Brewers at Reds
Christian Yelich set a franchise record by belting his 30th homer prior to the All-Star break after going deep in the series opener against the host Cincinnati Reds on Monday. The reigning National League Most Valuable Player, who homered twice against the Reds in teams' previous series from June 20-23, will look to continue his good fortune on Tuesday as the division rivals reconvene for the second contest of their four-game set.
Yelich went deep against Tanner Roark, who starts for Cincinnati on Tuesday, in a 7-1 setback against the Reds on June 20 and again the following day before snapping his brief home-run slump with a two-run shot in Monday's 8-6 victory. The 27-year-old Yelich also recorded an RBI single as part of a five-run seventh inning for the Brewers, who have won four in a row overall and 11 of their last 15 against Cincinnati. Eugenio Suarez launched a pair of two-run shots to give him three homers in his last two games and a club-best 19 on the season for the Reds, who have lost six of their last eight games. The 27-year-old Suarez has gone deep on two occasions against Chase Anderson, although he is just 3-for-19 overall versus Milwaukee's starter on Tuesday.
TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), FS Ohio (Cincinnati)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Chase Anderson (4-2, 4.42 ERA) vs. Reds RH Tanner Roark (5-6, 3.36)
Anderson recorded his first win in nearly a month on Thursday after allowing two runs - one earned - and three hits in 5 1/3 innings versus Seattle. The 31-year-old pitched into the sixth frame for second time in 10 starts and kept the ball in the park for just the second time in his last six outings (six homers). Anderson fell to 5-3 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in his career against Cincinnati after permitting six runs and five hits in five innings of an 11-7 setback on June 21.
Roark allowed just one run in his second straight start but settled for a no-decision after yielding four hits in 5 1/3 innings at the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The 32-year-old surrendered a solo homer in that contest as well as another while yielding three hits on June 20, but he snapped a three-game skid with the win over the Brewers. Roark, who has flustered Lorenzo Cain (2-for-13), owns a 5-2 record with a 2.82 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 10 career appearances (nine starts) versus Milwaukee.
WALK-OFFS
1. Reds 1B Joey Votto has collected nine hits and scored eight runs versus Milwaukee this season.
2. Brewers 2B Keston Hiura has belted four homers in his last nine games.
3. Cincinnati OF Jesse Winker notched two hits in Monday's opener after entering 4-for-25 in the season series.