CINCINNATI -- Dan Straily gets away with a rather risky approach at the homer haven known as Great American Ball Park.
He gets outs with balls in the air. He collected 14 of them, 10 on flyballs to the outfield, while setting a franchise record during Cincinnati's 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
Straily pitched a career-high eight innings and the Reds took advantage of some sloppy Milwaukee fielding for their fifth straight win.
Adam Duvall put the Reds ahead for good in the third with the first of his two doubles. The Reds went on to match their longest winning streak of the season.
Straily (12-8) pitched around solo home runs by Keon Broxton and Jonathan Villar to improve to 8-2 since the All-Star break.
Straily allowed three hits and two runs with one walk and eight strikeouts while logging his 11th start in which he allowed three or fewer hits -- a franchise record, according to the Reds.
"It's not just me," he said. "I'm the beneficiary of great scouting reports and defense. Home runs are going to happen. I try to tell these guys that if they don't put guys on base, you'll be fine."
"It's tough to get beat giving up solo home runs. I understand the environment I'm in. It's you versus the hitter. I want contact. I want the weakest contact possible, and I want it right at somebody," he said.
Manager Bryan Price has learned that there's method in what looks like Straily's madness.
"You just make sure they are higher than farther," he said. "In Dan's case, you just have to find a way to stay off the barrel of the bat. You can't pitch in this ballpark or the big leagues if you try to defend against the home run."
Tony Cingrani pitched the ninth, allowing Chris Carter's 34th homer, a two-run shot. Carter just missed hitting a three-run shot in the sixth, reaching the right field warning track with two outs.
Matt Garza (5-7) allowed five runs, only one earned, in five innings as the Brewers lost for the fourth time in five games.
Joey Votto's solo home run in the first inning was his 24th of the season. He has 28 homers and 91 RBI against the Brewers in his career, his top totals versus one opponent.
Milwaukee, which went into the game with the major leagues' worst fielding percentage, committed errors on Cincinnati's first two batters of the third. Garza hit Eugenio Suarez with one out to load the bases and Votto tied it at 2 with a single before Duvall hit a two-run double.
Brandon Phillips then hit a fly ball to right-center field that Kirk Niewenhuis caught while being jostled by Broxton, the center fielder.
Votto scored on the sacrifice fly, but Duvall was thrown out at the plate trying to take advantage of the mini-collision and score from second.
Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell is running out of patience.
"We were sloppy again defensively tonight," Counsell said. "Frankly, it's unacceptable. It's time for us to finish the season. It's 162 games, and it's not over. There's still time for guys to make an impression. These are important games for those guys."
NO BLITZING
Former University of Louisville and Denver Broncos linebacker Tom Jackson, who recently retired after 29 years as an ESPN NFL analyst, threw a ceremonial first pitch. Jackson is a long-time Cincinnati area resident.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey, who hasn't pitched since Aug. 28 because of right biceps soreness, threw a 44-pitch bullpen session. He is tentatively scheduled for another session on Friday.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra (8-3) makes his third start since coming off the disabled list on September 1. He progressed from 3 1/3 innings in his first start to five in his next outing.
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman (2-3), who notched his first major league win on May 6 against the Brewers, is Cincinnati's scheduled starter on Wednesday.
Milwaukee Brewers
He gets outs with balls in the air. He collected 14 of them, 10 on flyballs to the outfield, while setting a franchise record during Cincinnati's 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
Straily pitched a career-high eight innings and the Reds took advantage of some sloppy Milwaukee fielding for their fifth straight win.
Adam Duvall put the Reds ahead for good in the third with the first of his two doubles. The Reds went on to match their longest winning streak of the season.
Straily (12-8) pitched around solo home runs by Keon Broxton and Jonathan Villar to improve to 8-2 since the All-Star break.
Straily allowed three hits and two runs with one walk and eight strikeouts while logging his 11th start in which he allowed three or fewer hits -- a franchise record, according to the Reds.
"It's not just me," he said. "I'm the beneficiary of great scouting reports and defense. Home runs are going to happen. I try to tell these guys that if they don't put guys on base, you'll be fine."
"It's tough to get beat giving up solo home runs. I understand the environment I'm in. It's you versus the hitter. I want contact. I want the weakest contact possible, and I want it right at somebody," he said.
Manager Bryan Price has learned that there's method in what looks like Straily's madness.
"You just make sure they are higher than farther," he said. "In Dan's case, you just have to find a way to stay off the barrel of the bat. You can't pitch in this ballpark or the big leagues if you try to defend against the home run."
Tony Cingrani pitched the ninth, allowing Chris Carter's 34th homer, a two-run shot. Carter just missed hitting a three-run shot in the sixth, reaching the right field warning track with two outs.
Matt Garza (5-7) allowed five runs, only one earned, in five innings as the Brewers lost for the fourth time in five games.
Joey Votto's solo home run in the first inning was his 24th of the season. He has 28 homers and 91 RBI against the Brewers in his career, his top totals versus one opponent.
Milwaukee, which went into the game with the major leagues' worst fielding percentage, committed errors on Cincinnati's first two batters of the third. Garza hit Eugenio Suarez with one out to load the bases and Votto tied it at 2 with a single before Duvall hit a two-run double.
Brandon Phillips then hit a fly ball to right-center field that Kirk Niewenhuis caught while being jostled by Broxton, the center fielder.
Votto scored on the sacrifice fly, but Duvall was thrown out at the plate trying to take advantage of the mini-collision and score from second.
Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell is running out of patience.
"We were sloppy again defensively tonight," Counsell said. "Frankly, it's unacceptable. It's time for us to finish the season. It's 162 games, and it's not over. There's still time for guys to make an impression. These are important games for those guys."
NO BLITZING
Former University of Louisville and Denver Broncos linebacker Tom Jackson, who recently retired after 29 years as an ESPN NFL analyst, threw a ceremonial first pitch. Jackson is a long-time Cincinnati area resident.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey, who hasn't pitched since Aug. 28 because of right biceps soreness, threw a 44-pitch bullpen session. He is tentatively scheduled for another session on Friday.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra (8-3) makes his third start since coming off the disabled list on September 1. He progressed from 3 1/3 innings in his first start to five in his next outing.
Reds: RHP Tim Adleman (2-3), who notched his first major league win on May 6 against the Brewers, is Cincinnati's scheduled starter on Wednesday.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Milwaukee - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Nieuwenhuis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Peraza singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto homered to right center (416 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Pérez flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Carter flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Broxton homered to left center (399 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Arcia flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Schebler grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| De Jesús Jr. grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Maldonado fouled out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Garza struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Villar homered to left center (383 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Nieuwenhuis flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Barnhart safe at first on error by first baseman Carter. | 2 | 1 |
| Straily grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Barnhart safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Pérez. | 2 | 1 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez hit by pitch, Barnhart to third, Straily to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Votto singled to right, Barnhart scored, Straily to third, Suárez to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Duvall doubled to deep left, Straily and Suárez scored, Votto to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Phillips hit sacrifice fly to right, Votto scored, Duvall tagged out at home. | 2 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Braun flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Pérez popped out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Schebler singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| De Jesús Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Schebler to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Barnhart lined out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Straily sacrificed to first, Schebler to third, De Jesús Jr. to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Broxton struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Arcia singled to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Maldonado flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Garza grounded into fielder's choice to second, Arcia out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Suárez lined out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Votto singled to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Duvall lined out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Phillips reached on infield single to second, Votto to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Schebler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Phillips out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Villar hit by pitch. | 2 | 5 |
| Villar stole second. | 2 | 5 |
| Nieuwenhuis struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Braun walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Pérez popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Carter flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Cravy pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Cravy relieved Garza. | 2 | 5 |
| De Jesús Jr. lined out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Barnhart popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Straily struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Broxton struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Maldonado flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Corey Knebel pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Knebel relieved Cravy. | 2 | 5 |
| Peraza flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Suárez flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Gennett hit for Knebel. | 2 | 5 |
| Gennett lined out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Villar fouled out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Nieuwenhuis grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Boyer pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN |
| Boyer relieved Knebel. | 2 | 5 |
| Duvall doubled to deep right. | 2 | 5 |
| Phillips struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Schebler singled to center, Duvall scored. | 2 | 6 |
| De Jesús Jr. lined out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| Barnhart lined out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Cingrani pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN |
| Cingrani relieved Straily. | 2 | 6 |
| Braun walked. | 2 | 6 |
| Pérez grounded into fielder's choice to second, Braun out at second. | 2 | 6 |
| Carter homered to left (374 feet), Pérez scored. | 4 | 6 |
| Broxton grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Milwaukee Brewers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villar 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .292 | .373 | .458 |
| Nieuwenhuis RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .211 | .326 | .389 |
| Braun LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .309 | .373 | .541 |
| Pérez 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .273 | .302 | .448 |
| Carter 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .224 | .322 | .491 |
| Broxton CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .244 | .358 | .426 |
| Arcia SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .224 | .297 | .358 |
| Maldonado C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .192 | .321 | .345 |
| Garza P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .038 | .107 | .038 |
Cravy P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
Knebel P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Gennett PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .264 | .316 | .395 |
Boyer P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 124 | |||
| a-lined out to left for C Knebel in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Broxton (8, 2nd inning off Straily 0 on, 2 Out); Villar (16, 3rd inning off Straily 0 on, 2 Out); Carter (34, 9th inning off Cingrani 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Broxton (18), Villar (55), Carter 2 (82) 2-out RBI: Broxton, Villar Brewers RISP: 0-3 (Nieuwenhuis 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Carter 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Villar (54, 2nd base off Straily/Barnhart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Carter (9, catch); Pérez (12, throw) DP: 1 (Nieuwenhuis-Villar-Maldonado). Outfield Assist: Nieuwenhuis (Duvall at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 12,926 (30.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jordan Baker, First Base - Roberto Ortiz, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Mike Everitt |
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