The Latest: Yelich strengthening his case for NL MVP

The Latest on the Major League Baseball’s final day heading into the postseason (all times Eastern):
1:52 p.m.
Christian Yelich strengthened his case for NL MVP when he slapped an RBI single back up the middle in the NL Central tiebreaker game, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 1-0 lead over the Chicago Cubs in the third inning.
Yelich also reached on an infield single in the first. Bidding for the Triple Crown, he now has 110 RBIs, just one behind Cubs star Javier Baez for the league lead.
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