Brewers Continue Mastery Of Reds

Milwaukee Brewers' starter Chase Anderson cooled down a hot hitting Reds team and out dueled Sal Romano to beat the Reds in the second game of the four-game series, 8-2.

Milwaukee scored first.  Ryan Braun led off the second inning with a bunt single.  Manny Pina and Keon Broxton singled in succession against Reds' starter Sal Romano.

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Keon Broxton's solo home run leading off the fourth inning extended the Brewers' lead. It was his first of the season.

Anderson held the Reds without a base runner until Tucker Barnhart's checked swing single with one out in the fourth inning.  Barnhart was immediately erased when Joey Votto hit into a double play.

Romaon left after five innings with a five-inning stint, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks.

"It was 2-0 but it felt like 5-0," Riggleman said.  "Sal's better than that.  He faced 25 batters in five innings.  That isn't good enough. I don't take much positive out of this game."

Romano wasn't as sharp as he would like to be but when he left the game the Reds' were still in it.

"I didn't let it implode," Romano said. "I left the game 2-0 with our offense we have a good chance to come back.  I was a little up in the zone with my pitches.  I gave up six singles and a home run. Milwaukee battles.  There are no easy outs.  You have to bear down every single pitch."

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Michael Lorenzen took the mound in the sixth and retired the Brewers in order.  Lorenzen got the Reds on the scoreboard with his second home run this week.  The pitcher who was an every day outfielder at Cal State Fullerton, homered as a pinch hitter on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.

This time Lorenzen hit a line drive into the left field seats off Anderson.

Milwaukee added an insurance run in the eighth inning without a hit.  Manny Pina was hit by a pitch.  Broxton walked.  Orlando Arcia tried to bunt them up a base but Lorenzen was on it and got the lead runner at third.  Broxton and Arica pulled a double steal.  On a broken squeeze play, Broxton was caught in a rundown.  Barnhart chased Broxton to third but Arcia, standing on the base took off for second.  Barnhart threw Arcia out but Broxton took off for home and scored the Brewers' third run.

"I take full responsibility on the rundown.  I have to make clear to them what they're supposed to do on a rundown.  That's two or three times we didn't execute it," Riggleman said.

Miwaukee added a five insurance runs in the ninth after Kyle Crockett retired the first two batters. Jesus Aguilar and Travis Shaw singled to chase Crockett.  Jackson Stephens gave up a double to Hernan Perez, who entered the game when Ryan Braun left with tightness in his lower back.  The Reds' appeared to throw Shaw out at the plate but Barnhart couldn't hold onto the throw.  Pina delivered his second single of the game and Broxton followed with his second home run of the contest.

Broxton contributed a diving catch in the ninth inning with two on for Cincinnati.  He robbed Scooter Gennett of an extra base hit.

National League RBI leader, Eugenio Suarez followed with a run scoring single.

It was the Brewers' seventh win in eight tries over the Reds this season.