The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. William Contreras and Jake Bauers hit back-to-back homers in the third inning to help the Brewers secure the win.
Game Highlights
Milwaukee improved to a season-high 20 games over .500 at 49-29. The Brewers have won 18 of the last 21 series against the Reds. Cincinnati was swept at home for the first time since August 16-18, 2024.
The Reds loaded the bases with one out in the ninth against Joel Kuhnel, who got Dane Myers to ground into an ending 6-4-3 double play. It was Kuhnel’s third save of the season. Chad Patrick got the win.
Brewers left-hander Shane Drohan pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings with three walks and five strikeouts on a career-high 98 pitches. Contreras’ two-run home run off Rhett Lowder put the Brewers ahead 2-0. Bauers followed with his team-leading 14th homer.
Original reporting: WLWT Cincinnati — read the source article.