Brewers expecting 'bad news' after losing Christian Yelich to hamstring injury, dropping 5th straight in sweep by Nationals

Three-time Milwaukee Brewers All-Star Christian Yelich left Sunday’s game against the Washington Nationals with hamstring tightness.

It’s not clear when Yelich sustained the injury. Yelich went 0 for 2 in his first two at-bats, then was replaced in the lineup by Gary Sanchez in the fifth inning. The Brewers announced shortly afterward he was experiencing hamstring tightness.

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The severity of the injury and a timeline for his return were not initially clear. But manager Pat Murphy wasn’t optimistic in his news conference after Milwaukee’s 8-6 loss.

“We’re most likely to get some bad news on Yelich,” Murphy told reporters, per MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy.

The Brewers are awaiting the results of imaging on Yelich’s injured hamstring.

Tough blow for reeling Brewers

The injury is a blow to a reeling Brewers team that lost its fifth straight game to drop to 8-7. The loss completed a three-game sweep at the hands of the Nationals.

Yelich, 34, is playing his 14th MLB season and his ninth with the Brewers. The 2018 NL MVP, Yelich is a three-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger winner and one-time Gold Glove winner.

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Yelich made his most recent All-Star team in 2024. He didn’t make the All-Star team in 2025, but finished the season with 29 home runs, his highest tally since he hit 44 in 2019.

Yelich was off to a strong start prior to his injury. He entered Sunday slashing .327/.389/.469 with 1 home run, 10 RBI and 3 stolen bases in 14 games while hitting third in Milwaukee’s batting order.

Sunday’s loss dropped the third-place Brewers 1.5 games behind the first place Pittsburgh Pirates (9-5) in the NL Central. They’re tied with the St. Louis Cardinals (8-7) and one game behind the 9-7 Cincinnati Reds.