Milwaukee Brewers

StaTuesday: Yelich, Brewers post wild numbers in 15-14 marathon win

Published Aug. 20, 2019 3:06 p.m. ET

Dave Heller

It’s been the year of offense in Major League Baseball and Saturday’s game between Milwaukee and Washington was just further proof.

In a wild back-and-forth 14-inning game in D.C., the Brewers prevailed 15-14.

It marked just the 10th time in Brewers history (11th if you count the Seattle Pilots) that both teams scored 12+ runs and the first time each club had 14+.

DATE	OPP	RESULT
8/17/2019	Nationals	W, 15-14
8/22/2018	Reds	W, 13-12
7/3/2012	Marlins	W, 13-12
6/15/2009	Indians	W, 14-12
9/22/2006	Giants	W, 13-12
4/18/2006	Astros	L, 13-12
9/21/2001	Rockies	L, 14-12
7/1/1999	Cubs	W, 19-12
9/12/1998	Cubs	L, 15-12
6/29/1995	White Sox	L, 17-13
5/10/1969*	Senators	W, 16-13

* - Seattle Pilots

Since 1908, it was just the 61st time both teams scored at least 14 runs in a game and it was the first such occasion since Sept. 2, 2008 when the Braves beat the Marlins 16-14.

Against the Nationals, Milwaukee clubbed seven home runs, which tied a club record done just one time previously – April 29, 1980. In a game which lasted just 2 hours, 41 minutes, Sal Bando and Ben Oglivie both hit two out of the park while Larry Hisle, Sixto Lezcano and Paul Molitor also went deep.

Just like in 1980, a pair of Brewers hit two homers – Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich.

Yelich had five hits in all and also drove in four runs. Only two other Brewers have had at least five hits, two homers and four RBI in a game in franchise history: Ryan Braun on April 21, 2009 and Jonathan Lucroy on May 31, 2013 (both went 5-for-5 with two homers and four RBI).

Yelich as the third player this season to have such a game, joining San Francisco’s Brandon Crawford and Houston’s George Springer, the sixth in the past two seasons and the 10th since 2017.

But Yelich also added a stolen base, which puts him in even more select company. He’s just the 13th player in history (well, since 1908, which is how far back the research goes) to have 5+ hits, 2+ homers, 4+ RBI and a stolen base in a game.

PLAYER	TEAM	DATE
Jimmie Foxx	Athletics	5/1/1929
Carl Reynolds	White Sox	7/2/1930
Bob Johnson	Athletics	8/29/1937
Gus Zernial	Athletics	6/22/1952
Willie Mays	Giants	5/13/1958
Orlando Cepeda	Giants	8/24/1962
Willie Stargell	Pirates	5/22/1968
Mike Marshall	Dodgers	8/22/1984
Danny Bautista	Diamondbacks	4/22/2004
Asdrubal Cabrera	Indians	5/22/2011
Tommy Medica	Padres	8/1/2014
Yoenis Cespedes	Mets	8/21/2015
Christian Yelich	Brewers	8/17/2019