Robert Stephenson Pitches Reds Over Brewers

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Robert Stephenson added a 12th game to the recent list of Reds quality starts that had them a 2.94 for the last 11 games.

The Reds scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh in a 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Reds turned three double plays and Stephenson struck his way out of a bases loaded, no-out jam in the fourth inning, whiffing, Domingo Santana, Stephen Vogt and Jonathan Villar to maintain a scoreless outing.

"He walked the tightrope and walked it very well," Bryan Price said.  "He made some really good pitches to some really good hitters.  We are seeing growth.  He didn't kick in to overthrowing."

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The Reds got an unearned run in the third when Villar, normally an infielder mishandled Stephenson’s deep fly to center.  Villar was making his fifth start in centerfield, while his first 83 starts were at secondbase.  Zack Cozart’s double brought the run home.

Scooter Gennett doubled against his old mates with two outs in the sixth.  Eugenio Suarez delivered him with a single.

The Brewers opened the seventh against Stephenson with back-to-back doubles by Santana and Vogt.  Asher Wojciechowski relieved Stephenson.  Wojciechowski walked Orlando Arcia and Eric Sogard but struck out Neil Walker to end the inning.

Stephenson finished with six innings, allowing one run on four hits.  He walked five and struckout seven in balancing his record at 4-4. Stephenson walked Brewers' starter Zach Davies twice.

"It's tough to work out of a lot of jams," Stephenson said. "I had five walks.  Three of them I made some good close pitches.  The only two I was mad about was to the pitcher."

The Reds got the run backplus four in the bottom of the seventh 

Tucker Barnhart singled.  Patrick Kivlehan and Cozart walked against Jacov Barnes.  Barnes threw a wild pitch with Joey Votto batting.  Barnhart scored.  Votto was walked to load the bases.  Adam Duvall drove in his 92nd run of the season with a fly that put leftfielder Ryan Braun agains the fence. Gennett hit his 24th home run of the season off Wei-Chung Wang.

"With a team like that, with the bats they have in their lineup, it's nice to tack on more runs," Gennett said.  'I like hitting home runs off any teams but knowing those guys looking at them after you hit them, it's always fun."

Gennett's previous home run high was 14 set last year.

"I changed a few things. I worked out with my cousin this winter," Gennett said.  "The longer you play and getting more playing time makes a difference.a'

Tracis Shaw’s 28th home run came off Ariel Hernandez with a runner on in the eighth.

The Reds added two insurance runs in the eighth.

Hernandez issued two more walks, crating a save situation for Raisell Iglesias, who retired three Brewers in the eighth.  Iglesias finished a two-inning save, his 25th in 26 attempts.