 got the call for the ninth. He struck out pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich to open the inning before giving up a single to Nick Senzel, putting the tying run aboard.Senzel moved to second on Joey Votto's groundout to bring up Suarez, who sent Jeffress' second offering, a fastball right down the middle, to left for his ninth home run of the month and 27th of the season.Wandy Peralta (1-1) pitched a perfect inning to get the victory while Jared Hughes got the final out to earn his first save.Reds starter Sonny Gray went six innings and allowed just a run on four hits and two walks while strikring out seven. He's allowed two or fewer runs while working at least six innings in each of his last five starts.Right-hander Chase Anderson struck out six over 5 2/3 innings for Milwaukee. He was charged with two runs on seven hits and two walks and took no decision for the fourth time in his last five starts.TRAINER'S ROOMReds: RHP Tyler Mahle was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained hamstring Monday, three days after suffering the injury while throwing his very last pitch in an outing against the Cardinals. RHP Sal Romano was recalled from Triple-A Louisville to replace Mahle on the roster while Lucas Sims will take Mahle's spot in the rotation Wednesday against the Brewers.?Brewers: Milwaukee put RHP Brandon Woodruff on the injured list Monday after an MRI revealed a strained left oblique, leaving him sidelined for least six weeks. Woodruff suffered the injury Sunday in a start against the Diamondbacks. ... 2B Keston Hiura was scratched from the starting lineup before the game with a sore quad but appeared as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, drawing a four-pitch walk before he was replaced by a pinch-runner.UP NEXTThe series continues Tuesday night with Reds RHP Tanner Roark (5-6, 3.97 ERA) facing off against Milwaukee RHP Zach Davies (8-2, 2.79). Davies has a 0.77 ERA over his last four starts while Roark is 1-0 with a 4.24 ERA in four starts against the Brewers this season.)
Brewers return home to open series against RedsFLMNext weekend, the Milwaukee Brewers face the Chicago Cubs in a showdown for the lead the National League Central. First, they must turn their focus to the Cincinnati Reds.After a successful weekend trip to Arizona, the Brewers return home Monday night and host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series.The NL Central's five teams are separated by nine games, with the Cubs, Milwaukee and St. Louis occupying the top three spots while being separated by 2 1/2 games. The Cubs visit Milwaukee for three games next week and lead the division by two games, while the Brewers lead the Cardinals by a half-game.Milwaukee won three of four over the Arizona Diamondbacks, ending its weekend trip with a 7-4 victory when Tyler Saladino hit a grand slam and Mike Moustakas hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth. The Brewers are 5-1 in their last six games after losing eight of 10 from July 2-15."It feels like we're getting contributions from a big part of the roster," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. "That's what we talk about. That's how we're going to win series." Milwaukee's slump before the break included three games in Cincinnati. The Brewers scored eight runs in winning the opener of a four-game series but scored four times in the final three games and went scoreless for the final 23 innings of the series.The Brewers will play without Ryan Braun, who is attending the funeral of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died three weeks ago in a Texas hotel room.Cincinnati is 3-9 since it last faced Milwaukee and is struggling to consistently produce at the plate. While the Reds scored 17 runs July 13 in Colorado and 11 times Friday to St. Louis, they have been held to three runs or fewer seven times in this slide, including Sunday when they struck out 14 times and went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position in a 3-1 loss."We're not anywhere close to where we want to be. For us, it's certainly about going about things the right way and having a process, but for us the results are either you're in the playoffs and have a chance to win the World Series, or you're not," Reds manager David Bell said.Cincinnati's pitching is not the cause of its recent problems most games as its 3.89 ERA is the fifth-lowest in the majors after Anthony DeScalfani struck out 11 Sunday.The Reds will hope to continue its trend of decent starting pitching when Sonny Gray (5-6, 3.40 ERA) opens the series. Gray has made four straight quality starts and allowed two runs on two hits in six innings Wednesday in Chicago.The right-hander is 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA in four career starts against Milwaukee. Three of those starts are this season, including July 3 when he fanned 12 in eight innings.Milwaukee will place Brandon Woodruff on the injured list Monday with a left oblique injury and then will open the series by starting Chase Anderson (5-2, 3.96).Anderson is 4-2 with a 3.88 ERA in 14 starts and last pitched Wednesday against Atlanta when he allowed one hit in 5 2/3 scoreless innings of a 5-4 win. He is 5-3 with a 3.80 ERA in 13 career starts against Cincinnati.--Field Level Media
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