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Christian Yelich's 2-run double rallies NL Central champion Brewers to 5-4 win over Pirates

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Perrotto, J. (2026, September 17). Christian Yelich's 2-run double rallies NL Central champion Brewers to 5-4 win over Pirates. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/christian-yelich-s-2-run-double-rallies-nl-central-champion-brewers-to-5-4-win-over-pirates/article_f50f1e6d-b34c-5ed4-86c4-4167312652e2.html

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Christian Yelich hit a decisive two-run double in the seventh inning that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. This victory secured the Brewers' fourth consecutive NL Central championship title after they clinched it the previous day. Notably, the Pirates led earlier with three consecutive home runs but were ultimately outscored by Yelich’s critical hit and the Brewers’ strong pitching performance, which saw Henderson give up only three runs in five innings.

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On Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their fourth consecutive NL Central title with a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. Christian Yelich delivered the decisive blow with a two-run double in the seventh inning, turning a 4-3 deficit into a one-run lead. The Brewers, boasting a league-best record of 95-57, are aiming to secure home-field advantage throughout the postseason by finishing atop the overall standings. Meanwhile, despite hitting a franchise-record 174 home runs this season, the Pirates have struggled recently, losing four out of their last five games.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Christian Yelich’s two-run double in the seventh inning sent the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. asserted

double → send → night

Yelich grounded his double down the left-field line off Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7) to erase a 4-3 deficit. asserted

Yelich → ground → deficit

His big hit came one night after the Brewers became the first team in the major leagues to clinch a division title this season, winning their fourth consecutive NL Central crown. asserted

Brewers → come → crown

Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy played all his regulars. asserted

Murphy → play → regulars

The Brewers have the best record in the majors at 95-57 and hope to finish atop the overall standings to earn home-field advantage throughout the postseason. asserted

Brewers → have → postseason

Milwaukee has won seven of its past eight games. asserted

Milwaukee → win → games

Oneil Cruz, Brandon Lowe and Rafael Flores Jr. homered in consecutive innings to put the Pirates ahead 4-3 in the sixth. asserted

Cruz → homer → sixth

The Pirates, who have lost four of five, have hit a franchise-record 174 home runs this season, breaking the previous mark of 171 in 1998. asserted

who → lose → 1998

Antonio Senzatela (11-5) retired two batters and Trevor Megill pitched a perfect ninth for his 28th save. asserted

Megill → retire → save

Both starting pitchers, Milwaukee’s Logan Henderson and Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones, allowed three runs in five innings. asserted

pitchers → allow → innings

Jones struck out nine and Henderson fanned eight. asserted

Henderson → strike → eight

Henderson has given up three runs or fewer in each of his first 22 career starts, one shy of the major league record set by Zac Gallen from 2019-20 with Miami and Arizona. asserted

Henderson → give → Miami

Consecutive RBI singles by the Brewers’ Andrew Vaughn and Cooper Pratt in the second inning opened the scoring. asserted

singles → open → scoring

Brice Turang doubled home a run in the fifth. asserted

Turang → double → fifth

Up next The series concludes Thursday afternoon with LHP Kyle Harrison (10-4, 3.98 ERA) starting for the Brewers. asserted

Harrison → conclude → Brewers

Christian Yelich's 2-run double rallies NL Central champion Brewers to 5-4 win over Pirates

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