Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds
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Reds hit 3 home runs and hold on for 5-3 victory over Brewers
Elly De La Cruz and Tyler Stephenson also went deep for the last-place Reds in a game delayed more than two hours by rain. Emilio Pagán pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for his 21st save in 24 chances.
William Contreras homered early for the major league-leading Brewers (88-55), who hold a seven-game lead in the NL Central over the Chicago Cubs. Milwaukee began the day last in the big leagues with 132 home runs.
Contreras connected off Andrew Abbott in the first inning, his 14th. De La Cruz answered with his 22nd home run off Dustin May in the bottom half.
The game was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 22 minutes in the fourth. The Reds trailed 2-1 and Jose Trevino singled off DL Hall to tie the score.
Stephenson hit his 15th homer to open the sixth, but the Brewers pulled even on three straight singles against Tony Santillan. Jackson Chourio knocked in the tying run.
Santillan (3-4) struck out Contreras with the bases loaded to keep it tied.
McLain launched his 15th home run off Aaron Ashby (13-3) in the seventh. Eugenio Suárez doubled in the eighth and scored from second base on a wild pitch by Grant Anderson to make it 5-3.
Milwaukee loaded the bases against Pagán with one out in the ninth, but Luis Lara popped up and Contreras flied out to end it.
Abbott’s outing was shortened by the rain delay. The 2025 All-Star has not won since Aug. 6 against the Athletics.
Carlos Jorge went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in his first major league start in center field for Cincinnati.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Contreras flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Lara popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Chourio singled to left, Bauers to second, Sánchez to third. |
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9th Inning | Bauers walked. |
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9th Inning | Bauers hit for Hamilton |
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9th Inning | Sánchez doubled to left. |
Statistics
 MIL |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 5 |
| 14 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 12 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 164 | Pitches | 143 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 22 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created | 7.8 |
| .235 | Batting Average | .353 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .353 | Slugging Percentage | .647 |
| .265 | Secondary Average | .353 |
| .308 | On Base Percentage | .371 |
| .661 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.018 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.5 |
| 26.0 | Batter Rating | 42.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.3 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.21 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.09 |
| .118 | Isolated Power | .294 |
| 0.29 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.08 |
| .103 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .029 |
| .029 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 9.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
| 76.5 | MLB Rating | 94.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 32,778 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee |
- | 58 | W3 | 0.6282051 | 98 |
 Chicago |
11 | 69 | W2 | 0.5576923 | 87 |
 Pittsburgh |
19 | 77 | W4 | 0.50641024 | 79 |
 St. Louis |
22 | 80 | W1 | 0.4871795 | 76 |
| Cincinnati |
26 | 84 | L2 | 0.46153846 | 72 |