CINCINNATI -- Jesse Winker whiffed in his first major league moment. His second time at the plate produced a game-winning hit.
Winker doubled home the go-ahead runs with his first major league hit, and the Cincinnati Reds overcame two more homers by Eric Thames for a 7-5 victory on Saturday, ending the Milwaukee Brewers' four-game winning streak.
The Reds also lost another starter. Left-hander Brandon Finnegan came out of the game after the first inning because of shoulder soreness. The Reds already have three starters on the disabled list.
"He felt it a little bit after his last start, but he did everything between starts and he seemed fine," manager Bryan Price said. "Then it popped back up. He won't make his next start. It's not good right now."
Winker helped the Reds pull it out. He was called up on Friday night and struck out as a pinch hitter with his parents and two brothers in the stands. When he came up in the sixth inning on Saturday, he dumped a hit into left field for a 6-4 lead.
"In my first at-bat yesterday, I took the time to look around and soak up the atmosphere," said Winker, 23. "I sort of knew where my parents were sitting and I found my mom, and we locked eyes. It was surreal. You only get one first time.
"Today it was more like whenever I get called upon, I'll be ready to go to work. I didn't hit the ball hard, but I got the job done."
Winker's hit off Carlos Torres (0-1) had sidespin and took a weird bounce after landing.
"Winker's ball is a flair," manager Craig Counsell said. "That's the one that really hurts you, two runs on a flair."
Scott Schebler homered for Cincinnati, and Scooter Gennett drove in a pair with a single and a double.
Raisel Iglesias (1-0) allowed one run in two innings as manager Bryan Price used five relievers after Finnegan's early departure. Michael Lorenzen walked a batter in the ninth while getting his first career save.
Thames hit a pair of solo homers. He has homered in each of the last three games, with four in all, and is 12 for 29 during an eight-game hitting streak. Hernan Perez had a two-run double and a solo homer as part of a three-hit game.
Schebler homered on the 11th pitch of his at-bat against starter Zach Davies, who gave up three runs in five innings. Zack Cozart's RBI triple extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: RH Junior Garza worked out on a treadmill on Saturday, part of his recovery from a strained right calf. "Right now everything is positive," Counsell said. "I don't have any update on when he'll be back."
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco is scheduled to catch back-to-back nine-inning games next week as part of his rehab assignment as he continues his recovery from hip surgery last season. He'll then be evaluated and could be activated off the DL.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Counsell, on watching the 2013 movie "42" about Jackie Robinson with his son's Little League team: "I was kind of blown away by how captivated the kids were with the story. It really made an impact on me."
STREAK STUFF
Milwaukee's four-game winning streak matched its longest last season. The Brewers' last winning streak of more than four games came in 2015, when they won six in a row from Aug. 30-September 5.
KEEP GOING
Perez's homer landed on the top of the wall in left-center, went over and deflected back. It was originally ruled a double before the call was corrected by replay.
SLOW STARTER
Davies opened last season 0-3 with an 8.78 ERA before settling in. He's 0-2 in three starts with a 4.32 ERA this season.
"The first couple starts were kind of tough," Davies said. "It's a grind right now."
UP NEXT
Brewers: RH Wily Peralta (2-0) is holding opponents to a .216 average and hasn't allowed a homer in two starts. He's 5-6 career against the Reds in 14 starts.
Reds: RH Sal Romano will make his major league debut, filling in for the injured Rookie Davis. Romano, 23, becomes the third Reds starter to make his major league debut this season, joining Davis and LH Amir Garrett.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Winker doubled home the go-ahead runs with his first major league hit, and the Cincinnati Reds overcame two more homers by Eric Thames for a 7-5 victory on Saturday, ending the Milwaukee Brewers' four-game winning streak.
The Reds also lost another starter. Left-hander Brandon Finnegan came out of the game after the first inning because of shoulder soreness. The Reds already have three starters on the disabled list.
"He felt it a little bit after his last start, but he did everything between starts and he seemed fine," manager Bryan Price said. "Then it popped back up. He won't make his next start. It's not good right now."
Winker helped the Reds pull it out. He was called up on Friday night and struck out as a pinch hitter with his parents and two brothers in the stands. When he came up in the sixth inning on Saturday, he dumped a hit into left field for a 6-4 lead.
"In my first at-bat yesterday, I took the time to look around and soak up the atmosphere," said Winker, 23. "I sort of knew where my parents were sitting and I found my mom, and we locked eyes. It was surreal. You only get one first time.
"Today it was more like whenever I get called upon, I'll be ready to go to work. I didn't hit the ball hard, but I got the job done."
Winker's hit off Carlos Torres (0-1) had sidespin and took a weird bounce after landing.
"Winker's ball is a flair," manager Craig Counsell said. "That's the one that really hurts you, two runs on a flair."
Scott Schebler homered for Cincinnati, and Scooter Gennett drove in a pair with a single and a double.
Raisel Iglesias (1-0) allowed one run in two innings as manager Bryan Price used five relievers after Finnegan's early departure. Michael Lorenzen walked a batter in the ninth while getting his first career save.
Thames hit a pair of solo homers. He has homered in each of the last three games, with four in all, and is 12 for 29 during an eight-game hitting streak. Hernan Perez had a two-run double and a solo homer as part of a three-hit game.
Schebler homered on the 11th pitch of his at-bat against starter Zach Davies, who gave up three runs in five innings. Zack Cozart's RBI triple extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: RH Junior Garza worked out on a treadmill on Saturday, part of his recovery from a strained right calf. "Right now everything is positive," Counsell said. "I don't have any update on when he'll be back."
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco is scheduled to catch back-to-back nine-inning games next week as part of his rehab assignment as he continues his recovery from hip surgery last season. He'll then be evaluated and could be activated off the DL.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Counsell, on watching the 2013 movie "42" about Jackie Robinson with his son's Little League team: "I was kind of blown away by how captivated the kids were with the story. It really made an impact on me."
STREAK STUFF
Milwaukee's four-game winning streak matched its longest last season. The Brewers' last winning streak of more than four games came in 2015, when they won six in a row from Aug. 30-September 5.
KEEP GOING
Perez's homer landed on the top of the wall in left-center, went over and deflected back. It was originally ruled a double before the call was corrected by replay.
SLOW STARTER
Davies opened last season 0-3 with an 8.78 ERA before settling in. He's 0-2 in three starts with a 4.32 ERA this season.
"The first couple starts were kind of tough," Davies said. "It's a grind right now."
UP NEXT
Brewers: RH Wily Peralta (2-0) is holding opponents to a .216 average and hasn't allowed a homer in two starts. He's 5-6 career against the Reds in 14 starts.
Reds: RH Sal Romano will make his major league debut, filling in for the injured Rookie Davis. Romano, 23, becomes the third Reds starter to make his major league debut this season, joining Davis and LH Amir Garrett.
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1:10PM,EDT,April 15,2017
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati,Ohio
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati,Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Milwaukee - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Villar walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Thames walked, Villar to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Villar picked off second. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana walked, Thames to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez doubled to deep center, Thames and Santana scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Pérez to third on wild pitch by Finnegan. | 2 | 0 |
| Broxton struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Hamilton fouled out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Stephenson relieved Finnegan. | 2 | 0 |
| Bandy struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Arcia walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Davies sacrificed to first, Arcia to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Schebler homered to right (378 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez doubled to deep right. | 2 | 1 |
| Gennett flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Cozart tripled to deep center, Suárez scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Barnhart grounded out to first, Cozart scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Stephenson struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Thames homered to right (392 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Braun reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Santana flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Pérez singled to center, Braun to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Broxton struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Bandy struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Hamilton lined out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Peraza lined out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Votto lined out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Arcia grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Davies fouled out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Schebler walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Gennett lined out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Cozart reached on infield single to first, Schebler to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Stephenson. | 3 | 3 |
| Thames flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Santana popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Iglesias doubled to deep center. | 3 | 3 |
| Hamilton sacrificed to pitcher, Iglesias to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Peraza grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| Votto intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Pérez homered to left center (385 feet). | 4 | 3 |
| Broxton grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Bandy struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| Arcia popped out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Torres relieved Davies. | 4 | 3 |
| Suárez tripled to deep right. | 4 | 3 |
| Gennett singled to center, Suárez scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Cozart walked, Gennett to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Barnhart sacrificed to first, Gennett to third, Cozart to second. | 4 | 4 |
| J Winker hit for Iglesias. | 4 | 4 |
| J Winker doubled to left, Gennett and Cozart scored. | 4 | 6 |
| Hamilton grounded out to second, J Winker to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Peraza grounded out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Cingrani relieved Iglesias. | 4 | 6 |
| Aguilar hit for Torres. | 4 | 6 |
| Aguilar flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Villar struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| Thames homered to center (427 feet). | 5 | 6 |
| Braun doubled to left. | 5 | 6 |
| Storen relieved Cingrani. | 5 | 6 |
| Santana walked. | 5 | 6 |
| Pérez lined out to first. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Hughes relieved Torres. | 5 | 6 |
| Votto doubled to deep center. | 5 | 6 |
| Schebler singled to center, Votto to third. | 5 | 6 |
| Suárez lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 6 |
| Gennett doubled to right, Votto scored, Schebler to third. | 5 | 7 |
| Cozart popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 7 |
| Barnhart intentionally walked. | 5 | 7 |
| Storen grounded out to first. | 5 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Duvall in left field. | 5 | 7 |
| Nieuwenhuis hit for Broxton. | 5 | 7 |
| Nieuwenhuis struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| Bandy grounded out to third. | 5 | 7 |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jhan Marinez pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Nieuwenhuis in center field. | 5 | 7 |
| Mariñez relieved Hughes. | 5 | 7 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| Peraza lined out to center. | 5 | 7 |
| Votto walked. | 5 | 7 |
| Schebler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Votto out at second. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Lorenzen relieved Storen. | 5 | 7 |
| Franklin hit for Mariñez. | 5 | 7 |
| Franklin struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| Villar walked. | 5 | 7 |
| Villar to second on balk by Lorenzen. | 5 | 7 |
| Thames grounded out to second, Villar to third. | 5 | 7 |
| Braun lined out to right. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Milwaukee Brewers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villar 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | .163 | .241 | .388 |
| Thames 1B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .382 | .462 | .912 |
| Braun LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .237 | .370 | .500 |
| Santana RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .243 | .364 | .514 |
| Pérez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .200 | .226 | .367 |
| Broxton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .161 | .257 | .290 |
b-Nieuwenhuis PH-CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .056 | .105 | .222 |
| Bandy C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .250 | .308 | .417 |
| Arcia SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .235 | .278 | .294 |
| Davies P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Torres P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Aguilar PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .417 | .455 |
Hughes P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Mariñez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Franklin PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 | .286 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 154 | |||
| a-flied out to right for C Torres in the 7th b-struck out swinging for K Broxton in the 8th c-struck out swinging for J Marinez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Pérez (2, Finnegan); Braun (1, Cingrani) HR: Thames 2 (5, 3rd inning off Stephenson 0 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off Cingrani 0 on, 2 Out); Pérez (1, 6th inning off Iglesias 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Pérez 3 (4), Thames 2 (10) S: Davies 2-out RBI: Pérez 2, Thames Brewers RISP: 1-9 (Bandy 0-1, Thames 0-1, Villar 0-1, Pérez 1-2, Braun 0-2, Broxton 0-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: Villar (2nd base by Finnegan) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP FINNEGAN (STRAINED LEFT LAT MUSCLE) LEFT GAME TOP 2ND |
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 31,008 (73.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Gabe Morales, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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