MLB

Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds

· Major League Baseball
Milwaukee Brewers
32-27, 16-15 Away
Final
5 - 1
Cincinnati Reds
26-33, 14-17 Home

Adrian Houser pitches 7 innings as Milwaukee Brewers beat Cincinnati Reds 5-1

Victor Caratini also went deep as Milwaukee (32-27) won for the fourth time in five games. The NL Central-leading Brewers also clinched their first road series win since they swept a three-game set at Seattle from April 17-19.

Houser (2-1) allowed six hits, including Jake Fraley's seventh homer in the seventh. He struck out two and walked none.

“It was the command,” Houser said. “That’s where everything starts. That’s how we were able to hide stuff and be able to disguise some other pitches. Just hitting spots and attacking early. Getting those early strikes is a big thing for me.”

Cincinnati (26-33) dropped its fourth straight game. Reds right-hander Ben Lively (3-3) was charged with five runs and six hits in seven innings in his first loss since May 19. He struck out five and walked three.

“Really it was just uncharacteristic with the walks,” Reds manager David Bell said. “If anything, that was it. The rest of the innings he actually pitched well."

Milwaukee got off to a fast start. With runners on first and second via a pair of walks, Monasterio hit a 400-foot drive to center for a 3-0 lead in the first.

“I didn’t know he had a home run to center field in him, honestly,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell. “That’s a good blast, for sure. That was impressive.”

The Brewers added two more in the fifth. Caratini led off with a 429-foot drive to right-center for his third homer of the season. Joey Wiemer then singled, advanced on Christian Yelich's walk and scored on Owen Miller's single to center.

Matt McLain had two of Cincinnati's six hits. The rookie shortstop is batting .342 in his first 18 big league games.

PITCHING CHANGE

Milwaukee optioned right-hander Jake Cousins to Triple-A Nashville and recalled left-hander Bennett Sousa.

“With this big string of games ahead of us, we just want to make sure the guys are pitching in the spots we want them to pitch,” Counsell said.

“We still got nine games left in this stretch here, seven home games, so it’s challenging. We’ve just got to make sure we’re dividing the innings the right way properly so we can make sure everyone’s got a share of the wealth.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Reds: RHP Hunter Greene had his next scheduled start pushed back a few days due to stiffness in his right hip. He will throw again Sunday in St. Louis. Bell said Greene’s injury is “no major concern.”

UP NEXT

Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott, who was added to the club’s taxi squad Sunday, will make his MLB debut Monday night against Brewers right-hander Julio Teheran (1-1, 0.82 ERA) in the finale of the four-game series.

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Matchup Prediction

Reds: 62.7%
Brewers: 37.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Fraley flied out to left.
9th Inning India lined out to center.
9th Inning McLain flied out to right.
9th Inning Strzelecki relieved Peguero
9th Inning Wiemer struck out swinging.
9th Inning Caratini grounded out to pitcher.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 13
8 Strikeouts 3
5 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 6
2 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 1
1 Ground Into Double Play 2
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 31
2 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 1
15 Fly Balls 15
0 Caught Stealing 0
134 Pitches 117
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
13 Total Bases 10
36 Plate Appearances 31
324.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
2 Extra Base Hits 2
3.8 Runs Created 1.0
.212 Batting Average .194
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.394 Slugging Percentage .323
.333 Secondary Average .129
.278 On Base Percentage .194
.672 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .516
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
3.8 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.0
35.0 Batter Rating 15.0
16.5 At Bats Per Home Run 31.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.72 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.77
.182 Isolated Power .129
0.38 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.083 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
.121 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.065
10.0 Runs Produced 2.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.2
81.8 MLB Rating 70.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Great American Ball Park

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 17,780 | Capacity:

2024 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000 - W1
Cincinnati 1 0 1.000 - W1
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 0.5 -
St. Louis 0 1 .000 1 L1
Chicago 0 1 .000 1 L1
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