As part of a magical comeback win for a 13th straight win, Christian Yelich delivered the performance of the year with a Uecker bat

The Milwaukee Brewers’ season already had a storybook feel, but Friday night in Cincinnati pushed it to another level. Trailing 8-1 after two innings, Milwaukee stormed back to defeat the Reds 10-8, stretching its winning streak to 13 games to match a franchise record.

Christian Yelich is using a custom Bob Uecker bat for the Brewers' MLB Players Weekend series against the Reds. On Friday night, Yelich and the bat did Uecker proud going 4 for 5 at the plate with two home runs as Milwaukee won their 13th consecutive game,

The 13-game winning streak ties the 1987 team for the longest in a single season in Brewers history. That 1987 team won its first 13 games of the season. Add in the final three games of 1986, and the team record is a 16-game winning streak spanning 1986-87. The 13-gamer ties the Minnesota Twins for longest winning streak in baseball this year.

CHICAGO - The red-hot Milwaukee Brewers continue to roll through the league, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-0 in the series opener on Monday. With the Crew

Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich had planned to debut a special Bob Uecker-themed bat during MLB Players Weekend last year, but a back injury sidelined him at the time.

Once down 8-1 against the Reds on Friday night, the Brewers came all the way back, Pat Murphy said the win was because of Bob Uecker.

The Milwaukee Brewers today announced their plans to celebrate the life of their longtime and iconic radio broadcaster Bob Uecker, who died in January at

With several injured players, the Milwaukee Brewers are collecting wins in their quest to honor their great legendary broadcaster, Bob Uecker.

The information includes timing for a special pregame ceremony, a collection of rare memorabilia on display as well as a set of limited-edition retail items themed for the day, with a portion of proceeds benefiting charity.

Via MLB.com, "According to Elias, it was the biggest comeback in MLB history to extend a winning streak to 13 or more games. The previous standard was five runs, by the 1934 Tigers for their 13th in a row and the 2002 A’s for their 19th."

The second game of a scheduled doubleheader between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs has been postponed due to thunderstorms in the area