Christian Yelich homers twice, drives in 4 runs
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Christian Yelich's bat came to life in the Milwaukee Brewers' win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, as the former MVP slugged two key insurance homers.
The Brewers are among the hottest teams in the National League, and a three-time All-Star is a big reason why.
Christian Yelich hits his second home run of the game to give the Brewers a 6-2 lead in the 9th
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The Philadelphia Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park looking to spark on Saturday looking to spark a new winning streak as their weekend series continues against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Brewers tied the game in the ninth inning when Yelich hit an opposite-field double off closer Aroldis Chapman and later scored on Sal Frelick’s base hit.
Christian Yelich woke up Tuesday having never hit a walk-off home run in his 12-plus season MLB career. With his Milwaukee Brewers and the Boston Red Sox knotted in a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the 10th inning, Yelich tripled the game's run tally with one swing of his bat.
Christian Yelich delivered a ninth-inning exclamation point with his second homer of the night as Milwaukee took down the National League leaders on the road.
The Brewers have won back-to-back games in walk-off fashion before, with players like Ted Simmons, Mike Felder and George Scott playing star roles.