MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Ortiz hit a three-run homer, Bryse Wilson gave up three hits in 5 1/3 innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Saturday.
The Reds, who had gained 9 of 11 video games, dropped to 34-36 and missed an opportunity to climb again to .500 for the primary time since they have been 16-16 on Might 3.
“I feel the Orioles tousled,” Wilson mentioned of the commerce with Baltimore that introduced Ortiz together with left-handed pitcher DL Corridor to Milwaukee for 2021 Cy Younger Award winner Corbin Burnes on Feb. 1. “I am not going to lie. Clearly they get Corbin, however that is a generational participant proper there. He hits. He performs. He leads the protection. What’s to not like?”
Jared Koenig opened for Milwaukee and pitched to 3 batters earlier than Wilson (4-3) took the mound with a runner at first. Wilson walked two and struck out six. The Brewers’ protection helped out with two double performs.
Utilizing an opener would not trouble Wilson.
“It positively helps not having to see them 3 times,” the right-hander mentioned of skipping the primary three left-handed batters for Cincinnati. “It really works.”
Bryan Hudson retired the aspect so as within the seventh and eighth. Trevor Megill bumped into hassle within the ninth, however recovered for his twelfth save in 13 possibilities.
Megill walked Elly De La Cruz, who stole second for his thirty fifth steal of the season, and scored on Jeimer Candelario’s double. Candelario had two of Cincinnati’s 5 hits.
“That was spectacular to close this crew out (for eight innings),” Brewers supervisor Pat Murphy mentioned. “They’re scorching. And, they’re good.”
Andrew Abbott (5-6) pitched 4 scoreless innings earlier than two walks and Ortiz’s sixth house run of the season put Milwaukee forward 3-0 within the fifth. Ortiz linked on a 1-1 changeup that landed within the Brewers’ bullpen.
Abbott retired Ortiz the primary two instances he confronted him.
“It wasn’t a sure pitch I used to be on the lookout for,” Ortiz mentioned. “I used to be simply considering keep again on the ball. First two at bats, I used to be getting too aggressive and swinging at pitches that he needed me to swing at.”
Abbott allowed 4 hits in 5 innings with three walks and three strikeouts.
“The homer was a great swing, however one pitch would not outline an outing,” Abbott mentioned. “We’re enjoying actually good. We simply must hold going daily.”
Cincinnati supervisor David Bell agreed.
“The couple of walks and one pitch to Ortiz and that was just about the sport,” Bell mentioned. “Our pitching was good, too.”
Cincinnati performed errorless baseball after committing 5 errors, together with three by De La Cruz, throughout their 6-5 win Friday evening.
Rapper and report producer Snoop Dogg tossed out the ceremonial first pitch. He additionally hobnobbed within the Brewers’ clubhouse and later with crew personnel and broadcasters.
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RHP Frankie Montas (3-5, 4.55) pitches for the Reds and RHP Colin Rea (5-2, 3.31) goes for the Brewers when this sequence concludes on Sunday.
