CINCINNATI -- Joey Votto bolstered his case for the All-Star Game with another big swing.
Votto hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning, helping the last-place Cincinnati Reds top the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Tuesday night.
"I do think Votto should be on the All-Star team," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "I voted for him. I'm not that guy. I vote for the guys I think deserve it. Instead of looking at the statistics, we're blessed to see him play every day. The power is great. There are so many parts to his game that I'm impressed with."
Billy Hamilton, Adam Duvall and Eugenio Suarez also connected for Cincinnati, which scored its most runs in 19 games since Scooter Gennett hit four homers in its 13-1 win over St. Louis on June 6.
Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun returned after missing 31 games with a strained left calf, but the NL Central-leading Brewers lost for the third time in four games.
Braun went 1 for 5 with a double. He was robbed of another hit when right fielder Scott Schebler went to the wall to make a lunging catch for the final out of the game.
"He swung the bat well," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "He had to move around the field and throw. From my perspective, I wasn't even thinking about it."
Travis Shaw's three-run shot off Tim Adleman (5-4) gave Milwaukee a 5-4 lead in the third inning. But Suarez responded with his 12th homer in the bottom half, stopping a 0-for-13 slide.
"My mechanics have been good," Suarez said. "There was nothing wrong with my swing. It was more mental. When you're not getting hits, you think too much. I have been trying to get a good pitch in the strike zone to hit. I tell myself if it isn't in the strike zone, don't swing at it."
Gennett led off the fifth with a base hit and Votto followed with a drive to right-center off Junior Guerra for his 21st homer. The 2010 NL MVP is batting .304 with 55 RBI.
Adleman (5-4) tied his career high by allowing three home runs in five innings. He surrendered five hits, struck out seven and walked three.
Tony Cingrani and Michael Lorenzen combined for two scoreless innings before Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his 13th save.
Guerra (1-2) set a career high by allowing eight runs in four-plus innings. He also tied his career high by giving up eight hits in his seventh start since returning on May 26 after missing almost two months with a right calf strain.
"I was getting behind in the count most of the game and missing spots," Guerra said through an interpreter. "When that happens and you get behind, you saw the results."
Hamilton lined Guerra's third pitch into the first row of the seats in right for his second homer. Duvall hit a two-run shot and Devin Mesoraco added an RBI single as Cincinnati jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first.
Manny Pina and Orlando Arcia homered for Milwaukee in the second inning. Arcia added a run-scoring single off Drew Storen in the sixth
"We came back swinging the bats well," Counsell said. "You kind of felt that fifth inning would be big with the middle of their order up. We fell hard and fast."
FAST PACE
Shaw, the son of former Reds reliever Jeff Shaw, needed just 68 games to match his career high of 16 homers set last season in 145 games with Boston.
FUSE LIGHTER
It was Hamilton's second career leadoff homer. The first also was against the Brewers, off Marco Estrada on June 15, 2014, at Milwaukee.
NEW KIDS
The Reds promoted right-hander Kevin Shackelford from Triple-A Louisville. If he pitches, Shackelford will become the 10th Reds player and seventh pitcher to make his major league debut this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: 2B Jonathan Villar was activated from the 10-day disabled list. He had been out since June 10 with a lower back strain.
Reds: SS Zack Cozart is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day disabled list on Wednesday. He has been out since June 19 with a strained right quadriceps.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson pitches on Wednesday night. He allowed two runs and two hits in six innings in a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Reds: RHP Luis Castillo was in line to win his major league debut on Friday at Washington, but Cincinnati was unable to hold onto the lead. He pitched five innings of two-run ball against the NL East-leading Nationals.
Votto hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning, helping the last-place Cincinnati Reds top the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Tuesday night.
"I do think Votto should be on the All-Star team," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "I voted for him. I'm not that guy. I vote for the guys I think deserve it. Instead of looking at the statistics, we're blessed to see him play every day. The power is great. There are so many parts to his game that I'm impressed with."
Billy Hamilton, Adam Duvall and Eugenio Suarez also connected for Cincinnati, which scored its most runs in 19 games since Scooter Gennett hit four homers in its 13-1 win over St. Louis on June 6.
Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun returned after missing 31 games with a strained left calf, but the NL Central-leading Brewers lost for the third time in four games.
Braun went 1 for 5 with a double. He was robbed of another hit when right fielder Scott Schebler went to the wall to make a lunging catch for the final out of the game.
"He swung the bat well," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "He had to move around the field and throw. From my perspective, I wasn't even thinking about it."
Travis Shaw's three-run shot off Tim Adleman (5-4) gave Milwaukee a 5-4 lead in the third inning. But Suarez responded with his 12th homer in the bottom half, stopping a 0-for-13 slide.
"My mechanics have been good," Suarez said. "There was nothing wrong with my swing. It was more mental. When you're not getting hits, you think too much. I have been trying to get a good pitch in the strike zone to hit. I tell myself if it isn't in the strike zone, don't swing at it."
Gennett led off the fifth with a base hit and Votto followed with a drive to right-center off Junior Guerra for his 21st homer. The 2010 NL MVP is batting .304 with 55 RBI.
Adleman (5-4) tied his career high by allowing three home runs in five innings. He surrendered five hits, struck out seven and walked three.
Tony Cingrani and Michael Lorenzen combined for two scoreless innings before Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his 13th save.
Guerra (1-2) set a career high by allowing eight runs in four-plus innings. He also tied his career high by giving up eight hits in his seventh start since returning on May 26 after missing almost two months with a right calf strain.
"I was getting behind in the count most of the game and missing spots," Guerra said through an interpreter. "When that happens and you get behind, you saw the results."
Hamilton lined Guerra's third pitch into the first row of the seats in right for his second homer. Duvall hit a two-run shot and Devin Mesoraco added an RBI single as Cincinnati jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first.
Manny Pina and Orlando Arcia homered for Milwaukee in the second inning. Arcia added a run-scoring single off Drew Storen in the sixth
"We came back swinging the bats well," Counsell said. "You kind of felt that fifth inning would be big with the middle of their order up. We fell hard and fast."
FAST PACE
Shaw, the son of former Reds reliever Jeff Shaw, needed just 68 games to match his career high of 16 homers set last season in 145 games with Boston.
FUSE LIGHTER
It was Hamilton's second career leadoff homer. The first also was against the Brewers, off Marco Estrada on June 15, 2014, at Milwaukee.
NEW KIDS
The Reds promoted right-hander Kevin Shackelford from Triple-A Louisville. If he pitches, Shackelford will become the 10th Reds player and seventh pitcher to make his major league debut this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: 2B Jonathan Villar was activated from the 10-day disabled list. He had been out since June 10 with a lower back strain.
Reds: SS Zack Cozart is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day disabled list on Wednesday. He has been out since June 19 with a strained right quadriceps.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson pitches on Wednesday night. He allowed two runs and two hits in six innings in a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Reds: RHP Luis Castillo was in line to win his major league debut on Friday at Washington, but Cincinnati was unable to hold onto the lead. He pitched five innings of two-run ball against the NL East-leading Nationals.
7:10PM,EDT,June 27,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Sogard singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Thames struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Hamilton homered to right center (374 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Gennett walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Votto flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall homered to left (419 feet), Gennett scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Suárez walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Schebler hit by pitch, Suárez to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Mesoraco singled to left, Suárez scored, Schebler out at third, Mesoraco to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Peraza flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Piña homered to left center (354 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| Broxton struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Arcia homered to center (413 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Guerra struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Adleman grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Hamilton singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Votto popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Sogard hit by pitch. | 2 | 4 |
| Thames flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Braun hit a ground rule double to deep right, Sogard to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Shaw homered to right (395 feet), Sogard and Braun scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Santana struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| Piña walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Broxton fouled out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Duvall flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| Suárez homered to right center (389 feet). | 5 | 5 |
| Schebler lined out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to catcher. | 5 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Arcia grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| Guerra grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 5 |
| Sogard grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Peraza popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| Adleman lined out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Adleman pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Thames walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Braun grounded into double play, third to second to first, Thames out at second. | 5 | 5 |
| Shaw walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Gennett singled to right center. | 5 | 5 |
| Votto homered to right center (406 feet), Gennett scored. | 5 | 7 |
| Duvall doubled to deep center. | 5 | 7 |
| Suárez walked. | 5 | 7 |
| Torres relieved Guerra. | 5 | 7 |
| Schebler singled to right, Duvall to third, Suárez to second. | 5 | 7 |
| Mesoraco hit sacrifice fly to left, Duvall scored. | 5 | 8 |
| Peraza singled to center, Suárez to third, Schebler to second. | 5 | 8 |
| Barnhart hit for Adleman. | 5 | 8 |
| Barnhart flied out to center. | 5 | 8 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Storen relieved Adleman. | 5 | 8 |
| Piña flied out to right. | 5 | 8 |
| Broxton reached on infield single to pitcher. | 5 | 8 |
| Broxton stole second. | 5 | 8 |
| Arcia singled to left, Broxton scored. | 6 | 8 |
| Villar hit for Torres. | 6 | 8 |
| Villar grounded into double play, catcher to shortstop to first, Arcia out at second. | 6 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Drake pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Drake relieved Torres. | 6 | 8 |
| Gennett grounded out to third. | 6 | 8 |
| Votto struck out looking. | 6 | 8 |
| Duvall lined out to left. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Cingrani relieved Storen. | 6 | 8 |
| Sogard flied out to left. | 6 | 8 |
| Thames popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 8 |
| Braun grounded out to second. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Hughes relieved Drake. | 6 | 8 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| Schebler flied out to center. | 6 | 8 |
| Mesoraco lined out to third. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Shaw grounded out to second. | 6 | 8 |
| Lorenzen relieved Cingrani. | 6 | 8 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| Piña reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 8 |
| Broxton walked, Piña to second. | 6 | 8 |
| Arcia reached on infield single to second, Piña to third, Broxton to second. | 6 | 8 |
| Vogt hit for Hughes. | 6 | 8 |
| Vogt flied out to right. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brent Suter pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Suter relieved Hughes. | 6 | 8 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 8 |
| Kivlehan hit for Lorenzen. | 6 | 8 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Iglesias relieved Lorenzen. | 6 | 8 |
| Sogard grounded out to first. | 6 | 8 |
| Thames flied out to center. | 6 | 8 |
| Braun flied out to right. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Sogard 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .350 | .459 | .520 |
| Thames 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .245 | .373 | .550 |
| Braun LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .259 | .344 | .519 |
| Shaw 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .289 | .347 | .553 |
| Santana RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .272 | .364 | .463 |
| Piña C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .288 | .335 | .463 |
| Broxton CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .251 | .320 | .494 |
| Arcia SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .276 | .317 | .409 |
| Guerra P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Torres P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Villar PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .282 | .341 |
Drake P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Hughes P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Vogt PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Suter P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 152 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for C Torres in the 6th b-flied out to right for J Hughes in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Braun (7, Adleman) HR: Piña (5, 2nd inning off Adleman 0 on, 1 Out); Arcia (6, 2nd inning off Adleman 0 on, 2 Out); Shaw (16, 3rd inning off Adleman 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Piña (21), Arcia 2 (25), Shaw 3 (56) 2-out RBI: Arcia GIDP: Braun, Villar Brewers RISP: 3-4 (Shaw 1-1, Arcia 2-2, Vogt 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Broxton (14, 2nd base off Storen/Mesoraco) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 18,577 (43.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Manny Gonzalez, First Base - Chris Segal, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Mark Carlson |
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