After a series of 30 consecutive games against Christian Yelich in a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh, Brewers coach Craig Counsell thought the Cincinnati pitchers could pay for Monday night.

"What's impressive for me is that one team is holding it in check yesterday and that it seems like a bad sign the next day for the other team," Counsell said. "Today before the match, there was an intention that good things will happen."

So, did Yelich have a "face" in the clubhouse? Was he trampling, swearing revenge for this 0-for?

"When a team locks it up the day before, it adds up to it the next day," Counsell said. "It's just competitiveness, that's all."

For the second time in 20 days, Yelich channeled this competitiveness into the Brewers cycle in the 8-0 against the Reds at Miller Park. Is it rare that it's two shots for the cycle twice in a season, you ask?

Well, only four other players in league history had her, and they probably raced in horse-drawn wagons – Long John Reilly of Cincinnati in 1883 and Tip O 'Neill of St. Louis in 1887 (No, not the Speaker of the House)

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The others were Babe Herman from Brooklyn in 1931 and Aaron Hill from Arizona in 2012. Hill achieved his feat twice in 11 days in August of the same season, the second time against the Brewers at Miller Park. No player did it twice against the same team.

And the Reds thought that Eric Thames was hard to control.

At the end of the night, Yelich collected five points in the batting race, tying the Cincinnati Gennett scooter (1: 3) to NL's lead at .318. He has also completed his MVP CV, which has become as thick as a dictionary in his last 27 games, with 13 tracks and 33 RBIs.

As expected, it was a bit complicated for 26-year-old Yelich to meet as the reporters gathered around her locker.

"Honestly, I do not even know how to describe it," Yelich said. "I do not even know if it's still installed. It's really crazy. I try to enjoy it as much as possible. It's nice to do it at home in front of the fans too. It's very exciting.

Since the Brewers started playing baseball in Milwaukee in 1970, local fans have only witnessed one cycle, when receiver Chad Moeller did it on April 27, 2004, also against the Reds. The other seven were on the road, including Yelich's first game against Cincinnati on Aug. 29 in a crazy 13-12 win, 10 innings.

Yelich had six hits that night, but the cycle was not completed until a triple was achieved. He did the same in the match with a hat-trick in the sixth inning that crowned a four-point rally, then expressed his gratitude to Curtis Granderson, who can still run at age 37, ahead of goal. from the first base.

Regarding the historical nature of the exploit, Yelich said: "Whenever you put this into perspective, this game has been going on for so long that many players have played it. It's hard to believe, hard to deal with. You are just trying to enjoy it with your teammates, your friends and everyone who is here and who is involved.

"There have been so many great players to play this game. It shows how bizarre and rare it is. There is a lot of luck in that. It's hard enough to have four hits in a major league game, let alone all having been good or in the right order. "

The MVP NL race is certainly open at this point, with many deserving candidates such as Javy Baez of Chicago, Matt Carpenter of St Louis, Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado of Colorado and teammate Lorenzo Cain. But Yelich's career year is becoming harder and harder to ignore: batting average of .318, 30 doubles, 31 homers (his last record was 21), 93 RBIs, 385 points, 5.70 points , 19 goals stolen.

Mike Moustakas, acquired by the Kansas City Brewers on July 27, was certainly impressed to see Yelich play daily.

"The cycle twice in the same year is incredible," said Moustakas. "The most important thing for him is that we win ball games, and that's what interests him. But for us, it's fun to watch what he does every night.

"He's ready to play and it's great fun to be part of his team and see what he can do."

Once Yelich's liner pierced the center-right gap in the sixth inning, Moustakas was asked what it would take to stop him from reaching third base.

"I think (third base coach) Eddie (Sedar) stops (Granderson) in third place," said Moustakas. "I think he'd still be gone, though. What he does there is quite special. We are lucky to have a seat in the front row each night. "

Given later that Counsell had predicted that the Reds had problems after stopping Yelich's playoffs on Sunday, the man of the hour smiled and said, "I did not approach him differently. It's just that every game is important to us. Nothing crazy.

In fact, it was crazy. Recycling is the right thing to do, but you do not see it very often in baseball. You could ask Long John Reilly if he was still there.