Overview
- The Brewers defeated the Reds 7-2 on Tuesday, breaking a 1-1 tie with a four-run fourth inning that featured six consecutive singles and a walk.
- Jake Bauers went 3-for-4 and hit a 425-foot leadoff homer in the fifth for his 15th of the year while Jackson Chourio added a solo shot in the eighth for his 12th.
- Brandon Sproat worked 5 1/3 innings, threw a career-high 106 pitches, struck out seven and allowed two runs, while Rhett Lowder struck out eight but was charged with six runs on 11 hits.
- Milwaukee's bullpen delivered 3 2/3 scoreless innings to close out the game, the offense totaled 14 hits, and the win moved the Brewers to 52-31 and extended their edge over Cincinnati in the season series.
- The clubs meet again Wednesday in a nationally televised lefty duel with Andrew Abbott lined up for Cincinnati and Shane Drohan expected to start for Milwaukee.