Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds
Final
Recap
CINCINNATI -- Matt McLain snapped a seventh-inning tie with a leadoff homer and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Saturday night. Elly De La Cruz and Tyler Stephenson also went deep for the last-place Reds in a game delayed more than two hours by rain. Emilio Pagán pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for his 21st save in 24 chances. William Contreras homered early for the major league-leading Brewers (88-55), who hold a seven-game lead in the NL Central over the Chicago Cubs. Milwaukee began the day last in the big leagues with 132 home runs.
Team stats
8Hits12
1Home runs3
4Walks1
14Strikeouts12
1Stolen bases1
143Pitches thrown164
12Pitching strikeouts14
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hamilton2B-3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cooper PrattSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William ContrerasDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian YelichPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary SanchezC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis LaraRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson ChourioLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice TurangPH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Ortiz3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Vaughn1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake BauersPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett MitchellCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant AndersonP | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DL HallP | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| JoJo RomeroP | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dustin MayP | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Aaron AshbyP | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |