MILWAUKEE (AP/CBSMiami) — Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich hit his major league-leading 23rd home run against his former team on Thursday afternoon to help his squad sink the fish 5-1.
The Brewers salvaged the final game of the three-game series after getting outscored a combined 24-3 in the first two games. The Brewers are a percentage point behind the Central Division-leading Chicago Cubs.
The Marlins, with the worst record in the National League, had won seven of nine and 13 of 18 overall.
Yelich hit a two-run homer in the first and Moustakas added his first of the game later in the inning to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead.