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Christian Yelich went 2-for-4 and drove in a run on Friday night as the Brewers fell to the Cardinals in St. Louis.
The 33-year-old outfielder plated Jackson Chourio with a single into center field in the sixth inning, cutting the Brewers’ deficit to two runs at 3-1. Yelich also singled with two outs in the opening inning but was left stranded there. He has picked up the pace offensively over the past few weeks and is now hitting .228/.339/.424 to go along with five homers, 21 RBI and five stolen bases on the year.
Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Ramos was one of the few hitters who had any offensive success against Merrill Kelly in a game where the GIants were held to just one run by Kelly and the D-Backs’ bullpen. The three knocks ups his average to .290, and he’s been on fire in the month of May with a .400/.472/,800 slash over his 30 at-bats in that timeframe.
Corbin Carroll hit a pair of solo homers to help the Diamondbacks to a 2-1 win over the Giants on Monday.
Shelby Miller picked up a save with a scoreless ninth inning against the Giants on Monday.
Justin Verlander allowed just two runs over six innings but still took a loss Monday against the Diamondbacks.
Merrill Kelly struck out eight while working seven strong innings of one-run baseball to get a win over the Giants on Monday.
Austin Wells hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs Monday in a victory over the Mariners.