MILWAUKEE -- A stinging line drive off the right leg of Cincinnati's Brandon Finnegan wasn't enough to stop the left-hander from dominating the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
Finnegan pitched five scoreless innings in what likely was his final start of the season, lifting the Reds to a 4-2 victory.
"You don't want to come out, especially that early in the game, so there was no way I was going to let them take me out," Finnegan said of being struck on the inside of his right knee. "Luckily, it felt good enough to push through."
Finnegan (10-11) scattered three hits and struck out four, needing only 54 pitches to get through five innings.
Finnegan took a line drive from Milwaukee's Hernan Perez in the second. Manager Bryan Price and trainers went to the mound, and Finnegan threw a few practice pitches before facing the next batter to make sure he was all right.
"It got tighter and tighter as the game went on, for sure," he said. "Sitting between innings wasn't helping. But when I moved it, it was good enough to keep going."
Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his fourth save in five chances.
Finnegan, obtained in the July 2015 trade that sent Johnny Cueto to Kansas City, is 4-3 with a 2.23 ERA in his last 11 starts. The left-hander has pitched 172 innings this year, up from 105 1/3 innings splitting time between the major and minor leagues in 2015.
"I made it through the season healthy," he said. "I'm glad I was able to put up the innings I was able to. I wish it was more, but it's protocol for guys who don't have that many innings in years past."
The team indicated in the days before Sunday that it would be Finnegan's last start, but Price only would say "he was toward the end" of his innings limit after the game.
"If that is his last start, a great way to finish the season," Price said.
Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta (7-11) pitched six innings, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on five hits and three walks while striking out five. Banished to the minors on June 12 after a poor start, Peralta returned in August and has made nine starts, going 3-4 with a 3.23 ERA in his second stint with the team.
Scott Schebler had two hits for the Reds, including a double with one out in the first when the Reds took a 2-0 lead on an RBI double by Adam Duvall and an RBI fielder's choice by Brandon Phillips.
Jose Peraza walked in the third, and later scored on a throwing error by Milwaukee catcher Martin Maldonado for a 3-0 lead.
The Reds extended the lead to 4-0 in the seventh on a pinch-hit single by Steve Selsky, scoring Eugenio Suarez.
The Brewers scored twice in the seventh off Jumbo Diaz, with Hernan Perez scoring on a throwing error by catcher Ramon Cabrera. Yadiel Rivera's groundout then scored Orlando Arcia to make it 4-2.
Ryan Braun had a single and triple, and Perez had two singles for Milwaukee. The Brewers went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position.
ATTENDANCE DOWN
It was the final home game for the Brewers, who drew 2,314,614 fans, down 9 percent from 2,542,558 a year ago. Milwaukee went 41-40 at home and is 29-46 on the road.
BRAUN OVATION
News reports have indicated that Braun could be traded during the offseason, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation before his final at-bat in the eighth inning, and again after he struck out. He stepped out of the batter's box and gave a wave to acknowledge the ovation.
"The love and support I've received here is more than any athlete could ever hope to get from any fan base," Braun said. "I think that the people here, at least most of them, recognized that there's a chance that this was my last home game as a Brewer."
VOTTO'S DOUBLES MARK
Votto hit his 30th double in the eighth, becoming only the second Reds player with at least 30 doubles in eight different seasons. Pete Rose had 30 doubles in 13 seasons for Cincinnati.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Price said it was "improbable" that RHP Homer Bailey would pitch again this season. He has been out four weeks with right biceps tenderness.
Brewers: Maldonado returned to the starting lineup after going through concussion protocol. He took a hard foul off his mask on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Reds: Tim Adleman (2-4) will pitch Monday night as Cincinnati opens a four-game series at St. Louis, which is vying for an NL wild-card spot.
Brewers: Matt Garza (5-8) will make his 19th start of the year at Texas in an interleague game Monday night.
Cincinnati Reds
Finnegan pitched five scoreless innings in what likely was his final start of the season, lifting the Reds to a 4-2 victory.
"You don't want to come out, especially that early in the game, so there was no way I was going to let them take me out," Finnegan said of being struck on the inside of his right knee. "Luckily, it felt good enough to push through."
Finnegan (10-11) scattered three hits and struck out four, needing only 54 pitches to get through five innings.
Finnegan took a line drive from Milwaukee's Hernan Perez in the second. Manager Bryan Price and trainers went to the mound, and Finnegan threw a few practice pitches before facing the next batter to make sure he was all right.
"It got tighter and tighter as the game went on, for sure," he said. "Sitting between innings wasn't helping. But when I moved it, it was good enough to keep going."
Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his fourth save in five chances.
Finnegan, obtained in the July 2015 trade that sent Johnny Cueto to Kansas City, is 4-3 with a 2.23 ERA in his last 11 starts. The left-hander has pitched 172 innings this year, up from 105 1/3 innings splitting time between the major and minor leagues in 2015.
"I made it through the season healthy," he said. "I'm glad I was able to put up the innings I was able to. I wish it was more, but it's protocol for guys who don't have that many innings in years past."
The team indicated in the days before Sunday that it would be Finnegan's last start, but Price only would say "he was toward the end" of his innings limit after the game.
"If that is his last start, a great way to finish the season," Price said.
Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta (7-11) pitched six innings, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on five hits and three walks while striking out five. Banished to the minors on June 12 after a poor start, Peralta returned in August and has made nine starts, going 3-4 with a 3.23 ERA in his second stint with the team.
Scott Schebler had two hits for the Reds, including a double with one out in the first when the Reds took a 2-0 lead on an RBI double by Adam Duvall and an RBI fielder's choice by Brandon Phillips.
Jose Peraza walked in the third, and later scored on a throwing error by Milwaukee catcher Martin Maldonado for a 3-0 lead.
The Reds extended the lead to 4-0 in the seventh on a pinch-hit single by Steve Selsky, scoring Eugenio Suarez.
The Brewers scored twice in the seventh off Jumbo Diaz, with Hernan Perez scoring on a throwing error by catcher Ramon Cabrera. Yadiel Rivera's groundout then scored Orlando Arcia to make it 4-2.
Ryan Braun had a single and triple, and Perez had two singles for Milwaukee. The Brewers went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position.
ATTENDANCE DOWN
It was the final home game for the Brewers, who drew 2,314,614 fans, down 9 percent from 2,542,558 a year ago. Milwaukee went 41-40 at home and is 29-46 on the road.
BRAUN OVATION
News reports have indicated that Braun could be traded during the offseason, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation before his final at-bat in the eighth inning, and again after he struck out. He stepped out of the batter's box and gave a wave to acknowledge the ovation.
"The love and support I've received here is more than any athlete could ever hope to get from any fan base," Braun said. "I think that the people here, at least most of them, recognized that there's a chance that this was my last home game as a Brewer."
VOTTO'S DOUBLES MARK
Votto hit his 30th double in the eighth, becoming only the second Reds player with at least 30 doubles in eight different seasons. Pete Rose had 30 doubles in 13 seasons for Cincinnati.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Price said it was "improbable" that RHP Homer Bailey would pitch again this season. He has been out four weeks with right biceps tenderness.
Brewers: Maldonado returned to the starting lineup after going through concussion protocol. He took a hard foul off his mask on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Reds: Tim Adleman (2-4) will pitch Monday night as Cincinnati opens a four-game series at St. Louis, which is vying for an NL wild-card spot.
Brewers: Matt Garza (5-8) will make his 19th start of the year at Texas in an interleague game Monday night.
2:10PM,EDT,September 25,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wily Peralta pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Peraza flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall doubled to deep left, Schebler scored, Votto to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Votto scored, Duvall out at third. | 2 | 0 |
| Phillips stole second, Phillips safe at third on throwing error by catcher Maldonado. | 2 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Villar flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Santana struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Braun tripled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Carter fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wily Peralta pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Renda grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Finnegan grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Pérez reached on infield single to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Pérez stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Maldonado popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Rivera grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wily Peralta pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Peraza walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Peraza safe at third on throwing error by catcher Maldonado. | 2 | 0 |
| Schebler singled to right, Peraza scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Votto lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Schebler caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Santana grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wily Peralta pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Phillips grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Renda grounded into double play, third to second to first, Suárez out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Braun singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Carter grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Braun out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Pérez flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wily Peralta pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Cabrera singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Finnegan sacrificed to catcher, Cabrera to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded out to second, Cabrera to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Finnegan pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Arcia popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Rivera flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wily Peralta pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Phillips singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Phillips caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Smith pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Elmore hit for Peralta. | 3 | 0 |
| Smith relieved Finnegan. | 3 | 0 |
| Elmore singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Villar doubled to deep center, Elmore to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Braun popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jhan Marinez pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Mariñez relieved Peralta. | 3 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Renda sacrificed to pitcher, Suárez to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Selsky hit for Smith. | 3 | 0 |
| Selsky singled to right, Suárez scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Peraza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Selsky out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Díaz relieved Smith. | 4 | 0 |
| Selsky in right field. | 4 | 0 |
| Pérez singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Pérez to second on wild pitch by Díaz. | 4 | 0 |
| Arcia singled to left center, Pérez to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Arcia stole second, Pérez scored, Arcia safe at third on throwing error by catcher Cabrera. | 4 | 1 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Gennett hit for Rivera. | 4 | 1 |
| Gennett grounded out to shortstop, Arcia scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Pinto hit for Mariñez. | 4 | 2 |
| Pinto struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brent Suter pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Villar at third base. | 4 | 2 |
| Gennett at second base. | 4 | 2 |
| Suter relieved Mariñez. | 4 | 2 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Votto doubled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Phillips fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Wood relieved Díaz. | 4 | 2 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Santana struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brent Suter pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Suárez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| De Jesús Jr. hit for Wood. | 4 | 2 |
| De Jesús Jr. lined out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Iglesias relieved Wood. | 4 | 2 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peraza SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .326 | .352 | .419 |
| Schebler CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .263 | .327 | .428 |
| Votto 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .320 | .434 | .533 |
| Duvall LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .237 | .292 | .491 |
| Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .288 | .318 | .413 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .249 | .319 | .413 |
| Renda RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .182 | .250 | .205 |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Wood P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-De Jesús Jr. PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .284 | .287 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| Cabrera C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .250 | .285 | .363 |
| Finnegan P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .113 | .161 | .151 |
Smith P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 |
a-Selsky PH-RF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .281 | .303 | .438 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 120 | |||
| a-singled to right for J Smith in the 7th b-lined out to center for B Wood in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Schebler (12, Peralta); Duvall (30, Peralta); Votto (30, Suter) RBI: Duvall (95), Phillips (61), Schebler (37), Selsky (3) S: Renda, Finnegan 2-out RBI: Selsky GIDP: Renda Reds RISP: 3-10 (Duvall 1-2, Cabrera 0-1, Schebler 1-2, Phillips 0-2, Selsky 1-1, Suárez 0-1, Peraza 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Phillips (12, 2nd base off Peralta/Maldonado) CS: Schebler (4, 2nd base by Peralta/Maldonado); Phillips (8, 2nd base by Peralta/Maldonado) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Cabrera (4, throw) DP: 1 (Peraza-Phillips-Votto). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 31,776 (75.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:41 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ben May, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Ryan Blakney, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |
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