It seemed at times like it would never end, but the Reds bullpen finally did not allow a run in a game after setting the all-time record at 23 straight games. Joey Votto wasted no time, hitting his fourth home run this year in the bottom of the first inning.
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Milwaukee Brewers’ Aaron Hill, center, smiles as he runs home after hitting the go-ahead grand slam off Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Caleb Cotham in the tenth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Cincinnati. “I’ve been happy with my at-bats even when the results weren’t there”. “He’s got to be the workhorse, eat up some innings”. “A lot of people forgot what I can do”. “The starting pitcher sets the tone, and I’ve got to do a better job of that”.
It was another solid victory all around, as the Reds smacked two more home runs and Tim Adleman again threw the ball well in his second time on a big-league mound.
“I’m thinking just get it out in the outfield somewhere”.
He actually held the Brewers off the scoreboard until the fourth inning.
Lamb threw four pitches to Brewers third baseman Hernan Perez to start the inning, but felt something on the last one.
Guerra came away with the victory in his first major-league start Tuesday despite surrendering four runs and seven hits in six innings against the Los Angeles Angels.
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco will have surgery on Tuesday to fix a torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder.
“It wasn’t a great pitch, let’s put it that way”, Anderson said of his curveball to Bruce. Catcher Tucker Barnhart and Phillips both committed an error that made two of the five runs allowed by Finnegan unearned.
Reds manager Bryan Price was relieved to see Simon get back on track.
Packers hold rookie orientation camp: After selecting seven players in the National Football League draft and signing many more undrafted free agents, Green Bay brought them to Lambeau so coaches could get their first look at them.
Waldrop hit.228 with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 26 games with Louisville.
Pinch hitter Jonathan Villar added a two-run double in the 10th as the Brewers snapped the Reds’ three-game win streak. Bruce’s total against the Brewers is by far his highest against any team. And, after retiring the first seven batters he faced on Sunday, Guerra found himself trailing 4-1.Lamb was visited by trainers after throwing a 1-2 pitch to Perez leading off the fifth inning.He threw one warmup pitch then was replaced by right-hander Steve Delebar. The St. Louis Cardinals (16-16) are in third place behind the Chicago Cubs (24-6) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (17-14).
Anderson has been in a rut, and he couldn’t get out of it against a Reds team he has dominated. “We need Chase. It’s important that we get him going”.
Colon, 42, sent a 1-1 pitch from Padres starting pitcher James Shields into the left-field bleachers in his 226th career at-bat to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.
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Reds: LHP John Lamb (0-0) is scheduled to make his second start of the season and third career appearance against Milwaukee.
