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Yelich vying for first NL Triple Crown since '37

MILWAUKEE -- Christian Yelich took the field for the final Sunday of the regular season chasing two crowns: the National League Central crown and the vaunted Triple Crown.

A remarkable second half positioned Yelich to make history, sending him into the final regularly scheduled game comfortably leading the National League with a .324 batting average, tied with the Cardinals' Matt Carpenter at a league-leading 36 home runs, and at 109 RBIs, two shy of the Cubs' Javier Baez's for the league lead in that category.

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• MLB hitters who have won the Triple Crown

Yelich got his shot against the Tigers, who employ the last player to win a Triple Crown: Miguel Cabrera in 2012.