Game 1: Zach Davies vs. John Lamb

Game 1 of the series saw a shaky start for the Brewers after starter Zach Davies gave up a three-run home run to Adam Duvall in the top of the first. All three of those runs turned out to be unearned for Davies, after right fielder Ramon Flores’ error on a Jay Bruce two-out fly ball put two runners in scoring position. In the bottom of the first inning, Jonathan Luroy’s sacrifice fly scored Jonathan Villar to put the Brewers on the board.

Lucroy struck again in the bottom of the third with his seventh home run of the season, coming off of Reds’ starter John Lamb. Come the bottom of the fourth inning, the Brew Crew took the lead and would never look back. Aaron Hill homered to tie the game at three before a Villar double, a Hernan Perez single, and a Jonathan Lucroy ground-rule double gave the Brewers a 6-3 lead.

The Reds got one back in the top of the fourth off a Tyler Holt sacrifice fly that scored Billy Hamilton. Hill homered again for the Crew in the bottom of the fifth to earn back a run and make the score 7-4. Joey Votto homered in the top of the sixth to make the score 7-5 and Villar and Perez each singled in runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Brewers never looked back, finishing with a win and final score of 9-5.

Duvall was the leading performer for the Reds, finishing 2 for 4 with a HR and three RBI. For the Brewers, Aaron Hill was 3 for 4 with two HR, two RBI, and a walk. Zach Davies got the win pitching 5.2 innings giving up six hits, five runs, two earned, and striking out three. John Lamb was chased out after 3.2 innings and got the loss after sacrificing seven hits, six runs, three walks, and striking out three also.

Final Result: Milwaukee wins Game 1, 9-5.

Game 2: Chase Anderson vs. Alfredo Simon

Game 2 is the one that got away from the Brewers this weekend and gave the Reds a

win after losing 11 in a row. Milwaukee picked up where they left off after scoring nine on Friday night scoring a pair in the bottom of the first after a Jonathan Lucroy run scored Scooter Gennett and an Aaron Hill scored Lucroy giving them a 2-0 lead early. Cincinnati struck back in the top of the fourth after a Tyler Holt double scored Adam Duvall to make the score 2-1.

Runs came in bunches for the Brewers this series when they appeared to blow this game wide open in the bottom of the fifth and made it look like the game was out of reach for the struggling

Reds. Lucroy kept his hot bat alive, hitting a two-run home run to make the score 4-1. Hernan Perez then singled in Aaron Hill which was followed up by a Scooter Gennett sacrifice fly that scored Alex Presley. After six inning of play, the score was 6-1 Milwaukee.

The Reds didn’t stay down for long though, as they came back in the top of the seventh and put five runs on the board. Joey Votto singled to score Tucker Barnhart, Jay Bruce singled scoring Joey Votto, and Adam Duvall hit a three-run home run scoring Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce. This tied the game at 6 after six and a half innings. Cincinnati then scored on an Adam Duvall grounder in the top of the ninth, scoring Joey Votto. That was all the Reds needed and they would go on to win the game 7-6.

Duvall was again the leading performer for the Reds, going 2 for 5 with a home run and four RBI. The Brewers’ leading performer was Jonathan Lucroy who went 2 for 5 with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Reliever Blake Wood got the win for the Reds and closer Jeremy Jeffress got the loss for the Brewers.

Final Result: Cincinnati wins Game 2, 7-6.

Game 3: Jimmy Nelson vs. Brandon Finnegan

The rubber match was a back and forth game in which the Brewers struck first in the bottom of the first. Jonathan Lucroy kept his solid weekend alive, hitting a sacrifice fly that would score Jonathan Villar and give the Crew a 1-0 lead after one inning of play. The Reds wouldn’t stay down long, getting two back in the top of the second off of a Jay Bruce home run and a Tucker Barnhart grounder that scored Adam Duvall. This gave Cincinnati a 2-1 lead after two innings of play.

In the bottom of the third, Hernan Perez doubled scoring Villar again. Lucroy racked up another RBI when he then singled in Perez. After three, the Brewers led 3-2. Villar singled in Alex Presley in the bottom of the fifth and Lucroy tripled in Villar in the bottom of the seventh to give the Brewers a 5-2 lead. In the top of the ninth, Ivan De Jesus Jr. and Tucker Barnhart each hit singles scoring Tyler Holt and De Jesus Jr., respectively. The Reds gave the Brewers a scare, but Blaine Boyer held on for the save and Milwaukee won the game 5-4.

The Brewers’ top performer was Lucroy once again who went 2 for 2 with three RBI and a walk. The Reds’ top performer was shortstop Ivan De Jesus Jr. who went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. Milwaukee starter Jimmy Nelson had a strong outing and earned the win after going 7.1 innings and giving up six hits, two runs, two walks, and striking out five. Brandon Finnegan got the loss for the Reds, going 6.1 innings and sacrificing six hits, four runs, four walks, and striking out four.

Final Result: Milwaukee wins Game 3, 5-4.

Series Result: Milwaukee Brewers take 2 out of 3 from the Cincinnati Reds to win the series.



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