The Cincinnati Reds traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to take on the Brewers for a weekend set. The Reds come in winners of 8 out of their last 11 games. Fridays starters are Hunter Greene for the Reds and Freddy Peralta for the Brewers.
Game 1:
After two quiet innings, TJ Friedl launched his 4th home run of the season off Peralta, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning. In the bottom of the 3rd, the Brewers match the Reds with a solo shot of their own, tying the game at 1. Top of the 4th, Jonathan India hit a go ahead single, scoring Jake Fraley. The Reds play add on in the 5th. Elly De La Cruz hit a triple off of Peralta, scoring TJ Friedl and putting the Reds up 3-1. Jeimer Candelario would follow De La Cruz with a long home run to right, putting the Reds up 5-1. That home run was Candelario’s 100th career home run and his 12th of the season. The Candyman now has 6 homers and 13 RBIs in June.
After the Brewers score 1 in the 5th, TJ Friedl added on to the Reds lead when he would hit an RBI single, scoring Jonathan India and giving the Reds a 6-2 lead. The Brewers would make a late game rally in the 9th. Alexis Diaz has struggled this season. After a De La Cruz error allowed to the Brewers to load the bases, Diaz would walk Joey Ortiz, scoring the runner at 3rd. Reds now lead 6-4. Next batter, Jackson Chourio, hit an RBI single that scored Willy Adames and Jake Bauers initially being called safe on a throw from Will Benson from right, that would’ve tied the game. The Reds would challenge the safe call and replay would show that Bauers slid into the glove of Tyler Stephenson before he reached home plate and was officially ruled out. Reds lead 6-5 with 2 outs in the 9th. Blake Perkins would attempt a 2 out bunt and would pop up to Diaz, ending the Brewers rally and giving the Reds the win, 6-5. Diaz would allow 3 hits, walk 1 and allow 1 earned run. His season ERA is now at 5.47 and he’s only striking out 1.4 batters per 9. Hunter Greene pitched well on Friday night. He would finish with 5 innings pitched, 5 strikeouts, 5 walks while allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits.
BOX SCORE STANDOUTS:
TJ Friedl: 3-5 HR, 2RBI
Jeimer Candelario: 2-5 HR 2RBI
Elly De La Cruz: 2-4 BB, RBI
Saturdays Starters:
Andrew Abbott
TBD:
Game 2:
Saturdays game would see the Brewers use an opener for a bullpen game. Jared Koenig would get the start for Milwaukee versus Andrew Abbott for the Reds. The game would start out relatively quiet, Jackson Chourio would make a nice play on a fly ball out from TJ Friedl to start the game. Andrew would escape a 2 base runner jam in the bottom of the 1st keeping the game scoreless. The Reds would leave 2 on in the 2nd inning after a Will Benson strikeout would end the threat. In the bottom of the 2nd, Elly De La Cruz would make an impressive play to his left, throwing out the quick footed Turang. Here is Snoop Dogg on the call.
The Brewers would finally get to Abbott in the 5th. Joey Ortiz would hit a 3 run home run off Abbott that would give Milwaukee a 3-0 lead. The Reds would remain scoreless until the 9th, as they try to make a late game rally. Elly De La Cruz would take a 4 pitch walk, then steal 2nd base. He would attempt to steal 3rd on the next pitch, Jeimer Candelario would line a double in the left field gap on a 100 mph fastball that would go to the wall, scoring Elly and cutting the score to 3-1. Unfortunately for the Reds, they wouldn’t get a rally going. Spencer Steer would ground out to the short stop, Candelario would be thrown out trying to advance to 3rd. Then Stuart Fairchild would pop up to the 2nd baseman, ending the game and giving Milwaukee a 3-1 win. Abbott would pitch 5 innings of 4 hit baseball, but the 3 run home run would be his downfall. He’d allow 3 runs on 4 hits, strike out 3 and walk 3.
BOX SCORE STANDOUTS:
Jeimer Candelario: 2-4 RBI
Elly De La Cruz: 0-3 BB, SB
Jonathan India: 1-3
The Reds look to get a series win on Sunday
Sundays Starters:
Frankie Montas
Colin Rea
Sunday is the rubber match for the series, the Reds have lost seven consecutive series against Milwaukee. Frankie Montas gets the start against Milwaukee after a horrendous start last time out.
Game 3:
Elly De La Cruz gets the game started with a 1 out triple off Rea, on a like drive to right field. Jeimer Candelario would follow with a sacrifice fly, scoring Elly from 3rd. Reds lead 1-0. In the 3rd inning, De La Cruz would score from 2nd base on a pickoff attempt that would get away and roll into center field.
In the 4th, Spencer Steer would homer to left off Rea, giving the Reds a 3-0 lead. The Brewers would get one back in the bottom of the 5th. Rookie Jackson Chourio would get an RBI on a groundout to Elly De La Cruz. Lucas Sims would come in to pitch in the 6th with 2 runners on, and on the first pitch of his outing, allows a 3 run home run to Willy Adames, giving the Brewers a 4-3 lead. The Brewers would get 1 more run in the 7th on a bunt single by Christian Yelich, 5-3 Milwaukee. Elly De La Cruz would cut into the deficit. He would hit a solo home run to left field cutting the lead to 5-4 Brewers. In the 9th, the Reds would try to rally again. They would get 2 runners on 1st and 2nd as Santiago Espinal would hit a flair into center field. Stuart Fairchild was waved home and would be thrown out trying to score to tie the game, and would end the game as the Brewers win the finale and the series 5-4. Frankie Montas was much improved over his last start as he would pitch 5 innings, allow 4 hits, strike out 5, 3 earned runs and would walk 3. Lucas Sims continues to surrender the long ball. He’s allowed 6 home runs this season in 23.2 innings. He allowed 5 all of last season in 61 innings.
BOX SCORE STANDOUTS:
Elly De La Cruz: 2-3 HR, 2BB
Spencer Steer: 2-4 HR RBI
Jeimer Candelario: 1-3 RBI
The Reds travel to Pittsburgh for the first time this season as they look to get back on track. Cincinnati will also get their first look at the Pirates young phenom, Paul Skenes.
Mondays Probables:
Carson Spiers: 0-0 2.33 ERA 11k, 1BB
Paul Skenes: 3-0 2.60 ERA 25k, 2BB
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