Milwaukee’s one-inning burst turned a back-and-forth game into a Brewers victory over Cincinnati. The teams traded big swings before Milwaukee created separation in the middle innings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| MIL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Garrett Mitchell carried the Brewers’ offense, homering early and later doubling to bring home Jake Bauers and Christian Yelich. William Contreras also supplied the pivotal power stroke, while Brice Turang opened the scoring with a homer.
The game’s decisive turn came in the fourth. Juan Brito’s homer brought Cincinnati level, but William Contreras then homered with Jake Bauers and Christian Yelich scoring, giving Milwaukee the lead it would not relinquish. Milwaukee added to the margin in the fifth through Jake Bauers’ single, Christian Yelich’s single and Mitchell’s double.
Brady Singer took the loss after Milwaukee’s offense drove him from the game. Cincinnati mounted a late rally through Eugenio Suarez, Juan Brito and a run-scoring double play, but the Reds could not erase the deficit.
Milwaukee extended its winning streak, while Cincinnati’s losing streak continued. The game belonged to the Brewers once Contreras delivered the turning swing, and the one-inning burst gave Milwaukee enough room to withstand the late pressure.
Milwaukee Brewers defeated Cincinnati Reds, 13-9.
- Garrett Mitchell went 4-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 double, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .269 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:682877) went 3-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .229 on the season).
- Eugenio Suarez went 3-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored (batting .212 on the season).
- Brady Singer allowed 8 runs on 8 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 5, and took the loss (6-14) (5.38 ERA).
- Chad Patrick allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (9-4) (3.20 ERA).
Milwaukee Brewers improved to 93-56 (5 straight wins); Cincinnati Reds fell to 69-79 (5 straight losses).