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings at Pittsburgh in a no- decision on Sunday. The Reds won 14-8. Littell is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 10 career games vs. the Brewers. His one start against Milwaukee came on May 9, when he threw six innings of two-run ball in a no-decision for the Rays.
New York Post
a day ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Christian Yelich delivers huge night in Brewers' wild comeback win while using Bob Uecker bat
Christian Yelich had arguably his best game of the season while paying homage to late announcer Bob Uecker. During the Brewers' 10-8 comeback win — Milwaukee's 13th in a row — over the Reds on Friday, Yelich, 33, went 4-for-5 at the plate with a double, two home runs, and five RBIs. And he did it all with a custom-made bat themed around Uecker for MLB Players' Weekend. The bat, painted light blue, featured a picture of Uecker along with two of his famous lines — 'Get up, get outta here!' and 'Juuuuust a bit outside' — on the barrel. 3 Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich stands in the on-deck circle, holding a custom bat for Players' Weekend, in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. AP Going into Friday's game, Yelich has posted a slash line of .266/.344/.456 along with 23 home runs and 81 RBIs through 113 games played this season. Yelich had the bat made ahead of Players' Weekend last season, but was not able to use it due to his season-ending back surgery in August. 3 Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates his second solo home run of the game during the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on August 15, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Getty Images Uecker, who died at 90 years old in January, had developed a close relationship with Yelich during the outfielder's tenure with Milwaukee. Following Friday's game, Yelich told reporters that he has had Uecker on his mind during the Brewers' winning streak. 'Of course,' he said. 'That's true for everybody around here.' 3 Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) hits a solo home run in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Katie Stratman-Imagn Images 'Obviously, I miss him,' Yelich added. Yelich opened up about his relationship with Uecker back in May, saying how genuine a person he was. 'I think his biggest gift was he was authentically himself,' Yelich told ESPN then. 'This is Bob Uecker. He genuinely cares how you're doing. A young player gets called up for the first time, he knows everything about him, first time he's ever met him, but he knows where he went to school, where he's from. What he's about. I tried to learn from that.' The Brewers hold the best record in the MLB at 77-44 and sit atop the NL Central with a nine-game lead.
Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Game 123: Marlins at Red Sox lineups and notes
'I lost feel. Lost feel for my mechanics. I just couldn't make the adjustment. It's inexcusable. I truly believe that if I had just gotten out of that fifth inning, made the adjustment, then we would have won that game,' Giolito said. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up It is Players' Weekend across MLB. Players are allowed to use custom cleats and bats to showcase their personalities, hobbies, and causes important to them. Advertisement Here's a preview. Lineups MARLINS (58-63): TBA Pitching: RHP Sandy Alcantara (6-11, 6.55 ERA) RED SOX (66-56): TBA Pitching: RHP Lucas Giolito (8-2, 3.77 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Marlins vs. Giolito: Derek Hill 1-3 Red Sox vs. Alcantara: Jarren Duran 0-3, Trevor Story 3-8, Abraham Toro 1-2, Connor Wong 0-3 Stat of the day: Of Boston's 40 remaining games, 24 are against teams with a sub-.500 record. Notes: Giolito will be making his second career appearance against Miami. On June 11, 2023, he gave up a run on six hits, struck out eight and walked one in seven innings during a no-decision ... Miami starter Sandy Alcantara is 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA in two career starts against the Red Sox. In two starts this month, Alcantara is 0-2 with an 8.25 ERA ... The Marlins ended a four-game losing streak by winning at Cleveland on Wednesday, but then dropped the rubber game Thursday ... Brayan Bello is Boston's scheduled starter on Saturday, and Garrett Crochet gets the ball on Sunday ... The Red Sox plan to host a Jarren Duran lookalike contest at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The winner receives a pair of tickets to a future game and a baseball signed by Duran. Advertisement Material from Stats and Field Level Media was used in this report. Matt Pepin can be reached at
