Yelich, greeting rookie Ryan Helsley, making his major league debut in the fifth inning, launched his eighth homer in six games here against the Cardinals this season. That three-run drive gave him 18 runs batted in against the Cardinals and 24 in eight games dating back to two games in St. Louis in September last year. He has homered in the last seven games against the Cardinals in which he has had an official at-bat.
Giovanny Gallegos, back in the majors after a paper trail had him on the Memphis roster for a day, was brilliant in relief, fanning Yelich and four others in two innings.