A late swing separated the Cincinnati Reds from the Milwaukee Brewers, with Matt McLain’s home run in the seventh putting Cincinnati in front after the teams traded leads throughout the game.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 | 0 | 0 |
McLain provided the key moment for the Reds, while Elly De La Cruz and Tyler Stephenson also homered as Cincinnati’s offense answered Milwaukee’s early pressure.
William Contreras opened the scoring with a home run, and Elly De La Cruz answered with a homer that tied the game. David Hamilton scored on Luis Lara’s groundout as Milwaukee moved ahead again, before Jose Trevino’s single brought JJ Bleday home to restore the tie. Tyler Stephenson’s homer gave Cincinnati the lead, Jackson Chourio’s sacrifice fly brought Milwaukee level, and McLain’s homer gave the Reds the lead they would not relinquish.
Milwaukee’s bullpen could not hold the tie after Aaron Ashby took the loss. Cincinnati’s relief corps protected the late advantage, with Emilio Pagan closing the game and recording the save.
The Reds extended their winning streak, while the Brewers’ losing streak continued. In a game defined by repeated turns, the late swing belonged to Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Reds defeated Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3.
- Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .278 on the season).
- Matt McLain went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .190 on the season).
- Tyler Stephenson went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .246 on the season).
- Emilio Pagan allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (21) (3.96 ERA).
- Tony Santillan allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, to earn the win (3-4) (6.63 ERA).
- Aaron Ashby allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and took the loss (13-3) (3.19 ERA).
Cincinnati Reds improved to 68-74; Milwaukee Brewers fell to 88-55.