Sunday, September 13, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
69-79 · L5
MIL
Milwaukee Brewers
92-57 · W5
Cincinnati Reds beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 at American Family Field. Brandon Williamson earned the win; Abner Uribe took the loss. Emilio Pagán recorded the save.
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 at American Family Field, taking the lead for good on Tyler Stephenson's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Brandon Williamson earned the win, Abner Uribe took the loss, and Emilio Pagán recorded the save. Robert Gasser gave Milwaukee five innings and five strikeouts on 89 pitches, allowing one earned run and carrying a 4.30 ERA. The Brewers used the long ball early and late but could not hold on. Eugenio Suárez delivered the decisive blow in the sixth, a three-run shot to right center that scored Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart and gave Cincinnati a 3-2 lead. Joey Ortiz had staked Milwaukee to a 2-0 advantage in the second with a two-run homer to center, and Jake Bauers tied the game 3-3 in the seventh with a solo shot to right center. Stephenson's sac fly an inning later plated De La Cruz and proved to be the difference. The K model tracked Gasser at five strikeouts, matching his actual total. The NRFI model showed a neutral lean, but scoring came in the first inning. Burns also recorded five strikeouts.
Eugenio Suárez homered for the 24th time this season, driving in three runs and erasing a two-run Brewers lead in the sixth inning.
Joey Ortiz and Jake Bauers each homered for Milwaukee, but the Brewers bullpen could not protect a tie game in the eighth.
Robert Gasser struck out five batters over five innings on 89 pitches, and the K model projection matched his actual total of five strikeouts.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| MIL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Joey Ortiz homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Christian Yelich scores.
Eugenio Suárez homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart scores.
Jake Bauers homers (26) on a line drive to right center field.
Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Sal Frelick. Elly De La Cruz scores.
Key Performers
Eugenio Suárez
CIN
1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Joey Ortiz
MIL
1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Jake Bauers
MIL
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Tyler Stephenson
CIN
1-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| TJ Friedl LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jose Trevino C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Juan Brito 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| JJ Bleday RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Héctor Rodríguez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| MIL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Pratt SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joey Ortiz 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jackson Chourio LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Christian Yelich DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jake Bauers 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sal Frelick RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Garrett Mitchell CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| David Hamilton PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brice Turang 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Gary Sánchez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luis Lara CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns, Ch | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 56-28 | 2.80 |
| Williamson (W, 4-4) | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47-29 | 5.62 |
| Burke, B (H, 19) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.43 |
| Pagán (S, 23) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-12 | 3.72 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| MIL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasser | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 89-57 | 4.30 |
| Senzatela (BS, 8) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.30 |
| Romero, J | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-12 | 3.60 |
| Uribe (L, 5-3) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-11 | 2.15 |
| Hall, D | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-10 | 2.04 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |