MILWAUKEE -- The Cincinnati Reds used an eight-run sixth inning to turn a close game into a blowout.
Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run home run during the outburst and the Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-5 on Saturday night.
The Reds had seven hits in the key inning, including two by Joey Votto, and Milwaukee added two errors and a wild pitch by starter Zach Davies (9-5) that led to a run.
Votto had four hits and two RBI and Billy Hamilton, Zack Cozart, Adam Duvall, Brandon Phillips, Tucker Barnhart and Suarez each had two hits for the Reds. Cincinnati had 16 hits in the game.
"Certainly there's a bunch of guys that had big games. Just a lot of good quality at-bats," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "These games don't happen often in this sport, going from a 1-0 game to a 9-0 game."
Dan Straily (8-6) allowed two runs and 10 hits while striking out six over 5 1/3 innings.
"You can't let those kind of ballgames slip away from you. They hit some pretty good pitches," Straily said. "The offense tonight really carried the team and we did just a good enough job pitching to win the game."
Votto raised his average above .300 for the first time this season.
"The first couple of months were really frustrating. I felt like I dug myself a pretty big hole," Votto said. "I still feel like I am coming out of it."
Ryan Braun hit a solo homer off Straily in the sixth.
Davies, who has emerged as Milwaukee's ace, gave up five runs and eight hits in five innings. He entered 4-0 with a 2.31 ERA over his previous six starts and hadn't allowed more than three runs since giving up six on June 30.
"It went pretty smoothly for the first five, being able to keep them off balance," Davies said. "Then it kind of fell apart."
Scooter Gennett had four hits for Milwaukee, tying a career high, and Martin Maldonado hit his sixth homer.
HISPANIC HERITAGE
Milwaukee and Cincinnati wore jerseys with "Cerveceros" and "Los Rojas," respectively, across the front in honor of Hispanic heritage in baseball.
KEEPING WATCH
After Hamilton led off the game with an infield single, Davies tried to pick off the majors' leading basestealer six straight times with Votto at the plate. In all, Davies tried to pick Hamilton off 10 times.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra played catch for the first time as he works his way back from right elbow inflammation. Guerra has been out since Aug. 8 and is eligible to come off the disabled list on Friday. ... OF Domingo Santana needs at least 20 to 30 minor league at-bats before he's ready to return to the Brewers, manager Craig Counsell said. Santana has been out since June 10 with right elbow soreness. He began a second rehab assignment earlier this week with Class A Wisconsin. An earlier assignment was cut short when Santana again began to experience soreness in the elbow.
UP NEXT
Reds: Cody Reed (0-6, 6.36) will make his first-ever career start against the Brewers. He's coming off his best start of the season, tossing six shutout innings against St. Louis on Monday.
Brewers: Wily Peralta (4-8, 6.38) will make his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs earlier this month. Peralta is 4-4 with a 3.14 ERA in 11 career starts versus the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds
Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run home run during the outburst and the Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-5 on Saturday night.
The Reds had seven hits in the key inning, including two by Joey Votto, and Milwaukee added two errors and a wild pitch by starter Zach Davies (9-5) that led to a run.
Votto had four hits and two RBI and Billy Hamilton, Zack Cozart, Adam Duvall, Brandon Phillips, Tucker Barnhart and Suarez each had two hits for the Reds. Cincinnati had 16 hits in the game.
"Certainly there's a bunch of guys that had big games. Just a lot of good quality at-bats," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "These games don't happen often in this sport, going from a 1-0 game to a 9-0 game."
Dan Straily (8-6) allowed two runs and 10 hits while striking out six over 5 1/3 innings.
"You can't let those kind of ballgames slip away from you. They hit some pretty good pitches," Straily said. "The offense tonight really carried the team and we did just a good enough job pitching to win the game."
Votto raised his average above .300 for the first time this season.
"The first couple of months were really frustrating. I felt like I dug myself a pretty big hole," Votto said. "I still feel like I am coming out of it."
Ryan Braun hit a solo homer off Straily in the sixth.
Davies, who has emerged as Milwaukee's ace, gave up five runs and eight hits in five innings. He entered 4-0 with a 2.31 ERA over his previous six starts and hadn't allowed more than three runs since giving up six on June 30.
"It went pretty smoothly for the first five, being able to keep them off balance," Davies said. "Then it kind of fell apart."
Scooter Gennett had four hits for Milwaukee, tying a career high, and Martin Maldonado hit his sixth homer.
HISPANIC HERITAGE
Milwaukee and Cincinnati wore jerseys with "Cerveceros" and "Los Rojas," respectively, across the front in honor of Hispanic heritage in baseball.
KEEPING WATCH
After Hamilton led off the game with an infield single, Davies tried to pick off the majors' leading basestealer six straight times with Votto at the plate. In all, Davies tried to pick Hamilton off 10 times.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra played catch for the first time as he works his way back from right elbow inflammation. Guerra has been out since Aug. 8 and is eligible to come off the disabled list on Friday. ... OF Domingo Santana needs at least 20 to 30 minor league at-bats before he's ready to return to the Brewers, manager Craig Counsell said. Santana has been out since June 10 with right elbow soreness. He began a second rehab assignment earlier this week with Class A Wisconsin. An earlier assignment was cut short when Santana again began to experience soreness in the elbow.
UP NEXT
Reds: Cody Reed (0-6, 6.36) will make his first-ever career start against the Brewers. He's coming off his best start of the season, tossing six shutout innings against St. Louis on Monday.
Brewers: Wily Peralta (4-8, 6.38) will make his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs earlier this month. Peralta is 4-4 with a 3.14 ERA in 11 career starts versus the Reds.
7:10PM,EDT,August 13,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to pitcher, Hamilton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Villar singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arcia struck out swinging, Villar stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Villar caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Phillips singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Gennett singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Broxton singled to center, Gennett to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Straily grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton tripled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to left, Hamilton scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall singled to center, Votto to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Davies struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Villar grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Arcia grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Schebler lined out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Braun grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett singled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Carter flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez doubled to deep right, Gennett out at home. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Straily struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Broxton flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Davies singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| -1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Votto singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall singled to deep left, Votto to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to right, Votto scored, Duvall to third, Phillips to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 |
| Duvall scored, Phillips to third on wild pitch by Davies. | 3 | 0 |
| Schebler walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Blazek relieved Davies. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez homered to left (397 feet), Phillips and Schebler scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Barnhart reached on infield single to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Straily grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Barnhart safe at second on throwing error by catcher Maldonado, Barnhart to third, Straily to first on throwing error by shortstop Arcia. | 6 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to second, Straily out at second. | 6 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to center, Barnhart scored, Hamilton to third. | 7 | 0 |
| Votto doubled to deep right, Hamilton scored, Cozart to third. | 8 | 0 |
| Duvall hit sacrifice fly to right, Cozart scored. | 9 | 0 |
| Phillips lined out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| 8 Runs, 7 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Holt in center field. | 9 | 0 |
| Arcia flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| Braun homered to center (423 feet). | 9 | 1 |
| Gennett singled to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Carter singled to left, Gennett to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Pérez singled to center, Gennett to third, Carter to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Díaz relieved Straily. | 9 | 1 |
| Broxton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gennett scored, Pérez out at second, Carter to third. | 9 | 2 |
| Maldonado walked, Broxton to second. | 9 | 2 |
| Flores hit for Blazek. | 9 | 2 |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 9 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Boyer pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Boyer relieved Blazek. | 9 | 2 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 9 | 2 |
| Suárez doubled to deep right. | 9 | 2 |
| Barnhart singled to center, Suárez to third. | 9 | 2 |
| Renda hit for Díaz. | 9 | 2 |
| Renda grounded into fielder's choice to second, Suárez scored, Barnhart out at second. | 10 | 2 |
| Holt lined out to right. | 10 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Wood relieved Díaz. | 10 | 2 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| Arcia grounded out to pitcher. | 10 | 2 |
| Braun doubled to deep right. | 10 | 2 |
| Gennett grounded out to first. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Torres relieved Boyer. | 10 | 2 |
| Cozart singled to right. | 10 | 2 |
| Votto doubled to deep left, Cozart to third. | 10 | 2 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop, Cozart scored, Votto to third. | 11 | 2 |
| Schebler flied out to right. | 11 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smith pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Smith relieved Wood. | 11 | 2 |
| De Jesús Jr. at first base. | 11 | 2 |
| Carter flied out to center. | 11 | 2 |
| Pérez grounded out to second. | 11 | 2 |
| Broxton doubled to deep left. | 11 | 2 |
| Maldonado homered to center (421 feet), Broxton scored. | 11 | 4 |
| Wilkins hit for Torres. | 11 | 4 |
| Wilkins flied out to right. | 11 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Corey Knebel pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Knebel relieved Torres. | 11 | 4 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| De Jesús Jr. lined out to second. | 11 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smith pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Villar walked. | 11 | 4 |
| Arcia lined out to center. | 11 | 4 |
| Braun grounded into fielder's choice to second, Villar out at second. | 11 | 4 |
| Gennett doubled to right, Braun scored. | 11 | 5 |
| Carter flied out to right. | 11 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .258 | .314 | .352 |
Holt CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .213 | .289 | .252 |
| Cozart SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .265 | .311 | .448 |
| Votto 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .301 | .428 | .504 |
Smith P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .247 | .301 | .528 |
| Phillips 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .282 | .320 | .404 |
| Schebler RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .172 | .248 | .313 |
| Suárez 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .240 | .302 | .423 |
| Barnhart C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .263 | .327 | .395 |
| Straily P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .051 | .000 |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Renda PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Wood P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
De Jesús Jr. 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .273 | .289 |
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 161 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for J Diaz in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Votto 2 (22, Torres, Blazek); Suárez (13, Boyer) 3B: Hamilton (3, Davies) HR: Suárez (19, 6th inning off Blazek 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: Votto 2 (59), Phillips 2 (48), Suárez 3 (57), Cozart (46), Duvall (76), Renda (2) SF: Duvall 2-out RBI: Votto Reds RISP: 6-15 (Barnhart 1-1, Duvall 0-2, Renda 0-1, Schebler 0-1, Phillips 1-4, Cozart 1-2, Suárez 1-1, Hamilton 0-1, Votto 2-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Schebler (Gennett at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 30,357 (72.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:29 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Ryan Blakney, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Bill Miller |
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