TJ Friedl and Jose Trevino each had a two-run homer as the visiting Cincinnati Reds snapped a four-game skid with an 11-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
The Reds, who had scored a total of two runs in their previous four games, tagged Elvin Rodriguez (0-2) for four homers in four innings to go in front 7-0.
Milwaukee rallied, however, putting up a run in the fourth inning and adding another four in the fifth.
Cincinnati plated three runs in the seventh on Elly De La Cruz’s two-run single and a sacrifice fly. Oliver Dunn answered with a bases-loaded double in the home half to pull Milwaukee within 10-7. Gavin Lux’s RBI single in the top of the ninth made it 11-7.
Reds starter Brady Singer (2-0) allowed five runs (three earned) on nine hits in five innings while striking out seven.
The Reds went up 4-0 with two homers in the second. Blake Dunn, inserted into the lineup when Matt McLain was a late scratch, put the Reds in front 2-0 with his first homer, a two-out solo shot. Trevino singled and Friedl followed with his first long ball.
Cincinnati added two more homers in the fourth to make it 7-0, as Christian Encarnacion-Strand went deep to open the frame and Trevino delivered a two-run blast.
The Brewers, who had won four in a row, got on the board in the bottom half when Sal Frelick smacked a leadoff triple and scored on Oliver Dunn’s sacrifice fly.
Milwaukee made it 7-5 on a one-out walk and four consecutive singles. After Christian Yelich singled in the first run, William Contreras singled to snap an 0-for-20 skid and load the bases.
Frelick followed with an RBI single to right field, but the ball skipped by Jake Fraley, allowing two more runs to score on the error.
–Field Level Media
