Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Match Player Stats On Jun 29, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 29, 2017

CINCINNATI -- The Milwaukee Brewers homered six times, including a pair of solo shots by Jonathan Villar and a three-run shot by Jesus Aguilar, in an 11-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game series Thursday night at Great American Ball Park.

Ryan Braun, Manny Pina and Domingo Santana also went deep for the Brewers (42-39), who avoided the sweep and improved to 7-3 against the Reds this season.

Aguilar went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double and four RBIs, helping Milwaukee remain in sole possession of first place in the National League Central for the 40th day.

It was the sixth time in Brewers history that they homered six or more times in a game, the time first since 2007, when they also did it against Cincinnati.

The homers provided more than enough run support for right-hander Jimmy Nelson, who allowed only three hits and two runs in seven innings. Nelson (6-4) walked one and tied a career high with 11 strikeouts.

Joey Votto homered twice and Adam Duvall doubled twice for Cincinnati (33-45). Votto has 23 home runs this season, one behind the Dodgers' Cody Bellinger for the NL lead.

Right-hander Homer Bailey (0-2) made his second start since coming off the disabled list on Saturday. And, unfortunately for the Reds, the results were much the same.

On Saturday, Bailey allowed eight earned runs in 1 2/3 innings of an 18-3 loss at Washington. On Thursday, he was charged with six runs in three innings.

He was a strike away from retiring the Brewers in order in the first inning, but Braun hit Bailey's 1-2 pitch off the left field foul pole to put Milwaukee ahead 1-0.

Pina belted his sixth homer to right-center with one out in the second to make the score 2-0. Villar's seventh homer made it a three-run lead.

Hernan Perez doubled home the Brewers' fourth run in the third inning. The ball got lodged at the base of the wall and Reds manager Bryan Price asked for replay review to determine if it was a ground-rule double, which would have sent the runner back to third.

The call stood and Price argued the decision with plate umpire Fieldin Culbreth. Price was ejected for the second time this season.

The whole sequence was made moot when Milwaukee erupted for four runs in the fourth inning off right-hander Kevin Shackelford, who was making his major league debut.

Villar homered for the second consecutive at-bat and Aguilar's three-run shot made the score 10-0.

Nelson held Cincinnati hitless until Votto's solo home run with one out in the fourth. It was Votto's 22nd homer this season.

NOTES: Milwaukee placed RHP Chase Anderson on the 10-day disabled list with a left quad strain. Anderson left the Wednesday game in the first inning after injuring himself while batting. ... Brewers RHP Jorge Lopez was recalled from Double-A Biloxi prior to the Thursday game, and he allowed a run and four hits over two innings of relief. ... Reds RHP Jake Buchanan, who had been designated for assignment, cleared outright waivers and was granted free agency. ... Brewers LF Ryan Braun's 24th career homer at Great American Ball Park moved him past Lance Berkman for most all-time by a visiting player there.