The Reds and Milwaukee Brewers traded blows at Great American Ball Park until Milwaukee outlasted the home team for a 6-5 win.
Jhoulys Chacin for the Brewers and Brandon Finnegan of the Reds had a pitching duel for all of three innings until the bats took over.
"Finnegan gets a little better every time out," Jim Riggleman said. "
Manny Pina hit his second home run of the season with one out in the fourth inning.
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The Reds countered with two runs in the bottom of the inning off Chacin.
Joey Votto was hit by a pitch, leading off the inning. Scott Schebler's double sent Votto to third. Eugenio Suarez hit a double to leftfield to give the Reds the lead at 2-1. The Reds muffed a chance for more runs. Tucker Barnhart walked but Alex Blandino, subbing for Scooter Gennett and his sore shoulder, hit into a double play. Finnegan grounded out to leave Suarez at third.
Finnegan couldn't hold the lead.
Chacin singled to open the fifth. Lorenzo Cain hit his fourth home run to put the Brewers back on top.
"I had to find a way to get by without my best stuff," Finnegan said. "My velo's down and my slider isn't sharp. What upset me tonight was falling behind the pitcher. I put one down the middle and when you do that it is going to get hit."
"I know he's very dissatisfied, giving up the lead," Riggleman said.
"I had to find a way to get by without my best stuff," Finnegan said. "My velo's down and my slider isn't sharp. What upset me tonight was falling behind the pitcher. I put one down the middle and when you do that it is going to get hit."
"I know he's very dissatisfied, giving up the lead," Riggleman said.
The Reds came right back in the bottom of the inning.
Finnegan pitched five innings, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks.
Finnegan pitched five innings, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks.
Billy Hamilton doubled. Winker bunted for a single to send Hamilton to third. Jose Peraza hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Votto walked for the second time in the game off Dan Jennings, relieving Chacin. Schebler singled to load the bases. Suarez single put the Reds up 5-3.
"We were down twice in the game and had some nice rallies but they came and took it from us," Riggleman said.
"We were down twice in the game and had some nice rallies but they came and took it from us," Riggleman said.
Austin Brice pitched a scoreless sixth.
Wandy Peralta got the first two outs in the seventh but Christian Yelich singled up the middle. Ryan Braun walked. The Brewers pulled a double steal and Yelich scored when Barnhart's throw skipped past Suarez at third. Peralta walked Travis Shaw. Jared Hughes came in and gave up a two-run double over Hamilton's head to give the Brewers a 6-5 lead.
"Yelich was the guy we needed to get," Riggleman said. "Shaw was another one. The two lefthanders we had to get one of them."
"Yelich was the guy we needed to get," Riggleman said. "Shaw was another one. The two lefthanders we had to get one of them."
Hard throwing Josh Hader took over for the Brewers after Jacob Barnes and Brandon Woodruff pitched two scoreless innings.
Hader struck out the two batters he faced in the seventh. He struck out three more around another walk to Barnhart and the first two batters in the ninth, bringing Peraza up for the Reds' last hope. Peraza became Hader's eight strike out victim to seal the Reds fate.
"Their closer Hader, it was quite a performance," Riggleman said. "He has a good fastball and a slider. Some guys have a little bit of hop at the end. The radar gun says, 94 which is good but I don't think our guys saw the ball that well. I don't think anybody was going to hit him tonight."
"Their closer Hader, it was quite a performance," Riggleman said. "He has a good fastball and a slider. Some guys have a little bit of hop at the end. The radar gun says, 94 which is good but I don't think our guys saw the ball that well. I don't think anybody was going to hit him tonight."
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