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Andruw Monasterio's pinch hit, three-run home run off Joe La Sorsa in the 11th inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers their 14th straight win, a 6-5 win in the second game of the series.
Emilio Pagan walked the first two batter in the top of the ninth. His escape was ruined when Elly De La Cruz threw a double play relay to the screen in front of the Reds dugout. It was his fourth blown save in 29 chances.
The Reds suffered through 12 straight 1-2-3 innings since scoring the teams last run in a 10-8 loss.
While the Reds were flailing at the plate the Brewers scored a tainted run against Zack Littell to take a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Caleb Durbin hit a two-out single. Brice Turang hit a line drive to right field, Noelvi Marte misplayed it into a run scoring double.
Brewer's starter, Quinn Preister, allowed a base runner when TJ Friedl singled. Spencer Steer bounced into a double play. Elly De La Cruz and Miguel singled to put runners at first and third but Gavin Lux bounced out to the pitcher.
Ke'Bryan Hayes led off the sixth with a line drive home run to left. Steer hit his 15th home run to give the Reds a 2-1 lead.
Durbin led off the seventh with a double. Terry Francona summoned Graham Ashcraft, who struck out Turang. Tyler Black walked but Brandon Lockridge struck out and leadoff hitter Sal Frelick grounded out to second to end the threat.
Littell made his first start for the Reds at Great American Ball Park (He started against the Reds here with Tampa Bay on July 25th).
He pitched into the seventh allowing the tainted run in the second on four hits, one walk and three strike outs. Littell left with the lead.
"I thought we did a really nice job competing through the whole game," Littell said. "It is definitely intense with what we're both trying to do. There is a lot of scoreboard watching but our job is to go out and play the game. I don't know that we have to be flawless. We have to be crisper on defense. We have to be better as a pitching staff, going out there attacking guys. Really all around everybody in here (clubhouse) would point to themselves and say that we've got to be better."
Tony Santillan took over for Ashcraft in the eighth. He walked rookie .209 hitter Anthony Siegler and William Contreras but after a visit by pitching coach Derek Johnson, Santillan struck out Christian Yelich, retired Andrew Vaughn on a fly to center. Durbin tried to bunt for a hit but Hayes threw him out easily at first base.
Closer Emilio Pagan started the ninth. He walked Turang and Black to start the inning. Lockridge missed two bunt attempts that popped out to Steer at first. Frelick forced Black at second and De La Cruz threw the relay away and Turang scored the tying run.
"We haven't played clean and that's one of the points we talked about before the series," Francona said. "We haven't played clean. We knew how fast they are and how aggressive they are and that has hurt us both nights."
Both teams scored in the 10th. Contreras singled in the automatic runner, Siegler. Scott Barlow limited the damage to one run.
The Reds scored when Hayes doubled in Matt McLain the automatic runner. Trevor Megill struck out De La Cruz to send the game to the 11th.
Siegler was the automatic runner. Contreras singled. They were holding Siegler but Jake Fraley hyper-extended his knee. He was charged with the Reds third error as Siegler scored to take the lead in the 10th.
Caleb Durbin was the automatic runner in the 11th. Turang was asked to sacrifice and beat the throw to put runners on first and third, setting up Monasterio's heroics.
De La Cruz was the automatic runner a deep fly from Andujar sent him to third. Santiago Espinal who was the emergency replacement for Fraley scored De La Cruz with a long fly. Marte hit a home run off Nick Mears with two outs, his ninth but McLain, who struck out four times flied out to the wall in center.
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