MLB wrap: Christian Yelich 1st to 20 HRs; Brewers fall to Phillies 6-4

Alexis Mansanarez

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Christian Yelich has done it.

The Brewers home run machine is the first player to reach 20 homers this season and it's only May 24.

Yelich sent one flying 366 feet in the third inning to reach the milestone, and became the fastest player to 20 HR — in terms of the number of games it took — since Josh Hamilton in 2012.

Despite the feat, Milwaukee fell to Philadelphia. The Phillies put up a run in the first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings to eventually take the 6-4 win.

Bryce Harper brought in two runs and Andrew McCutchen went 2 for 5 at the plate with an RBI double.

Vince Velasquez was awarded the win after two innings of work. He allowed just one hit while striking out four. Hector Neris got the save.

Brewers reliever Freddy Peralta was pegged with the loss after two innings where he gave three hits and two earned runs.

Studs of the Night

Pete Alonso is having one heck of a rookie season. The Mets first baseman leads all first-year players in home runs (17), RBIs (38), total bases (108) and extra-base hits (27). Alonso was 2 for 4 Friday, and smacked a 401-foot home run.

This nod goes to every Twins player who helped the team reach 100 home runs. Minnesota joins the 1999 Mariners as the only teams in MLB history to hit 100-plus homers in their first 50 games of a season. Miguel Sanó helped the Twins get to the triple-digit number against the White Sox as Minnesota won its MLB-leading 34th game with an 11-4 victory over Chicago.

Duds of the Night

Three Pirates went 0 for 4 at the plate in the team's 10-2 loss to the Dodgers. Gregory Polanco, Elías Díaz and Cole Tucker all struggled in during at-bats. Pittsburgh finished with seven hits, compared to Los Angeles' 13.

Jose Alvarado moved to 0-4 on the season after getting pegged with another loss. The Rays righty spent just one inning toeing the rubber but allowed two hits and two earned runs that put the Indians ahead 3-1.

Highlights

The Reds started their series against the Cubs with a 6-5 win after Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth.

Adeiny Hechavarría hit his first home run for the Mets. The opposite-field homer brought in three runs for New York, which ultimately fell to Detroit 9-8.

What's Next?

Braves (29-23) at Cardinals (25-25), 7:15 p.m. ET — The Braves will try and extend their win streak Saturday. Altanta already took Game 1 against St. Louis, 5-2, and will send Mike Soroka (5-1, 1.01 ERA) to the mound with the hope of holding the Cardinals to minimal hits. St. Louis will counter with Dakota Hudson (3-3, 4.40).

 

Alexis Mansanarez