Yelich hits for third cycle in Brewers' 14-11 loss to Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) – Christian Yelich hit for a record-tying third cycle – all of them against Cincinnati – but the Milwaukee Brewers’ rally fell short in the ninth inning of a 14-11 loss to the Reds on Wednesday. Tyler Stephenson drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and Colin Moran hit a three-run homer for Cincinnati. Alexis Díaz (1-0) got four outs for the win. The Reds, with the worst record in the majors, won their second straight series by topping the NL Central leaders. Yelich became the sixth player in major league history to hit at least one home run, triple, double and single in the same game three times. He joined Trea Turner, Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman, Bob Meusel and John Reilly in accomplishing the feat. Hunter Renfroe hit two solo homers for the Brewers. Jace Peterson and Mike Brosseau also went deep. Milwaukee’s Adrian Houser (3-3) was charged with seven runs, three earned, in four innings. YANKEES 5, BLUE JAYS 3 NEW YORK (AP) – Gleyber Torres homered and drove in five runs, and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays for their 15th win in 17 games. DJ LeMahieu had two hits and scored twice for New York. Jameson Taillon (3-1) allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings, and Aroldis Chapman worked the ninth for eighth save. New York won its seventh straight series and improved to a major league-best 22-8, its best 30-game start since 2003. The Yankees are 13-0 when scoring five runs or more. Toronto has lost a season-high four straight and seven of nine. José Berríos (2-2) gave up five runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 5.82. CUBS 7, PADRES 5 SAN DIEGO (AP) – Alfonso Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single against his hometown team in the eighth inning, leading the Cubs to the victory. Rivas, who grew up in Chula Vista, came up with the bases loaded and singled to center off Luis Garcia (0-2). One-time Padres pitcher Rowan Wick got a six-out save, striking out Manny Machado to end the eighth with a runner on second. It was his second save in as many chances. Mychal Givens (2-0) got the win. Chicago took two of three in the series after arriving in San Diego with a five-game losing streak. The Padres announced during the game that manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. San Diego tied it at 5 on solo homers by Eric Hosmer and Luke Voit in the seventh. PIRATES 5, DODGERS 3 PITTSBURGH (AP) – Daniel Vogelbach hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning, and the Pirates took a series from the Dodgers for the first time in nearly five years. Vogelbach lined a shot to the seats in right field off Daniel Hudson (1-2), putting the Pirates back in front after they squandered a three-run lead in the top of the inning. Jack Suwinski hit his second home run in three days for Pittsburgh. Josh VanMeter also homered off Dodgers reliever Tommy Kahnle in the sixth, but he committed an error in the seventh that helped kickstart a Los Angeles rally highlighted by Edwin Rios’ bases-clearing double off Chris Stratton. Wil Crowe (2-2) got the win, and David Bednar worked two perfect innings for his fifth save. Pittsburgh, which entered the series having lost 16 straight games to the Dodgers, took two of three for its first series win against Los Angeles since a three-game sweep in June 2016. MARLINS 11, DIAMONDBACKS 3 PHOENIX (AP) – Jacob Stallings hit a go-ahead single during Miami’s eight-run ninth inning, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with a three-run homer. Miami controlled most of the game until the eighth, when pinch hitter Jordan Luplow connected for a tying two-run homer against Marlins reliever Steven Okert.