On Lou Gehrig Day, the Brewers came to Cincinnati riding a seven-game winning streak. They also had the reigning player of the week in Christian Yelich, though there was concern entering the series after he took a pitch on the wrist in Sunday’s game. Yelich was back in the lineup and put those concerns to rest early. He hit a third-inning solo home run that was the deciding factor in a 3-2 win on Monday night, extending the winning streak to eight games.
The first inning went by quickly for the Brewers. Jackson Chourio hit a one-out single but the Brewers didn’t manage anything else.