MILWAUKEE -- With an eight-run lead against a struggling offense, the Cincinnati Reds appeared in control in the middle innings Friday night.
But the Milwaukee Brewers' bats awoke late in the game, causing the Reds to have to fight off multiple rallies in order to hold on for an 11-10 victory.
"It was a grind to the end," Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart said. "Even in the ninth, they chipped away at us. But we have one of the better closers in baseball out there and we were able to lock it down."
The
Reds built a 10-2 lead through four innings, but the Brewers scored
seven times in the sixth to make it a game. A solo home run by Barnhart
in the seventh increased Cincinnati's lead to 11-9.
After stranding the bases loaded against Raisel Iglesias in the eighth, Jonathan Villar made it 11-10 with a home run off the Reds closer with one out in the ninth. Eric Thames followed with a single, but Iglesias retired Ryan Braun and struck out Travis Shaw to finish off his 20th save.
"I don't know what words to use to express how much I admired the way our guys handled that," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "You have some of those each year when you get a big lead but the other team comes back and steals a game from you. That one reeked of Milwaukee coming back and stealing one from us."
Reds starter Homer Bailey (4-6) bounced back from allowing 10 runs over 3 1/3 innings in a loss to St. Louis on Aug. 6 to hold the Brewers to two runs despite five walks in five innings.
Milwaukee has dropped six straight games and is 9-18 since the All-Star break. The Brewers had the tying run on base in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings but couldn't complete the comeback.
Cozart connected for a solo home run off Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson in the top of the first. Manny Pina blasted a two-run shot off Bailey in the second to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead.
Cincinnati used five straight two-out hits to score six runs in the third.
Scooter Gennett dumped in a bloop single with the bases loaded to score two and give the Reds a 3-2 lead. Suarez followed with an RBI single and Jesse Winker then doubled in two runs.
Barnhart capped the inning with an infield single that Villar mishandled at second base, allowing Winker to score to make it 7-2.
Cozart and Suarez each hit run-scoring singles as part of a three-run fourth inning.
The first seven Brewers to bat in the sixth inning reached base and scored to pull Milwaukee within 10-9.
Thames connected for a three-run home run to make it 10-7. Milwaukee would add two more runs in the inning before Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen struck out Orlando Arcia with the tying run at third base.
"It was a heck of a comeback," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "It was a lot of fun. There was a lot of energy in it. We just fell a little short."
Nelson (9-6) allowed a career-high nine earned runs and 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings.
STILL STREAKING
Reds first baseman Joey Votto extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a single in the fourth inning. It is the longest active streak in the Major Leagues and the longest streak by a Red this season.
Votto reached base four times Friday to extend his run of reaching base at least twice to a career-best 16 games, the longest streak since Barry Bonds put together a run of getting on base safely at least twice in 20 consecutive games in 2004.
OLD SCHOOL CLOSER
Iglesias recorded his sixth save of at least two innings Friday, the most since Billy Koch and Derek Lowe each posted six multi-inning saves in 2000.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (right knee inflammation) will be activated from the disabled list to start against the Brewers on Saturday. Originally scheduled to start, RHP Tim Adleman will move into a long relief role.
Brewers: C Stephen Vogt (left knee strain) went hitless in four at-bats Friday in his first game of a rehab assignment with Class-A Wisconsin. Used as a designated hitter Friday, Vogt will catch a portion of Saturday's game before serving as the designated hitter Sunday.
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Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (7-7, 4.34 ERA) will make his first start since July 17 when he left after one inning due to right knee inflammation. The veteran has a 5.40 ERA in two starts against the Brewers this season.
Brewers: LHP Brent Suter (2-2, 3.31) will look to bounce back from two consecutive rough starts. The rookie is 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA in seven starts since taking the rotation spot of the injured Chase Anderson.
But the Milwaukee Brewers' bats awoke late in the game, causing the Reds to have to fight off multiple rallies in order to hold on for an 11-10 victory.
"It was a grind to the end," Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart said. "Even in the ninth, they chipped away at us. But we have one of the better closers in baseball out there and we were able to lock it down."
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After stranding the bases loaded against Raisel Iglesias in the eighth, Jonathan Villar made it 11-10 with a home run off the Reds closer with one out in the ninth. Eric Thames followed with a single, but Iglesias retired Ryan Braun and struck out Travis Shaw to finish off his 20th save.
"I don't know what words to use to express how much I admired the way our guys handled that," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "You have some of those each year when you get a big lead but the other team comes back and steals a game from you. That one reeked of Milwaukee coming back and stealing one from us."
Reds starter Homer Bailey (4-6) bounced back from allowing 10 runs over 3 1/3 innings in a loss to St. Louis on Aug. 6 to hold the Brewers to two runs despite five walks in five innings.
Milwaukee has dropped six straight games and is 9-18 since the All-Star break. The Brewers had the tying run on base in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings but couldn't complete the comeback.
Cozart connected for a solo home run off Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson in the top of the first. Manny Pina blasted a two-run shot off Bailey in the second to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead.
Cincinnati used five straight two-out hits to score six runs in the third.
Scooter Gennett dumped in a bloop single with the bases loaded to score two and give the Reds a 3-2 lead. Suarez followed with an RBI single and Jesse Winker then doubled in two runs.
Barnhart capped the inning with an infield single that Villar mishandled at second base, allowing Winker to score to make it 7-2.
Cozart and Suarez each hit run-scoring singles as part of a three-run fourth inning.
The first seven Brewers to bat in the sixth inning reached base and scored to pull Milwaukee within 10-9.
Thames connected for a three-run home run to make it 10-7. Milwaukee would add two more runs in the inning before Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen struck out Orlando Arcia with the tying run at third base.
"It was a heck of a comeback," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "It was a lot of fun. There was a lot of energy in it. We just fell a little short."
Nelson (9-6) allowed a career-high nine earned runs and 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings.
STILL STREAKING
Reds first baseman Joey Votto extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a single in the fourth inning. It is the longest active streak in the Major Leagues and the longest streak by a Red this season.
Votto reached base four times Friday to extend his run of reaching base at least twice to a career-best 16 games, the longest streak since Barry Bonds put together a run of getting on base safely at least twice in 20 consecutive games in 2004.
OLD SCHOOL CLOSER
Iglesias recorded his sixth save of at least two innings Friday, the most since Billy Koch and Derek Lowe each posted six multi-inning saves in 2000.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (right knee inflammation) will be activated from the disabled list to start against the Brewers on Saturday. Originally scheduled to start, RHP Tim Adleman will move into a long relief role.
Brewers: C Stephen Vogt (left knee strain) went hitless in four at-bats Friday in his first game of a rehab assignment with Class-A Wisconsin. Used as a designated hitter Friday, Vogt will catch a portion of Saturday's game before serving as the designated hitter Sunday.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Scott Feldman (7-7, 4.34 ERA) will make his first start since July 17 when he left after one inning due to right knee inflammation. The veteran has a 5.40 ERA in two starts against the Brewers this season.
Brewers: LHP Brent Suter (2-2, 3.31) will look to bounce back from two consecutive rough starts. The rookie is 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA in seven starts since taking the rotation spot of the injured Chase Anderson.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cozart homered to left (390 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Villar grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Thames singled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| Braun flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Shaw flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Gennett flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Winker flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnhart lined out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Santana walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Piña homered to center (434 feet), Santana scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Broxton grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Arcia grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Nelson walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Villar singled to left, Nelson to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Bailey grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Cozart reached on infield single to shortstop, Hamilton to third on error by second baseman Villar. | 1 | 2 |
| Votto intentionally walked, Cozart to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Gennett singled to right, Hamilton and Cozart scored, Votto to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Suárez singled to center, Votto scored, Gennett to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Winker doubled to left, Gennett and Suárez scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Barnhart reached on infield single to second, Winker scored. | 7 | 2 |
| Bailey struck out looking. | 7 | 2 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Braun walked. | 7 | 2 |
| Shaw grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Braun out at second. | 7 | 2 |
| Santana walked. | 7 | 2 |
| Piña singled to left, Santana to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Broxton struck out looking. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Nelson pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Hamilton walked. | 7 | 2 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 7 | 2 |
| Cozart singled to left, Hamilton scored. | 8 | 2 |
| Votto singled to center, Cozart to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Duvall singled to center, Cozart to third, Votto to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Gennett grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cozart scored, Duvall out at second, Votto to third. | 9 | 2 |
| Suárez singled to right, Votto scored. | 10 | 2 |
| Pérez in center field. | 10 | 2 |
| Jeffress relieved Nelson. | 10 | 2 |
| Winker grounded out to pitcher. | 10 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Arcia grounded out to catcher. | 10 | 2 |
| Pérez grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| Villar walked. | 10 | 2 |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Barnhart struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| Bailey reached on infield single to third. | 10 | 2 |
| Hamilton flied out to left. | 10 | 2 |
| Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Braun singled to left. | 10 | 2 |
| Shaw struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| Braun stole second. | 10 | 2 |
| Piña flied out to center. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Votto walked. | 10 | 2 |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 10 | 2 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| Suárez walked, Votto to second. | 10 | 2 |
| Winker struck out looking. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Wood relieved Bailey. | 10 | 2 |
| Sogard hit for Jeffress. | 10 | 2 |
| Sogard singled to right. | 10 | 2 |
| Arcia singled to right center, Sogard to second. | 10 | 2 |
| Sogard to third, Arcia to second on wild pitch by Wood. | 10 | 2 |
| Pérez reached on infield single to third, Sogard scored, Arcia to third. | 10 | 3 |
| Villar reached on infield single to third, Arcia scored, Pérez to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Thames homered to center (402 feet), Pérez and Villar scored. | 10 | 7 |
| Lorenzen relieved Wood. | 10 | 7 |
| Braun singled to center. | 10 | 7 |
| Shaw walked, Braun to second. | 10 | 7 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 10 | 7 |
| Piña singled to center, Braun to third, Shaw to second. | 10 | 7 |
| Braun scored, Shaw to third, Piña to second on wild pitch by Lorenzen. | 10 | 8 |
| Sogard grounded out to shortstop, Shaw scored, Piña to third. | 10 | 9 |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 10 | 9 |
| 7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Sogard at shortstop. | 10 | 9 |
| Torres relieved Jeffress. | 10 | 9 |
| Barnhart homered to center (408 feet). | 11 | 9 |
| Mesoraco hit for Lorenzen. | 11 | 9 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to second. | 11 | 9 |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 11 | 9 |
| Cozart walked. | 11 | 9 |
| Votto grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Peralta relieved Lorenzen. | 11 | 9 |
| Pérez grounded out to second. | 11 | 9 |
| Villar lined out to right. | 11 | 9 |
| Thames lined out to second. | 11 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Hughes relieved Torres. | 11 | 9 |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 11 | 9 |
| Gennett grounded out to first. | 11 | 9 |
| Suárez walked. | 11 | 9 |
| Winker reached on infield single to second, Suárez to second. | 11 | 9 |
| Barnhart lined out to center. | 11 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Kivlehan in right field. | 11 | 9 |
| Iglesias relieved Peralta. | 11 | 9 |
| Braun grounded out to second. | 11 | 9 |
| Shaw singled to left. | 11 | 9 |
| Santana doubled to deep left, Shaw to third. | 11 | 9 |
| Piña struck out swinging. | 11 | 9 |
| Sogard intentionally walked. | 11 | 9 |
| Aguilar hit for Hughes. | 11 | 9 |
| Aguilar struck out swinging. | 11 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jacob Barnes pitching for Milwaukee | CIN | MIL |
| Barnes relieved Hughes. | 11 | 9 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 11 | 9 |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to pitcher. | 11 | 9 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 11 | 9 |
| Cozart grounded out to third. | 11 | 9 |
| Votto intentionally walked. | 11 | 9 |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 11 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIL |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 11 | 9 |
| Villar homered to left center (384 feet). | 11 | 10 |
| Thames singled to center. | 11 | 10 |
| Braun fouled out to third. | 11 | 10 |
| Shaw struck out swinging. | 11 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .249 | .299 | .335 |
| Cozart SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | .320 | .405 | .583 |
| Votto 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .316 | .444 | .607 |
| Duvall LF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .263 | .314 | .521 |
| Gennett 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .292 | .339 | .539 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .262 | .368 | .473 |
| Winker RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .241 | .349 | .407 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Barnhart C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .266 | .336 | .398 |
| Bailey P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .231 | .231 | .308 |
Wood P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Lorenzen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .444 |
a-Mesoraco PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .217 | .319 | .399 |
Peralta P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Kivlehan RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .216 | .310 | .408 |
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 176 | |||
| a-grounded to second for M Lorenzen in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Winker (3, Nelson) HR: Cozart (15, 1st inning off Nelson 0 on, 1 Out); Barnhart (5, 7th inning off Torres 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Cozart 2 (45), Gennett 2 (66), Suárez 2 (59), Winker 2 (8), Barnhart (28) 2-out RBI: Gennett 2, Suárez 2, Winker 2 GIDP: Gennett Reds RISP: 8-14 (Barnhart 1-2, Gennett 1-2, Duvall 1-3, Winker 1-2, Cozart 2-3, Suárez 2-2) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hamilton 3 (48, 2nd base off Nelson/Piña 2, 2nd base off Barnes/Piña) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Cozart-Votto). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 34,517 (82.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:55 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - David Rackley, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
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