Spencer Steer drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly as the visiting Cincinnati Reds avoided a sweep with a 4-3 comeback victory over Milwaukee on Sunday, snapping the Brewers' five-game winning streak.
Steer put the Reds up 4-3 in the seventh with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Joe Ross (2-6), following a single and two walks.
Milwaukee tied it at 3 with a run in the sixth. With one out, Gary Sanchez walked and William Contreras doubled, chasing starter Nick Lodolo. Willy Adames greeted reliever Buck Farmer with an RBI single.
Farmer (2-0) got the win despite the blown save with two-thirds of an inning of work. Alexis Diaz tossed a perfect ninth for his 23rd save in 25 opportunities.
The Reds erased a 2-0 deficit against starter DL Hall with two runs in the fourth and Tyler Stephenson's two-out solo homer to right-center, his 15th, in the fifth.
Steer opened the fourth with an infield single and Stuart Fairchild walked. TJ Friedl was hit by a pitch with two outs to load the bases. Santiago Espinal followed with a two-run single to center. But the Reds missed a chance to add on when Friedl was caught in an inning-ending rundown between second and third on the play.
Hall, activated earlier in the day off the 60-day injured list, was making his first big league start since April 20 due to a knee sprain. He allowed three runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out a career-high nine and walking three.
Joey Ortiz staked the Brewers to a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer in the second inning.
Adames walked to open the frame. After Blake Perkins flied to center, Ortiz sent a 1-2 pitch 375 feet to left for his eighth homer and first since June 25.
--Field Level Media
Cincinnati | Milwaukee | |
Nick Lodolo | Player | DL Hall |
No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
5.1 | IP | 4.2 |
4 | Strikeouts | 9 |
3 | Hits | 4 |
5.06 | ERA | 1.93 |
Cincinnati | Milwaukee | |
Tyler Stephenson | Player | Gary Sanchez |
2 | Hits | 1 |
1 | RBI | 0 |
1 | HR | 0 |
5 | TB | 1 |
.667 | Avg | .500 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 8 | .161 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Milwaukee | 5 | 1 | 9 | .167 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |