PITTSBURGH — Christian Yelich hit two home runs and took over the major league lead with 39, powering the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

Yelich homered in the first inning for the second straight game. The first of his four hits came on a sinker by Dario Agrazal (2-3), and he sent it 408 feet into the bleachers in left. He also hit a solo homer in the first inning against the Cubs on Sunday. In the ninth inning, Yelich crushed a slider from Geoff Hartlieb 425 feet onto the river walk beyond right field to make the score 9-6.

It was Yelich’s sixth career multi-homer game, and his fourth this season.

Brewers starter and former Pirate Jordan Lyles (7-7) limited his former team to three runs (one earned) on two hits in five innings.

The Pirates are last in the NL Central after falling to 4-19 since the All-Star break.

Agrazal lost a third straight start for Pittsburgh, lasting five innings while allowing five runs on eight hits.