Lucroy ties Yount with 3 straight 3-RBI games

553x0-29722b2e3e1479d88459887c1187a24a

MILWAUKEE — Jonathan Lucroy became the first Brewers player to drive in three runs in three straight games since Robin Yount in 1987, and Milwaukee needed every one of those runs Sunday in a 5-4 win over the Reds at Miller Park.

After going 2-for-22 during the Brewers’ road trip to New York and Atlanta, Lucroy began the Brewers’ homestand by going 6-for-11 in three games against the Reds, with a double, a triple, two home runs, two walks and three runs scored. He boosted his batting average in home games to .341 and his OPS in home games to 1.030.

• Cast your Esurance All-Star ballot for Lucroy and other #ASGWorthy players

More significant was this: After coming up empty in his first 17 plate appearances this season with a runner at third base and less than two outs, Lucroy executed in that situation …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *