Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers Match Player Stats On Aug 13, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Aug 13, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Neil Walker had two hits in his Milwaukee debut and Domingo Santana hit his 19th home run of the season as the Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.

Acquired from the Mets on Saturday, Walker singled in each of his first two at-bats, and Ryan Braun added a pair of doubles for the Brewers, who finished with eight hits.

Joey Votto drew two walks but went 0-for-3 for the Reds, snapping his hitting streak at 17 games.

Matt Garza (6-6) gave Milwaukee 5 1/3 innings, though he struggled a bit. Garza was charged with four runs on five hits and five walks with a pair of strikeouts, a hit batter and a home run.

He retired six in a row after Billy Hamilton led off with a base hit in the opening inning. The Brewers' defense bailed him out with an inning-ending double play in the third, but a leadoff walk to Votto in the fourth came back to haunt him when Adam Duvall followed with his 27th home run of the year.

It didn't cost Garza a lead, though, as the Brewers' offense continued its turnaround with a three-run first inning against Reds right-hander Sal Romano (2-5), who gave up seven runs -- six earned -- and struck out six over five innings.

Braun got things started with an RBI double, then scored on an error by right fielder Jesse Winker. Manny Pina capped off the early outburst with an RBI double of his own before Romano got out of the jam.

Santana gave the Brewers some breathing room in the fifth, sending a 1-0 offering from Romano over the fence putting Milwaukee up 7-2.

Garza battled again in the sixth, issuing a leadoff walk to Scooter Gennett. He retired Eugenio Suarez on a weak grounder to first but Jose Peraza followed with a single. With Tucker Barnhart up, a wild pitch allowed Gennett to score.

Barnhart drove in another run with an RBI single, chasing Garza, but Jeremy Jeffress got Milwaukee out of the inning. Jacob Barnes put up zeroes in the seventh and eighth, and Corey Knebel locked it down in the ninth for his 22nd save.

NOTES: INF Neil Walker arrived in Milwaukee and was in the Brewers' starting lineup Sunday, batting cleanup and playing third base. ... To make room for Walker on the active roster, Milwaukee placed LHP Brent Suter on the disabled list with a mild rotator cuff strain and designated RHP Michael Blazek for assignment, opening space on the 40-man roster. ... Walker started at 3B because Travis Shaw was given a day off after fouling pitches off his foot and knee Wednesday night. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said he expects Shaw to be back Tuesday against the Pirates. ... Cincinnati placed RHP Austin Brice on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a right lat strain and reinstated RHP Robert Stephenson from the 10-day disabled list. He had been bothered by right shoulder issues.