Milwaukee Brewers looked like they were having another bad day at the plate when Monday’s series against the Cincinnati Reds began. Brewers did not have a hit for six innings and Tyler Mahle struck out eight Brewers batters. It seemed to baffle Brian Anderson and Bill Schroder as they said balls were flying out of Great American Ballpark in BP due to the warm conditions in Cincinnati. Brewers trailed 3-1 in the sixth then the team woke up and started pounding the baseball. Brewers would score seven runs in the final three innings to win 8-6. They’re one game up on the Cubs in the NL Central and have a three-game winning streak.

Player of the Game: Christian Yelich – This guy is something else. We’ve said that before obviously, but Yelich came through together. He had two clutch moments where he delivered for Milwaukee. Yelich drove in a run during Milwaukee’s five-run seventh inning with the bases juiced to push out Milwaukee’s lead at the time. Then after Josh Hader gave up a two-run blast to Eugenio Saurez, Yelich came back with his own two-run blast putting Milwaukee up, 8-5. They would need those extra runs as Cincinnati added one more in the ninth.

Honorable Mention: Keston Hiura – He got the party started on Monday night with a 442-foot blast to dead centerfield to put Milwaukee up 1-0 at the time. Hiura added another base hit that he would score on in the Brewers’ big seventh inning. Now, it’s one road game, but Hiura continues to be better away from Miller Park. I wonder with the fans expectations if it’s easier for him to play on the road these days.

The man can mash. #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/bjhkbWs4yb

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 2, 2019

The Thing I liked: Brewers put together a big inning for once – It’s been a while since we’ve seen Milwaukee put together a solid big inning. They added five runs in that inning with a home run, a few hits and clutch hits from the top of the order. THat’s refreshing to see from a team whose offense has been nonexistent in the last couple of games. They can put up big numbers, and when they do, it’s hard to beat Milwaukee.

The Thing I Liked: Corbin Burnes looked like the 2018 version – I hope Corbin Burnes watches this tape and enjoys what he did on the mound yesterday. He was fucking awesome. Three strikeouts, three batters and all with nasty stuff. He was getting his slider to touch 90 miles an hour, and when that happens, good things are going to happen. Hopefully with his strong outing on Friday and now this one, he is rounding back to form.

Next up: The teams get ready for Game 2 on Tuesday night. Brewers will send Chase Anderson to the mound. Anderson was great in his last start, but with his ability to let balls fly, this is a worrisome spot for him. Reds will go with Tanner Roark who the Brewers struggled with last time around but they did hit him hard in this ballpark.