Christian Yelich hit a leadoff homer, Jackson Chourio went deep for the sixth time in the last seven games and rookie Cooper Pratt logged his first career hits, first RBI and first stolen base as the Brewers slugged their way through brief concerns about another starting pitching injury. Right-hander Brandon Sproat went from the early stages of a perfect game to an early exit due to right hamstring cramping in Milwaukee’s 9-4 win over Cleveland on Wednesday night at American Family Field. But that was more an annoyance than a concern, said Sproat, who anticipates following his normal routine in the coming days and making his next scheduled start on time. “As dumb as it sounds to be a cramp, it really sucks, but it’s the best thing,” Sproat said. “But it kind of seems soft, almost.” Sproat’s teammates picked him up. Right-hander Chad Patrick bounced back from a couple of uncharacteristically poor outings to strike out seven in 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and Brewers hitters provided plenty of support to push the club to 45-26 and a season-high 19 games over .500. It was a team effort, from the veteran Yelich hitting his 10th career leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning to Pratt going 2-for-4 with a single and a run scored in the second and a run-scoring single and a stolen base in the eighth inning of his second MLB game.
