Corbin Burnes and Hunter Greene headline this matchup, and the contrast in styles defines the night. Burnes’ cutter/curve combo carves up Cincinnati the first time through the order, while Greene’s velocity overwhelms Milwaukee until the second. The Brewers break through in the 2nd when Rowdy Tellez punches a 102-mph fastball into the right-field corner, cashing in Willy Adames from first. Cincinnati answers in the 3rd with a solo homer from Elly De La Cruz, but Burnes regroups and strands two. In the 4th, disciplined Milwaukee at-bats force Greene into long counts; a Christian Yelich walk, Adames single, and Sal Frelick’s line-drive double bring home two, giving the Brewers a 3-1 cushion. The Reds’ best push comes in the 5th: Jonathan India works an eight-pitch walk and TJ Friedl slaps a single. Spencer Steer then bangs a two-run double off the left-center wall, tying it 3-3 and spiking Burnes’ pitch count. Craig Counsell sticks with his ace one batter longer, and Burnes induces an inning-ending double play. Milwaukee flips momentum immediately. Greene, at 96 pitches, leaves a slider up in the 6th and Adames deposits it into the Brewers’ bullpen for a 4-3 lead. Cincinnati goes to the pen—Lucas Sims in the 6th, Alexis Díaz in the 8th—but the Brewers add an insurance run in the 8th on Brice Turang’s drag-bunt single and Yelich’s gapper, stretching it to 5-3. Cincinnati scrapes one back in the 7th when Jake Fraley bloops a single off Hoby Milner and India plates him with a sac fly, but Joel Payamps slams the door in the 8th and Devin Williams strikes out the side in the 9th, preserving a 5-4 Brewers win. Key factors: • Burnes’ strike-throwing (6 IP, 3 ER, 8 K) blunts the Reds’ power middle. • Milwaukee’s bench speed (Turang, Mitchell) manufactures the 8th-inning add-on run. • Reds’ bullpen depth remains thin; Sims and Díaz shoulder heavy back-to-back workloads after a taxing series in Pittsburgh. Outcome: Brewers edge Reds in a tight, playoff-style contest, snapping their head-to-head skid and nudging Milwaukee closer to .500.

Probable Pitchers

B. Singer Reds

4-9 4.56 ERA

82 K

A. Ashby Brewers

12-2 3.43 ERA

78 K

Cincinnati Reds — Roster

Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Will Benson	CF	.250	5	8	.377	.614
Ke'Bryan Hayes	DH	.200	0	5	.333	.229
Garrett Hampson	SS	.122	2	3	.159	.268
Michael Chavis	2B	.214	1	1	.214	.429
P.J. Higgins	3B	.171	2	6	.341	.371
Nathaniel Lowe	1B	.262	3	8	.354	.571
Jose Trevino	C	.324	3	6	.359	.622
Héctor Rodríguez	RF	.111	0	1	.111	.167
Michael Toglia	LF	.231	1	3	.333	.462

Milwaukee Brewers — Roster

Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Greg Jones	DH	.190	0	4	.280	.190
Cooper Pratt	2B	.303	0	4	.415	.303
Gary Sánchez	C	.250	2	5	.313	.409
Brandon Lockridge	LF	.310	4	9	.420	.643
Jett Williams	3B	.353	0	3	.476	.588
Andrew Vaughn	1B	.400	3	9	.471	.667
Luis Lara	RF	.262	0	5	.354	.333
Joey Ortiz	SS	.394	1	5	.487	.515
Garrett Mitchell	CF	.083	1	7	.195	.222

Scoring Plays

▼ 2

David Hamilton doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Christian Yelich scores. Luis Rengifo scores. Jake Bauers to 3rd.

0-2

▼ 2

Garrett Mitchell grounds out to first baseman Spencer Steer. Jake Bauers scores. David Hamilton to 3rd.

0-3

▲ 3

Ke'Bryan Hayes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Sal Frelick. TJ Friedl scores.

1-3

▼ 3

Brice Turang homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

1-4

▼ 4

Garrett Mitchell grounds out to first baseman Spencer Steer. David Hamilton scores.

1-6

▼ 5

William Contreras homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.

1-7

▼ 6

Andrew Vaughn homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

1-8

▼ 8

Garrett Mitchell doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Will Benson. Andrew Vaughn scores. Joey Ortiz to 3rd.

1-9

Cincinnati Reds — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Will BensonCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.991
Ke'Bryan HayesDH	4	0	1	1	0	2	.200	.562
Garrett HampsonSS	1	0	1	0	0	0	.122	.427
Michael Chavis2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.643
P.J. Higgins3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.171	.712
Nathaniel Lowe1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.925
Jose TrevinoC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.981
Héctor RodríguezRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.278
Michael TogliaLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.795
Totals	30	1	4	1	5	8

BATTING

2B: Friedl (2, McGee); Steer (5, Hall, DL).

TB: Friedl 2; Hampson; Hayes; Steer 2.

RBI: Hayes (5).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suárez, E 2; Myers.

GIDP: Hayes; Marte, N.

Team RISP: 1-for-7.

Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING

E: Stephenson, T (1, throw).

1-Ran for Suárez, E in the 6th.

Milwaukee Brewers — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Greg JonesDH	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.190	.470
Cooper Pratt2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.718
Gary SánchezC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.722
Brandon LockridgeLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	1.063
Jett Williams3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	1.064
Andrew Vaughn1B	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	.400	1.138
Luis LaraRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.687
Joey OrtizSS	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.394	1.002
Garrett MitchellCF	4	0	1	3	0	1	0	.083	.417
Totals	36	9	12	8	1	6	3

BATTING

2B: Rengifo (1, Singer); Hamilton, D (4, Singer); Frelick (2, Singer); Mitchell (2, Antone).

HR: Turang (3, 3rd inning off Singer, 0 on, 0 out); Contreras, Wm (3, 5th inning off Pagán, 0 on, 1 out); Vaughn (3, 6th inning off Burke, B, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Contreras, Wm 4; Frelick 2; Hamilton, D 3; Mitchell 2; Ortiz, J; Rengifo 2; Sánchez; Turang 4; Vaughn 5; Yelich.

RBI: Contreras, Wm (8); Hamilton, D 2 (12); Mitchell 3 (7); Turang (8); Vaughn (9).

2-out RBI: Mitchell.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, G 2; Chourio, Jac.

Team RISP: 3-for-8.

Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: Hamilton, D (6, 2nd base off Singer/Stephenson, T).

FIELDING

E: Vaughn (1, fielding).

DP: 2 (Pratt-Ortiz, J-Vaughn; Ortiz, J-Pratt-Vaughn).

a-Struck out for Chourio, Jac in the 7th.

Cincinnati Reds — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Brady Singer(L, 1-1)	4.0	6	6	5	1	3	1	78-51	5.40
Emilio Pagán	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	13-9	9.00
Brock Burke	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	14-8	15.43
Sam Moll	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-10	1.64
Tejay Antone	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	21-15	7.56

Milwaukee Brewers — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Aaron Ashby	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	26-12	1.08
Blake Holub(W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	17-10	0.00
Easton McGee(H, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	27-16	4.35
DL Hall(H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	18-11	1.80
Jared Koenig	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	23-14	5.40
Grant Anderson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	17-8	2.45
Abner Uribe	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	2.25
Angel Zerpa	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-11	0.00
Trevor Megill	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	1.35

Game Info

Umpires: Home Plate: Scott Barry; First Base: Ben May; Second Base: John Libka; Third Base: Dexter Kelley

Venue: American Family Field, Milwaukee

Weather: 64°F, Roof Closed

Wind: 0 mph, None

Cincinnati Reds — News

Tyler Stephenson powers Reds with two homers in win over Rockies

Stephenson went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI, but his season line remains weak at .238 AVG with a .328 xwOBA across 74 games—the outburst is an outlier against a Rockies rotation posting a -87 run differential.

Tyler Stephenson

Cincinnati Reds

Colorado Rockies

Hunter Goodman hits three homers against Reds

Goodman (0.251 AVG, 0.331 xwOBA, 124 SO in 91 G) broke out of a slump with the outburst, but his 531 SO/strikeout rate and xBA of 0.236 suggest the three-home performance is an outlier rather than a trend shift for Colorado's struggling lineup.

Hunter Goodman

Cincinnati Reds

Colorado Rockies

Reds pursue trades for expiring contracts

Cincinnati sits 44-52 with a -55 run differential and needs to move rental pieces to reset for 2027. Burns (2.54 ERA, 118 SO, 11-1) is the only front-line starter worth retaining; Abbott (4.11 ERA), Singer (4.56 ERA, 4-9), and Lodolo (4.60 ERA) represent tradeable depth in a crowded, underperforming rotation.

Cincinnati Reds

Jose Trevino hits two homers in Reds' loss to Rockies

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Jose Trevino

Cincinnati Reds

Colorado Rockies

Reds, Chase Burns Agree To Seven-Year, $105MM Extension

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Chase Burns

Cincinnati Reds

Milwaukee Brewers — News

Brewers Sweep Marlins Behind Strong Rotation

Milwaukee improves to 62-37 (+131 run differential) with Jacob Misiorowski leading the charge at 1.62 ERA with 167 SO across 18 starts. Miami falls to 52-48 and a 6-game losing streak.

Jacob Misiorowski

Miami Marlins

Milwaukee Brewers

Boston Red Sox

Contreras walks off Marlins as Brewers improve to 62-37

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William Contreras

Miami Marlins

Milwaukee Brewers

Brandon Woodruff To Undergo Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

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Brandon Woodruff

Milwaukee Brewers

Brewers Place Sal Frelick On 10-Day IL With Right Shoulder Strain

Frelick has hit .236/.281/.330 across 90 games this season with an xwOBA of .281, so the offensive loss is minimal. Blake Perkins (.157 AVG, .264 xwOBA in 53 G) enters a lineup for the division-leading Brewers (60-37, +127 run differential).

Sal Frelick

Blake Perkins

Milwaukee Brewers

Brewers activate McCullers Jr. from IL, option Koenig to Triple-A

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Lance McCullers Jr.

Milwaukee Brewers