Brewers 3 Reds 2
NL Player of the Week Christian Yelich, who exited Sunday's game when he was hit on the hand by a pitch, belted a 3rd inning tie breaking homer and it stood up as the difference.
The Brewers have won eight in a row. The Reds fall to 0-24 when trailing after six innings. They drop a season worst 9.0 games back of the 1st place Cubs.
The Reds (29-32) led 2-0 in the 1st inning and had been 24-6 when scoring 1st this season. They are now 5-10 in one run games.
It's the 21st time in 61 games they have scored 2 runs or fewer this season.
The Reds scored twice in the 1st inning on four hits off Aaron Civale. But 2 K and a pop out short circuited the inning. They put two on in the 2nd but could not score. Civale settled down and pitched into the 6th.
Offense: 8 H, 2 BB, 11 K. ...8 Reds struck out. Their 50 1st inning runs lead MLB.
Frield: 2B, bunt single, BB, R. BA .305, OBP .387.
Stephenson 2 H
Elly: H, RBI
Steer: Bunt hit scored
Lux: H, BB
McLain/Espinal were not in the starting lineup. Espinal PH and went 0 for 2, he's 0 for his last 17.
Hampson: 0 for 4, 3 K, final out of game. Hitting .167.
Chances:
5th: Friedl bunt single. Lux smash ground ball DP to SS covering 2nd with Friedl running.
6th: Stephenson leadoff single. Steer line out. Joe PH single for Benson. Trevino K. Espinal PH groundout for Fraley.
7th: Lux 2-out BB. Elly K.
Brady Singer: 5 IN, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 96 pitches. Pitches: 20-25-25 in first three innings.
Given 2-0 lead in 1st, he gave two runs right back in 2nd. HR in 3rd.
Bullpen: Suter 1.0, Gibaut 1.2, Rogers 0.1, Barlow 1.0
Brewers: Have won 41 of the last 56 games vs the Reds. Have won 30 of the last 40 games at GABP. Will go for 12th straight series win on Tuesday.
Yelich has 26 career homers vs Reds, most vs any team in his career. He has 15 HR at GABP in 59 career games.
Defense:
Friedl: Really nice running, over-the-shoulder catch
Steer high throw to covering Suter at 1B. Hit. Should have been error.