A bruised right hand didn’t have any effect on Christian Yelich. The Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter — named the National League’s Player of the Week before the game against the Cincinnati Reds — was back in the lineup and continued his hot streak with a solo home run in the third inning to lift the Brewers to a 3-2 victory.

A bruised right hand didn’t have any effect on Christian Yelich. The Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter — named the National League’s Player of the Week before Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds — was back in the lineup and continued his hot streak with a solo home run in the third inning to lift the Brewers to a 3-2 victory.

Pinch hitter Jake Bauers belted a two-run double in the seventh inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers win their seventh straight, 5-2, and sweep the series from the host Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

Rob Thomson will spend the Phillies’ day off at home — as in, his actual house. Thomson resides in Ontario, driving distance from Toronto, where the Phillies will play this week. He has a favorite chair in the living room and a pool out back,

Sure enough, we came back and it kind of felt like something turned." BOX SCORE: Brewers 5, Phillies 2. Hours later, the Brewers went out and did it a