CINCINNATI (AP) \u2014 William Contreras and Jake Bauers hit back-to-back homers in the third inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee improved to a season-high 20 games over .500 at 49-29. The Brewers have won 18 of the last 21 series against the Reds.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati (37-42) was swept at home for the first time since Aug. 16-18, 2024 against the Royals, a streak of 44 consecutive series.<\/p>\n
The Reds loaded the bases with one out in the ninth against Joel Kuhnel, who got Dane Myers to ground into an ending 6-4-3 double play.<\/p>\n
It was Kuhnel\u2019s third save of the season. Chad Patrick (5-3) got the win.<\/p>\n
Brewers left-hander Shane Drohan pitched 4 1\/3 scoreless innings with three walks and five strikeouts on a career-high 98 pitches.<\/p>\n
Contreras\u2019 two-run home run off Rhett Lowder \u2014 a line drive that eluded the glove of leaping Dane Myers in center \u2014 put the Brewers ahead 2-0.<\/p>\n
Bauers followed with his team-leading 14th homer. It was the first time this season the Brewers hit back-to-back homers.<\/p>\n
Lowder (3-5) allowed three earned runs on eight hits with a walk and six strikeouts on a season-high 100 pitches.<\/p>\n
Blake Dunn\u2019s RBI double in the sixth cut the Brewers\u2019 lead to 3-1. With runners on second and third, Garrett Mitchell made a diving catch on Elly De La Cruz\u2019s sinking liner in center to end the inning.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee extended its lead to 6-1 in the seventh on pinch-hitter Andrew Vaughn\u2019s bases-loaded double off Sam Moll which drove in three runs.<\/p>\n
Eugenio Su\u00e1rez had an RBI double in the seventh and Spencer Steer hit a two-run home run, his 13th, in the eighth off Craig Yoho to make it -5.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski (8-3, 1.45) was scheduled to start at home Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (5-4, 3.83) was set to start Friday at Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
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