Orlando Sentinel

Bi-cycle: Yelich does it to Reds again

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MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich became the first majorleagu­er to hit for the cycle twice in one season against the same team, driving in four runs to lead the Brewers over the Reds 8-0 Monday night.

Less than three weeks after his cycle in Cincinnati, the streaking slugger accomplish­ed the feat against the last-place Reds once again to help the Brewers in their playoff pursuit.

Yelich singled in the first inning, doubled in the second, launched a two-run homer in the fifth and completed the cycle when he added a two-run triple in the sixth. With the Brewers nursing a large lead, he was lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth.

Yelich’s huge second half has turned him into a top contender for the NL MVP award. He also hit for the cycle when he went 6-for-6 in a 13-12 comeback victory Aug. 29 at Cincinnati, making him the fifth player to turn the trick twice in one season — and first in Brewers history.

The last player with two cycles in one season was Aaron Hill in 2012.

Yelich put the Brewers up 4-0 in the fifth, following a walk to Curtis Granderson with his 31st homer.

Domingo Santana, who hit 30 homers last year for the Brewers but spent most of this season at Triple A, opened the fifth with his second pinch-hit home run in two games.

Wade Miley (5-2) labored through five innings and allowed five hits. He had two runners aboard in the second, third and fourth.

Josh Hader struck out the side in the sixth, and Brandon Woodruff finished with three spotless innings for his first save.

Anthony DeSclafani (7-6) gave up four runs and seven hits with two walks in five innings.

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