The Milwaukee Brewers opened their series against the Chicago Cubs with an emphatic 9-3 victory on Monday, and much of their momentum came from Christian Yelich.

After missing a month with a left adductor strain and then four additional games due to back soreness following his May 12 return, Yelich has shown flashes of his stardom by homering in back-to-back games. On Monday, he sent a solo home run to right field in the top of the second inning to put Milwaukee on the board first.

He would later give the Brewers some added insurance with an RBI double in the top of the sixth, and by the end of the evening, he had gone 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk. When asked after the game if his early home run was a tone-setter, Yelich answered honestly.

"I mean, kind of," Yelich told the media. "I kind of had a feeling it was gonna be an offensive game just based on what the wind was doing here. It's always a huge factor when we play here. So, we knew we had to score, it was nice to get out there first."

Yelich also praised Brandon Sproat, who started on the mound and pitched 4 ⅔ innings while striking out five batters and allowing three hits, while also giving up three earned runs and three walks in his outing.

"Sproater did great," Yelich said. "Kept them down early and we were able to just add on."

Yelich's praise did not stop there. He also took the time to laud the performance of Jake Bauers, who was 2-for-4 as well and had a team-high four RBIs.

"Yeah, he's been raking all year," Yelich said. "Unbelievable in spring training, and just kind of carried it into the season. And he's been holding it down. We've had guys in and out of the lineup, but he's been pretty constant and a huge reason why we’re winning games."

Bauers singled and had a home run on Monday, both of which came off of Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga. Because of Bauers’ success, Yelich made the point that the difficulty of hitting left-handed pitchers is somewhat blown out of proportion.

"Yeah, I mean, I think sometimes lefty is overblown," Yelich said. "I think there's certain matchups obviously where it's a little tougher. But yeah, just to get the opportunities and be able to go out there and produce has been huge.

"He did it last year, he's done it the last few years, honestly," Yelich added. "And it was nice to see him in there today and take advantage of it."

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