Hear Christian Yelich explain his walk-off, grand-slam home run
Hear Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich explain his walk-off, grand-slam home run during the tenth inning against the Boston Red Sox on May 27, 2025.
PHILADELPHIA – In the moments following Christian Yelich’s walk-off grand slam against the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy bluntly stated that his club’s highest-paid player had relocated his confidence.
It looks like his swing might have been found again, too.
Yelich slugged a pair of home runs to record his second multi-homer game in his past six games to back a crisp piggyback pitching performance from DL Hall and Quinn Priester in a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies May 30 at Citizens Bank Park.
BOX SCORE: Brewers 6, Phillies 2
The Brewers’ win streak climbed to a season-best five games while their record, 30-28, ties their high-water mark in 2025 at two games above .500. Milwaukee last reached that threshold at 13-11 on April 22.
Pitching plan works to perfection
The idea for the Brewers on the pitching side was simple: Get DL Hall through the Phillies’ lefty-heavy lineup, then get as much length as you can from Quinn Priester in two turns through the order.
It was executed nearly to perfection. After three scoreless from Hall, Quinn Priester worked around a bit of hard contact to turn in six quality innings. The right-hander allowed four hits, with three going for extra-bases, but otherwise induced 16 ground outs out of the 18 he recorded.
That bridged the ballgame all the way to the ninth, which the Brewers seemed intent on giving to closer Trevor Megill until Yelich’s second dinger – a solo shot to the second deck in right field at 110.3 mph off the bat – made it a four-run lead.
Priester then emerged for the ninth, his sixth complete inning of work, and, fittingly, finished the ninth with three more ground ball outs. He didn’t strike record a single walk or strikeout in his six frames as he earned the win.
Big swing for Christian Yelich
Up until a few days ago, Christian Yelich was the league’s least-potent hitter against left-handed pitching statistically, slugging a MLB-worst .125 against southpaws as recently as May 27.
Since then, he’s doubled off Aroldis Chapman and, now, hit a three-run home run. Yelich’s big swing in this one came on the first pitch thrown by Phillies lefty Tanner Banks, brought in with two on and none out in the fifth after Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio reached. Yelich wasn’t going to be caught off-guard and drove a sweeper 358 feet to left, just clearing the top of the fence for his team-high 11th homer.
DL Hall does the job
Milwaukee slid DL Hall into the starting role despite having Quinn Priester initially listed as the probable, allowing the left-hander to face the lefty-heavy Phillies lineup from the jump before handing the ball off.
He more than delivered on what was asked from him, striking out four over three hitless, scoreless frames as the bulk opener. Three of Hall’s punch outs came via the fastball while the other was on the changeup.
The Phillies immediately got on the board against Priester as Trea Turner singled and scored on a Kyle Schwarber double to right-center.
Sal Frelick single caps two-run first
A big homestand for Sal Frelick carried over to the start of the road trip, as the right fielder laced a two-out RBI single to center to cap a two-run first for the Brewers against Phillies starter Taijuan Walker.
Brice Turang opened the game with a double down the right-field line and Jackson Chourio moved him to third with a single to left. Turang scored on a William Contreras grounder, bringing Frelick to the dish. After going 6 for 10 in the Brewers’ series against the Red Sox earlier in the week, Frelick smashed a cutter from Walker up the middle at 98.1 mph to score Chourio.
What time is the Brewers game today?
Time: 5:45 p.m. CDT
What channel is the Brewers game on today?
TV channel:Â FanDuel Sports Wisconsin
Brewers lineup
TBA
Phillies lineup
- Bryson Stott 2B
- Trea Turner SS
- Kyle Schwarber DH
- Alec Bohm 1B
- Nick Castellanos RF
- Max Kepler LF
- JT Realmuto C
- Brandon Marsh CF
- Edmundo Sosa 3B
Brewers schedule
Brewers at Phillies, 3:05 p.m. May 31. Milwaukee RHP Chad Patrick (2-4, 2.97) vs. Philadelphia LHP Jesús Luzardo (5-0, 2.15). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Phillies, 12:35 p.m. June 1. Milwaukee TBA vs. Philadelphia LHP Ranger Suárez (4-0, 2.97). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
