"Looking for that **** I give"- Bryan Price
The Reds came into Milwaukee reeling. Frustrations were running high, in case you didn't catch Bryan Price's pre-game interview. A win would be just what the doctor ordered for this team, and tonight they would get it.
Not to sound like a broken record, but Anthony DeSclafani dazzled hitters again in spectacular fashion. Making his third start for the Reds, DeSclafani threw 8 scoreless innings while giving up only 2 hits. He did this in only 91 pitches before being lifted in the 9th for a pinch hitter. His counterpart, Wily Peralta, did not fare near as well. Peralta turned in 7 innings of work while giving up 6 runs. He scattered 8 hits and 3 walks while striking out five.
The Reds thought they had an early lead in the second inning, but would lose a challenge on the play. DeSclafani hit a single to center field and Brayan Pena would be tagged out at home. The initial call was safe, but video evidence showed that the tag was applied just before he scored.
In the 5th inning, DeSclafani would run into the only trouble he would face on the night. With two on and one out, Wily Peralta came to the plate with all intentions of bunting the runners over in the scoreless game. With two strikes on him, Peralta squared up to bunt and both runners took off. The pitch was fouled back and Pena made a nice diving snag and throw to first to double off Hector Gomes to get DeSclafani out of the inning.
The Reds would break the game open in the 6th. Pena would come up with the bases load and hit a sac fly to deep center field that would score Todd Frazier and move Jay Bruce to third. Next batter up, Zack Cozart, would foul off three pitches. The first would go off his own leg. The second ran down the line and caught Bruce in the midsection. The third ended up going off of Jonathan Lucroy's foot. Lucroy would leave the game in the following inning and would also be put on the DL after the game with a broken toe. The next pitch to Cozart was sent deep left to clear the bases. The Reds led 4-0 after six.
In the seventh, Billy Hamilton in his first game back led off the inning with a triple to right. Joey Votto would bring him home with his 5th home run of the year.
Burke Badenhop was tasked with closing out the game in the ninth inning. Ryan Braun would take him deep on the first pitch he saw for his first home run on the year. The Reds took the first game of a four game swing with a final score of 6-1.
Next up, Jason Marquis (0-1, 6.30) and Mike Fiers (0-2, 5.91) both look to snap the funk they have been in. The Reds look to get back to .500 ball, while Milwaukee looks to halt a six-game losing streak.
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