Cincinnati Reds Lose to Milwaukee Brewers 9-5

Cincinnati is 6-5 on the season.

Caleb Sisk | Apr 9, 2024

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Spencer Steer (7) rounds the bases after hitting a 3-run home run in the / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY

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The Reds lost to the Brewers 9-5 on Tuesday night.

Cincinnati starter Frankie Montas struggled, giving up five runs and six hits in five innings. He had four strikeouts and issued one walk.

Brewers starting pitcher Joe Ross dominated for most of his outing. He toss 6 1/3 innings and only gave up three runs and five hits. He had seven strikeouts over the Reds as well.

The scoring got started in the third inning for the Brewers after a fly ball single scored two runs for Blake Perkins. Perkins scored after Christian Yelich hit a single RBI.

The Reds thought they were back in the game momentarily after Jake Fraley drove in Christian Encarnacion-Strand on a line drive single to cut the lead to two before giving up two runs in the next half inning following a double from Yelich that drove in Perkins and William Contreras. Perkins later had another RBI tallied to his two to make it three following another single that drove in Sal Frelick.

In the seventh, a double from Bauers and a single from Frelick drove in three more runs to extend the Brewers lead to 9-1.

The Reds continued fighting, tacking on two runs in the seventh and two runs in the eighth to trim the lead to 9-5.

Cincinnati put two runners on base, but didn't score in the final frame, as Milwaukee secured the win. The Reds fall to 6-5 on the season.

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Published Apr 9, 2024

CALEB SISK

Caleb Sisk is a contributor for Volunteer Country, Inside The Reds, and All Bearcats, bringing a consistent mix of both quality and quantity content and posting daily content for supporters across the world. He is a fan of both college and professional sports. He is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, but now lives in a small city in Georgia named Tunnel Hill. He was born and raised to love sports and is living out a passion of his as he loves and enjoys writing about a plethora of different teams and sports.