Christian Yelich had arguably his best game of the season while paying homage to late legendary announcer Bob Uecker.

The Milwaukee Brewers found their backs pressed hard against the wall early in Friday night’s series opener on the road against the Cincinnati Reds. But

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs lead 2-1 in a five-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Chicago has gone 40-24 at home and 72-54 overall. The Cubs have gone 32-10 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The Brewers and Reds will play again on Saturday night with first pitch coming at 6:40 p.m. ET. Right-hander Quinn Priester will pitch for Milwaukee against Zack Littell. Priester

Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich had planned to debut a special Bob Uecker-themed bat during MLB Players Weekend last year, but a back injury sidelined him at the time.

Unfortunately, that would be the last run the Brewers would manage in this game. Caissie hit a solo home run off of Shelby Miller to make it 6-4, which would end up being the final score. Durbin and Frelick both reached base in the ninth off of Cubs closer Daniel Palencia, but Contreras grounded into a double play to end the game.

The Brewers tied a franchise record by extending their winning streak to 13 straight games with an improbable comeback victory over the Reds.

Chad Patrick allowed five earned runs and took the loss for Milwaukee. It was the first game of the doubleheader following a rain-out on Monday. CHICAGO - Owen Caissie homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs held off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-4 win in the opener of a split doubleheader on Tuesday.

It's not easy to figure out what to say after losing a 14-game winning streak. The majority of Major League Baseball players will go their entire careers withou