Christian Yelich did it again! The Milwaukee Brewers outfielder was cycling for the second time this season. And like the first time, the Cincinnati Reds were the “victim” – never before.
Never before has a player beaten two cycles in a season against the same team. Yelich did the trick on Tuesday after he had already made a single, double, triple and home run against Cincy on August 30.
Moreover, Yelich is only the fifth player with several cycles within a season.
“There were so many great players in the game,” said Yelich, who came to Wisconsin from the Miami Marlins in the off-season by trade and continued, “This just shows how crazy it all is. It takes a lot of luck. It’s hard enough to make four hits at all in a major league baseball game, and then all the right hits in the right sequence.”
Yelich beat a single in the first inning, a double in the third and a 2-run-homerun in the fifth. In the sixth inning he finally managed the triple, with which he brought home two more runs. Altogether Yelich was 4-4 (4 RBI) and was finally substituted in the eighth inning as a reward.
The Brewers won their home game in Miller Park 8-0, still three games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals in the wildcard and 2.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central.
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