Christian Yelich, Brewers seek series win vs. Reds | Sports

Christian Yelich seems set to remain sizzling and lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a sequence victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon. Yelich homered once more in Milwaukee's 7-2 win over the Reds on Wednesday, his second lengthy ball within the first three video games of the four-game set. Yelich, who’s batting .316, prolonged his on-base streak to 22 video games relationship again to the tip of final season. Yelich has 5 residence runs this yr, tied with Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Marcell Ozuna of the Atlanta Braves for the Nationwide League lead. “He was unbelievable,” Brewers supervisor Pat Murphy stated. “It seems like a model of Yeli that I don't even need to speak about as a result of if that occurs, it's signal. Individuals are beginning to take a look at him like, 'Wow, is that the Yeli from (the outdated one)?' No, he's the Yeli of 2024. And he's rattling good.” In the meantime, it hasn't been begin for Cincinnati's two key on a regular basis gamers. Jeimer Candelario and sophomore slugger Christian Encarnacion-Strand struggled via the primary 12 video games of the season. Coming into Thursday, Encarnacion-Strand is 8-for-52 (.154), with one residence run and 5 RBI. His game-winning homer on March 31 in opposition to the Washington Nationals marked his first hit of the season in 13 at-bats. Candelario is batting .152 (7-for-46) with one homer and 4 doubles — a significant disappointment after signing a three-year, $45 million free agent deal within the offseason to solidify and deepen the Reds' lineup. He has proven energy in his profession, totaling 89 residence runs, together with a career-high 22 final season, which was cut up between the Nationals and a second stint with the Chicago Cubs. “I feel each hitter goes via stretches,” Reds supervisor David Bell stated. “I feel it bought greater at first of the yr. I feel if we had been speaking in a month, I wouldn't even discover. So I'm not going to make a giant deal about something via the primary 10.” video games, particularly a man (like Candelario) with an extended historical past. He's engaged on it. He's finished it earlier than. He's an expert hitter.” The Brewers will ship righty Freddy Peralta (1-0, 3.09 ERA) for his third begin of the season on Thursday. Milwaukee's Opening Day starter was a no-decision within the Brewers' 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners final Friday. He allowed three runs on 4 hits in 5 2/3 innings whereas hanging out seven and strolling one. Peralta is 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA in 19 profession video games (13 begins) in opposition to Cincinnati. He went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two begins spanning 12 innings in opposition to the Reds final season. In 9 profession video games (eight begins) with Cincinnati, Peralta is 3-1 with a 2.85 ERA. The Reds will counter with right-hander Nick Martinez (0-0, 7.20 ERA), who can be making his third begin of 2024. Martinez is 0-0 with a 4.96 ERA in two profession begins and two reduction appearances in opposition to Milwaukee. In his final recreation, Saturday in opposition to the New York Mets, Martinez was charged with 5 runs on eight hits over 5 innings earlier than Cincinnati rallied to win 9-6. –Area stage media