Reds Recap: The Brewers’ Dozen

Friday night the Milwaukee Brewer’s put up a dozen runs. With that being said, the Cincinnati Reds really never had a shot.

Game Summary:

Not often the a team is down from the start of the game, but just a couple of pitches in the Brewers’Gerardo Parrahit his sixth home run of the season, 1-0 Brewers. The next two batters inJonathan LucroyandRyan Braunwould single. Then Braun would steal 2nd base. With runners in scoring position and one out,Adam Lindwould drive in the winning run of the game in the first inning on a groundout RBI, 2-0 Brewers.

Michael Lorenzenseemed to get on a little bit of a roll retiring the next batters in that inning for three in a row. However, in the top of the 2nd inning,Aramis Ramirezhit his 10th home run of the season for the first insurance run of many for the Brewers in this game, 3-0.

WithNate Adcockreplacing Lorenzen, the Brewers would tag on two more in the 5th inning on a Lucroy double to drive in Parra, and aCarlos Gomezsingle to drive in Lucroy, 5-0.

Things then got out of hand in the 7th inning. WithCarlos Contreraspitching Gomez would hit a grand slam to bring the Brewers scoring total up to nine.

Before the Reds would have a shot of denting the scoreboard, the Brewers would tag on three more runs. Braun doubled inHernan Perezin the 8th inning. Then in the 9th, they would add their final two runs.Scooter Gennettsingled to drive in Gomez, 11-0. Then Parra hit a sacrifice fly to center field to scoreJean Segura, 12-0.

Now if you want to find a silver lining, here it may be?

In the bottom of the 9th inning,Eugenio Suarezsingled on a “line drive” (MLB.com), or as I like to call it, a flare to right center field.Jay Brucewould score the only Reds run of the day. 12-1 Brewers in your final, and are we convienced that the label “seller” is among us.

They have less than 30 days to do their damage on the trade market, or they can sit on their hands like they do most years.

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