MILWAUKEE \u2014 Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer, Tobias Myers pitched 5 1\/3 strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros 5-1 on Monday night.<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros 5-1
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Myers bounced back after lasting just two innings in his last start
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Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer, which\u00a0came in his 1,500th career game
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His drive to right-center came during a three-run outburst in the third inning that broke a scoreless tie and put Milwaukee ahead for good<\/p>\n
Myers (1-0) received an early hook in his last start, working just two innings before departing with the score tied at 2 in a game the\u00a0Brewers eventually won<\/a>\u00a06-4 over the Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n He was much sharper Monday.<\/p>\n Myers carried a shutout into the sixth inning and ended up allowing six hits and one run. He struck out two and walked none.<\/p>\n Milwaukee broke a scoreless tie by getting three runs in the third inning.<\/p>\n Joey Ortiz hit a leadoff double and came home on William Contreras\u2019 two-out single. Yelich followed by connecting on a 2-2 pitch and delivering a\u00a0413-foot shot<\/a>\u00a0over the wall in right-center.<\/p>\n Yelich\u2019s homer came in his 1,500th career game and occurred one day after he broke out of an 0-for-19 slump.<\/p>\n Houston’s Ronel Blanco (2-3) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. He struck out six and walked two.<\/p>\n Milwaukee added two runs off Bennett Sousa in the eighth. Rhys Hoskins hit an RBI double before Jake Bauers singled him home.<\/p>\n