MILWAUKEE -- With the ways balls were flying around Miller Park, Tuesday night's meeting between the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers felt more like a weekend rec league softball game.
The Reds had more punch and capitalized on Milwaukee mistakes.
Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier each hit two-out grand slams, and Zack Cozart added two homers to power Cincinnati to a 16-10 victory.
"It was one of those games that just didn't seem like it was going to end. Our offense came through," Frazier said.
The Reds offense has reawakened for 22 runs in two games in Milwaukee -- coming after manager Bryan Price went on a profanity-laced tirade in his pregame media session Monday.
Mike Fiers (0-3) was shelled for eight runs in four innings for Milwaukee, which lost its seventh straight. The Brewers have the worst record in the majors at 2-12.
For a change, the offense wasn't the main problem for the Brewers. They broke out for their highest-scoring game of the season despite a lineup littered with backups because of injuries.
"It's just a shame you score 10 runs and aren't even close to winning the game," manager Ron Roenicke said. "But real good job by a lot of the guys offensively. We'll just see if we can get a good outing pitching and see if we can continue the offense."
Elian Herrera, called up on earlier in the day, hit a grand slam in the sixth to get the Brewers to 13-10.
But the pitching staff just couldn't contain the Reds' bats. Cozart led off the top of the seventh with a solo shot.
"For us to score 10 there and not even be close to winning, I can't really explain it," Fiers said.
Jason Marquis (1-1) got the win despite giving up nine hits and five runs in five innings. He had eight strikeouts.
SLAM DUNK
It was the fourth time in major league history that two teams combined for three grand slams, and the first since the Yankees hit three slams against Oakland on Aug. 25, 2011.
Reds first base coach Billy Hatcher was involved in one of the other games, hitting a grand slam for Houston in a 22-7 loss to the Cubs on June 3,1987. It was the last time there were three grand slams in a game in which both teams hit at least one, according to STATS.
"You have some guys who never hit one and I'm talking about some of your best hitters," Hatcher said. "To see three in one game is crazy."
HOMER HAPPY
The teams combined for seven homers, including five for Cincinnati.
Eight-place hitter Cozart now has three homers in two games and four on the season -- matching his output for all of 2014.
But the middle of the order set the tone at the plate.
Frazier's homer in the fourth to left off Fiers made it 8-4, answering a four-run rally the previous inning by Milwaukee.
MISTAKE PRONE
Jason Rogers had two throwing errors at third for the Brewers. The first error off Brandon Phillips' bouncer in the third inning proved especially costly after the next batter, Bruce, hit his fourth career grand slam to open the scoring.
"Anyone will tell you, they love managing a game when you're up eight or 10 but we had a hard time keeping it up there tonight. Thank goodness we were able to lock it down," Price said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco made his first appearance since coming off the bench on April 12 against St. Louis. Mesoraco has been dealing with a sore hip. He walked as a pinch hitter in the seventh and scored a run.
Brewers: Roenicke said C Jonathan Lucroy could miss four to six weeks with a broken left toe. He got hurt on Monday. ... Scooter Gennett went on the DL on Tuesday after the second baseman cut his hand in the shower on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Herrera was called up from Triple-A to replace him on the roster.
UP NEXT
Reds: Johnny Cueto (0-2) hopes the offensive revival continues for his start on Wednesday. The 22 runs combined over the two straight victories exceeded the team's 19-run output during a 1-7 stretch preceding the trip to Milwaukee.
Brewers: Jimmy Nelson (1-1) is as close as the struggling Brewers have to a stopper these days. Milwaukee starting pitching had an ERA of 5.96 entering Tuesday, the worst in the majors.
The Reds had more punch and capitalized on Milwaukee mistakes.
Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier each hit two-out grand slams, and Zack Cozart added two homers to power Cincinnati to a 16-10 victory.
"It was one of those games that just didn't seem like it was going to end. Our offense came through," Frazier said.
The Reds offense has reawakened for 22 runs in two games in Milwaukee -- coming after manager Bryan Price went on a profanity-laced tirade in his pregame media session Monday.
Mike Fiers (0-3) was shelled for eight runs in four innings for Milwaukee, which lost its seventh straight. The Brewers have the worst record in the majors at 2-12.
For a change, the offense wasn't the main problem for the Brewers. They broke out for their highest-scoring game of the season despite a lineup littered with backups because of injuries.
"It's just a shame you score 10 runs and aren't even close to winning the game," manager Ron Roenicke said. "But real good job by a lot of the guys offensively. We'll just see if we can get a good outing pitching and see if we can continue the offense."
Elian Herrera, called up on earlier in the day, hit a grand slam in the sixth to get the Brewers to 13-10.
But the pitching staff just couldn't contain the Reds' bats. Cozart led off the top of the seventh with a solo shot.
"For us to score 10 there and not even be close to winning, I can't really explain it," Fiers said.
Jason Marquis (1-1) got the win despite giving up nine hits and five runs in five innings. He had eight strikeouts.
SLAM DUNK
It was the fourth time in major league history that two teams combined for three grand slams, and the first since the Yankees hit three slams against Oakland on Aug. 25, 2011.
Reds first base coach Billy Hatcher was involved in one of the other games, hitting a grand slam for Houston in a 22-7 loss to the Cubs on June 3,1987. It was the last time there were three grand slams in a game in which both teams hit at least one, according to STATS.
"You have some guys who never hit one and I'm talking about some of your best hitters," Hatcher said. "To see three in one game is crazy."
HOMER HAPPY
The teams combined for seven homers, including five for Cincinnati.
Eight-place hitter Cozart now has three homers in two games and four on the season -- matching his output for all of 2014.
But the middle of the order set the tone at the plate.
Frazier's homer in the fourth to left off Fiers made it 8-4, answering a four-run rally the previous inning by Milwaukee.
MISTAKE PRONE
Jason Rogers had two throwing errors at third for the Brewers. The first error off Brandon Phillips' bouncer in the third inning proved especially costly after the next batter, Bruce, hit his fourth career grand slam to open the scoring.
"Anyone will tell you, they love managing a game when you're up eight or 10 but we had a hard time keeping it up there tonight. Thank goodness we were able to lock it down," Price said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco made his first appearance since coming off the bench on April 12 against St. Louis. Mesoraco has been dealing with a sore hip. He walked as a pinch hitter in the seventh and scored a run.
Brewers: Roenicke said C Jonathan Lucroy could miss four to six weeks with a broken left toe. He got hurt on Monday. ... Scooter Gennett went on the DL on Tuesday after the second baseman cut his hand in the shower on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Herrera was called up from Triple-A to replace him on the roster.
UP NEXT
Reds: Johnny Cueto (0-2) hopes the offensive revival continues for his start on Wednesday. The 22 runs combined over the two straight victories exceeded the team's 19-run output during a 1-7 stretch preceding the trip to Milwaukee.
Brewers: Jimmy Nelson (1-1) is as close as the struggling Brewers have to a stopper these days. Milwaukee starting pitching had an ERA of 5.96 entering Tuesday, the worst in the majors.
8:10PM,EDT,April 21,2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Hamilton flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Segura struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Bruce struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Byrd struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peña walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Lind flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Marquis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier walked, Votto to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Rogers, Votto to third, Frazier to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce homered to right (416 feet), Votto, Frazier and Phillips scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Byrd grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Schafer singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Maldonado homered to left center (389 feet), Schafer scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Fiers struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Segura doubled to deep center. | 4 | 2 |
| Herrera doubled to deep right, Segura scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Braun singled to center, Herrera scored, Braun out stretching at second. | 4 | 4 |
| Lind grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Peña singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Cozart singled to left, Peña to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Marquis bunted into fielder's choice to third, Peña out at third, Cozart to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Cozart stole third. | 4 | 4 |
| Hamilton popped out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Votto walked, Marquis to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Frazier homered to left center (426 feet), Cozart, Marquis and Votto scored. | 8 | 4 |
| Phillips flied out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Davis singled to center. | 8 | 4 |
| Rogers singled to deep right, Davis to third. | 8 | 4 |
| Schafer popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| Parra hit for Fiers. | 8 | 4 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Thornburg pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Thornburg relieved Fiers. | 8 | 4 |
| Bruce walked. | 8 | 4 |
| Bruce stole second. | 8 | 4 |
| Byrd struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| Bruce to third on balk by Thornburg. | 8 | 4 |
| Peña singled to center, Bruce scored. | 9 | 4 |
| Cozart homered to left (387 feet), Peña scored. | 11 | 4 |
| Marquis flied out to left. | 11 | 4 |
| Hamilton grounded out to first. | 11 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Segura singled to right. | 11 | 4 |
| Herrera grounded into fielder's choice to first, Segura out at second. | 11 | 4 |
| Braun singled to left, Herrera to third. | 11 | 4 |
| Lind hit sacrifice fly to center, Herrera scored. | 11 | 5 |
| Davis flied out to right. | 11 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Thornburg pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Votto homered to right center (425 feet). | 12 | 5 |
| Frazier safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Rogers. | 12 | 5 |
| Phillips singled to right, Frazier to second. | 12 | 5 |
| Bruce grounded out to first, Frazier to third, Phillips to second. | 12 | 5 |
| Byrd hit sacrifice fly to center, Frazier scored, Phillips to third. | 13 | 5 |
| Peña struck out swinging. | 13 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Hoover relieved Marquis. | 13 | 5 |
| Rogers flied out to right. | 13 | 5 |
| Schafer walked. | 13 | 5 |
| Maldonado walked, Schafer to second. | 13 | 5 |
| Ramírez hit for Thornburg. | 13 | 5 |
| Ramírez singled to right, Schafer scored, Maldonado to second. | 13 | 6 |
| Segura walked, Maldonado to third, Ramírez to second. | 13 | 6 |
| Badenhop relieved Hoover. | 13 | 6 |
| Herrera homered to right (368 feet), Maldonado, Ramírez and Segura scored. | 13 | 10 |
| Braun flied out to right. | 13 | 10 |
| Lind grounded out to first. | 13 | 10 |
| 5 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Neal Cotts pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Cotts relieved Thornburg. | 13 | 10 |
| Cozart homered to left (380 feet). | 14 | 10 |
| Mesoraco hit for Badenhop. | 14 | 10 |
| Mesoraco walked. | 14 | 10 |
| Hamilton singled to center, Mesoraco to second. | 14 | 10 |
| Votto flied out to left, Mesoraco to third, Hamilton to second. | 14 | 10 |
| Jeffress relieved Cotts. | 14 | 10 |
| Frazier walked. | 14 | 10 |
| Phillips singled to center, Mesoraco and Hamilton scored, Frazier to second. | 16 | 10 |
| Bruce struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| Byrd hit by pitch, Frazier to third, Phillips to second. | 16 | 10 |
| Peña grounded out to pitcher. | 16 | 10 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Díaz relieved Badenhop. | 16 | 10 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| Rogers singled to left. | 16 | 10 |
| Schafer grounded into fielder's choice to first, Rogers out at second. | 16 | 10 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Broxton relieved Jeffress. | 16 | 10 |
| Cozart grounded out to second. | 16 | 10 |
| Boesch hit for Díaz. | 16 | 10 |
| Boesch grounded out to pitcher. | 16 | 10 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gregg pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Gregg relieved Díaz. | 16 | 10 |
| H. Gómez hit for Broxton. | 16 | 10 |
| H. Gómez struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| Segura safe at first on error by pitcher Gregg. | 16 | 10 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| Braun flied out to right. | 16 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Michael Blazek pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Blazek relieved Broxton. | 16 | 10 |
| Votto grounded out to pitcher. | 16 | 10 |
| Frazier flied out to center. | 16 | 10 |
| Phillips grounded out to pitcher. | 16 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Chapman relieved Gregg. | 16 | 10 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| Rogers struck out swinging. | 16 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .192 | .250 | .308 |
| Votto 1B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .377 | .492 | .792 |
| Frazier 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .250 | .317 | .518 |
| Phillips 2B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .308 | .321 | .308 |
| Bruce RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .200 | .310 | .400 |
| Byrd LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .122 | .137 | .143 |
| Peña C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .296 | .375 | .296 |
| Cozart SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .353 | .389 | .647 |
| Marquis P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
Hoover P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Badenhop P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Mesoraco PH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .095 | .208 | .095 |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Boesch PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .231 | .250 |
Gregg P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Chapman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 41 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 185 | |||
| a-walked for B Badenhop in the 7th b-grounded to pitcher for J Diaz in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Bruce (3, 3rd inning off Fiers 3 on, 2 Out); Frazier (4, 4th inning off Fiers 3 on, 2 Out); Cozart 2 (4, 5th inning off Thornburg 1 on, 1 Out; 7th inning off Cotts 0 on, 0 Out); Votto (6, 6th inning off Thornburg 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Bruce 4 (9), Frazier 4 (13), Peña (2), Cozart 3 (8), Votto (13), Byrd (4), Phillips 2 (6) SF: Byrd 2-out RBI: Bruce 4, Frazier 4 Reds RISP: 4-13 (Bruce 1-3, Frazier 1-1, Phillips 1-2, Peña 1-3, Votto 0-1, Marquis 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Byrd 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Cozart (1, 3rd base off Fiers/Maldonado); Bruce (2, 2nd base off Thornburg/Maldonado) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gregg (1, catch) Outfield Assist: Hamilton (Braun at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 27,293 (65.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Sean Barber, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Scott Barry |
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