Christian Yelich drives in 3 runs as the Brewers beat the Reds 9-5
Christian Yelich drives in 3 runs as the Brewers beat the Reds 9-5
CINCINNATI — Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins each drove in three runs, helping Joe Ross and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 on Tuesday night.
Perkins and Sal Frelick each had three of Milwaukee's 13 hits. Jake Bauers had two RBIs.
Ross earned his first big league win since June 29, 2021, for Washington against Tampa Bay. The 30-year-old right-hander allowed three runs, two earned, and five hits in 6 1/3 innings in his second start of the season.
Ross had his second Tommy John surgery in June 2022. He finalized a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Brewers in December.
Tyler Stephenson had two hits and two RBIs for Cincinnati, which beat Milwaukee 10-8 on Monday night in the opener of the four-game series. Spencer Steer, Jake Fraley and Christian Encarnacion-Strand also had two hits apiece.
Reds starter Frankie Montas went five innings, allowing three earned runs and six hits.
Yelich hit an RBI single in Milwaukee’s three-run third inning. He also had a two-run double in the fifth.
Perkins’ two-run single put the Brewers in front in the third. He singled in Frelick in the sixth to lift Milwaukee to a 6-1 lead.
Cincinnati closed to 9-3 on Stephenson’s two-run double in the seventh. Steer doubled in Fraley during a two-run eighth.
The Reds put two runners on in the ninth, but Abner Uribe struck out Will Benson, Encarnacion-Strand and Jeimer Candelario to end the game.
WORTH NOTING
Milwaukee pitcher Aaron Ashby, who struggled in the series opener, was optioned to Triple-A Nashville, and right-hander Kevin Herget was promoted.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: RHP Devin Williams was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
Reds: OF TJ Friedl will get an MRI on Friday to assess his progress. ... RHP Ian Gibaut is scheduled for another rehab appearance Wednesday, this time at Triple-A Louisville.
UP NEXT
Brewers lefty Wade Miley makes his first start of the season on Wednesday against Reds right-hander Hunter Green .
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