SAN DIEGO – Not long after the news broke Tuesday night that Brewers star Christian Yelich is out for the season with a broken kneecap, Kris Bryant hit a pair of two-run homers for the Cubs in his return from his own knee injury.
Which knee has a bigger impact on either team remains to be seen over the final 20 days of the season.
What’s certain is that the National League playoff picture took on a much different look Tuesday night.
Yelich, the reigning NL MVP, was having an even better season this year – including a 6-for-8, five-walk surge against the Cubs in three consecutive Brewer victories over the weekend.