MILWAUKEE
-- Scoring the winning run on a wild pitch was the easy part. Avoiding
a collision with the home plate umpire was a bit tougher for Billy Hamilton.
Hamilton dashed home on a two-out wild pitch in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat Milwaukee 2-1 Wednesday night, the Brewers' eighth straight loss.
"I tried my best not to run over somebody, or hurt him or hurt myself," Hamilton said.
Hamilton scored both runs for Cincinnati, which won its third straight game against Milwaukee after enduring a 1-6 stretch. The Brewers have the worst record in the majors at 2-13.
Hamilton, who earlier stole his majors-leading ninth base, drew a one-out walk in the ninth from Francisco Rodriguez (0-2). Hamilton took third on a single by Joey Votto and scored standing up on a pitch that bounced in the dirt and off the chest protector of catcher Martin Maldonado.
The ball skipped to Maldonado's right and he quickly retrieved it. Maldonado threw to Rodriguez, who tried to make a diving tag, but Hamilton zipped past him before nearly running over plate umpire Sean Barber.
"I apologized for not sliding. I really didn't see Rodriguez in the picture at all until I got to home plate," he said. "I told (Barber) it was my bad, I should be sliding there. But he understands. I've got to score, no matter what."
Johnny Cueto (1-2) threw a career-high 125 pitches in eight innings. He gave up five hits and struck out eight, winning his fifth decision in a row against Milwaukee.
Cueto became the first Cincinnati pitcher to balk twice in a game since Chris Hammond did it on Aug. 18, 1990, vs. Pittsburgh.
Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
In the Brewers eighth, pinch hitter Logan Schafer led off with a double and took third on a sacrifice bunt by Elian Herrera. But Cueto struck out Elian Herrera, walked Ryan Braun and struck out Adam Lind to end the threat.
"That bottom of the eighth was something," Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said. "I didn't like seeing 125 pitches, but the bottom line at the point and time I thought it was his game."
Milwaukee starter Jimmy Nelson allowed just three hits and an earned run while striking out five in eight innings.
"Outstanding ballgame," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. "It's a shame to get that kind of outing (and not get the win)."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Pitcher Homer Bailey makes his second start of the season Thursday after surgery in September to repair the torn flexor tendon in his right forearm.
Brewers: Milwaukee has three starters on the disabled list. 2B Scooter Gennett was placed on the DL Tuesday, joining CF Carlos Gomez and C Jonathan Lucroy.
UP NEXT
Reds: Bailey (0-1) allowed five earned runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 5-2 loss at St. Louis on Saturday.
Brewers: Kyle Lohse (0-3) is 7-5 with a 2.69 ERA in 20 career starts against Cincinnati.
MANAGER NOT ON HOT SEAT
Milwaukee owner Mark Attanasio addressed the media before the game and is not pleased with his team's start to the season.
"It's brutal," he said. "You turn on the TV every night and expect to see something different, and I know one of these nights we will."
Attanasio said Roenicke and general manager Doug Melvin were not on the hot seat.
"Right now, my examinations are focused on how to improve our performance on the field," Attanasio said. "Relative to me, I'm not looking at the manager or the general manager right now."
ROSTER MOVE
Milwaukee RHP Tyler Thornburg was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs and RHP Rob Wooten was recalled.
Hamilton dashed home on a two-out wild pitch in the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat Milwaukee 2-1 Wednesday night, the Brewers' eighth straight loss.
"I tried my best not to run over somebody, or hurt him or hurt myself," Hamilton said.
Hamilton scored both runs for Cincinnati, which won its third straight game against Milwaukee after enduring a 1-6 stretch. The Brewers have the worst record in the majors at 2-13.
Hamilton, who earlier stole his majors-leading ninth base, drew a one-out walk in the ninth from Francisco Rodriguez (0-2). Hamilton took third on a single by Joey Votto and scored standing up on a pitch that bounced in the dirt and off the chest protector of catcher Martin Maldonado.
The ball skipped to Maldonado's right and he quickly retrieved it. Maldonado threw to Rodriguez, who tried to make a diving tag, but Hamilton zipped past him before nearly running over plate umpire Sean Barber.
"I apologized for not sliding. I really didn't see Rodriguez in the picture at all until I got to home plate," he said. "I told (Barber) it was my bad, I should be sliding there. But he understands. I've got to score, no matter what."
Johnny Cueto (1-2) threw a career-high 125 pitches in eight innings. He gave up five hits and struck out eight, winning his fifth decision in a row against Milwaukee.
Cueto became the first Cincinnati pitcher to balk twice in a game since Chris Hammond did it on Aug. 18, 1990, vs. Pittsburgh.
Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
In the Brewers eighth, pinch hitter Logan Schafer led off with a double and took third on a sacrifice bunt by Elian Herrera. But Cueto struck out Elian Herrera, walked Ryan Braun and struck out Adam Lind to end the threat.
"That bottom of the eighth was something," Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said. "I didn't like seeing 125 pitches, but the bottom line at the point and time I thought it was his game."
Milwaukee starter Jimmy Nelson allowed just three hits and an earned run while striking out five in eight innings.
"Outstanding ballgame," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. "It's a shame to get that kind of outing (and not get the win)."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Pitcher Homer Bailey makes his second start of the season Thursday after surgery in September to repair the torn flexor tendon in his right forearm.
Brewers: Milwaukee has three starters on the disabled list. 2B Scooter Gennett was placed on the DL Tuesday, joining CF Carlos Gomez and C Jonathan Lucroy.
UP NEXT
Reds: Bailey (0-1) allowed five earned runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 5-2 loss at St. Louis on Saturday.
Brewers: Kyle Lohse (0-3) is 7-5 with a 2.69 ERA in 20 career starts against Cincinnati.
MANAGER NOT ON HOT SEAT
Milwaukee owner Mark Attanasio addressed the media before the game and is not pleased with his team's start to the season.
"It's brutal," he said. "You turn on the TV every night and expect to see something different, and I know one of these nights we will."
Attanasio said Roenicke and general manager Doug Melvin were not on the hot seat.
"Right now, my examinations are focused on how to improve our performance on the field," Attanasio said. "Relative to me, I'm not looking at the manager or the general manager right now."
ROSTER MOVE
Milwaukee RHP Tyler Thornburg was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs and RHP Rob Wooten was recalled.
8:10PM,EDT,April 22,2015
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Hamilton singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to left, Hamilton scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Votto out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Segura grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Herrera walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Herrera to second on balk by Cueto. | 1 | 0 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Lind singled to center, Herrera scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Byrd struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Peña grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Ramírez popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Parra singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Parra to second on balk by Cueto. | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Cueto grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Votto lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Segura lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Herrera grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Braun grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Frazier walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Phillips grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Frazier out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Byrd flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Peña singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Cozart grounded into double play, third to second to first, Peña out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Maldonado singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Segura grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Cueto fouled out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Herrera lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Braun flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Lind grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Frazier grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Phillips flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez singled to shallow right. | 1 | 1 |
| Parra flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Maldonado flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Byrd popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Peña flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Cozart popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Schafer hit for Nelson. | 1 | 1 |
| Schafer doubled to deep left. | 1 | 1 |
| Segura sacrificed to pitcher, Schafer to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Herrera struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Braun walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Rodríguez relieved Nelson. | 1 | 1 |
| Schumaker hit for Cueto. | 1 | 1 |
| Schumaker struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Votto singled to center, Hamilton to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Frazier fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Hamilton scored, Votto to second on wild pitch by Rodríguez. | 2 | 1 |
| Phillips flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Chapman relieved Cueto. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramírez fouled out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Rogers hit for Parra. | 2 | 1 |
| Rogers struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .204 | .283 | .315 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .386 | .493 | .772 |
| Frazier 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .237 | .313 | .492 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .286 | .298 | .286 |
| Bruce RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .189 | .295 | .377 |
| Byrd LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .115 | .130 | .135 |
| Peña C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .300 | .371 | .300 |
| Cozart SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .333 | .368 | .611 |
| Cueto P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
a-Schumaker PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .133 | .133 | .133 |
Chapman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 110 | |||
| a-struck out looking for J Cueto in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Votto (14) GIDP: Frazier, Phillips, Cozart Reds RISP: 1-3 (Frazier 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Votto 1-1) Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hamilton (9, 2nd base off Nelson/Maldonado) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 30,452 (72.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:28 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sean Barber, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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