Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 21, 2012
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
85°
Umpires:
Home -
Angel Hernandez, 1B -
Mark Carlson, 2B -
Chris Conroy, 3B -
Tim Timmons
Attendance:
40090
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Reds 6, Brewers 2: Ryan Ludwick and Brandon Phillips hit two-run homers and Bronson Arroyo threw six solid innings to help Cincinnati clinch a series win over visiting Milwaukee.
The Reds jumped on Yovani Gallardo for a four-run first inning capped by Ludwick's blast, his 15th, into the second deck in left field. Phillips added a pair of insurance runs when he drove a hanging breaking ball from Jose Veras into the left-field seats.
The loss snapped a streak of three straight series wins against National League Central opponents by the Brewers and dropped them 9 1/2 games behind the division-leading Reds.
Arroyo (5-6) struck out six and allowed two runs on five hits for his fourth quality start in his last five outings.
Gallardo (8-7) settled in after the rocky first and lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing just the four runs on nine hits. But the damage was done, as he snapped his streak of seven consecutive quality starts and dropped to 1-2 against the Reds this season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: There has been at least one home run in 74 consecutive games at Great American Ball Park, the longest stretch since an 80-game streak at Coors Field in 2002-03. … The Reds have hit five home runs in the first two games of the series. … Gallardo failed to record a quality start for just the fourth time in 20 outings this season. … Arroyo improved to 2-0 versus the Brewers this season and 13-8 against them in his career.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Milwaukee |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Travis Ishikawa | Player |
Ryan Ludwick
|
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
0 |
RBI |
2 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
4 |
TB |
5 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Milwaukee
|
6 |
0 |
9 |
.188 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Cincinnati
|
10 |
2 |
19 |
.312 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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