CINCINNATI (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers simply hold streaking, and now they’ve matched the franchise file for consecutive wins at 13.

The Brewers rallied from seven runs down by means of two innings Friday evening by scoring 9 unanswered runs in thumping the Cincinnati Reds 10-8.

Milwaukee opened the 1987 season profitable the primary 13.

It’s only a particular win, stated Christian Yelich, who had two homers amongst 4 hits driving in 5 runs.

This newest streak in a season wherein the Brewers simply don’t lose fairly often or bash their method again to at least one large win after one other has them atop all of Main League Baseball with a 77-44 file. That’s six higher than Toronto, and Milwaukee has opened up a nine-game lead contained in the NL Central over Chicago.

That success has fed their confidence. Yelich informed supervisor Pat Murphy they have been going to win even when trailing 8-1 after two innings. He performed with a bat honoring Bob Uecker, the Brewers former announcer who died in January on the age of 90, right down to his signature dwelling run name.

Yelich stated the Brewers have been on this scenario earlier than and all the time discover a approach to make it shut.

Simply with the best way that our crew is I knew we werent going to get our doorways blown off, Yelich stated. “You already know have been going to discover a approach to get our method again into that factor. We simply received a roomful of fighters and guys who simply dont care what the scoreboard says or something like that.

Uecker, nicknamed Mr. Baseball, broadcast Milwaukee video games for over half a century. Murphy stated they only need to persuade themselves that Uecker continues to be with them after what he meant to the group.

By some means it looks as if he’s watching over us, Murphy stated. “I stated he’s not going to overlook a recreation. Nicely, he was undoubtedly right here tonight. Yelly proved it. Particular.”

Yelich practically put his bat away after a gap dwelling run solely to maintain swinging it the remainder of the sport. He was supposed to make use of the bat honoring Uecker final 12 months, and Uecker cherished the bat when he noticed it. Yelich known as this type of a full-circle second.

If you realize Ueck, you realize like loopy issues like which might be going to occur when he’s concerned, Yelich stated. It simply provides to love how particular tonight was.

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