The Brewers finally had a big night at the plate. They just happened to do it while the Reds played home run derby.
About 24 hours after matching their season high with six runs in a series-opening victory, the Reds more than doubled that total by the sixth inning of a 16-10 win over the reeling Brewers on Tuesday in which the teams matched a Major League record by hitting three grand slams. The Reds accounted for two of them as part of a five-homer barrage.
“I think what impressed me more than anything about our club was to be able to come back and do it again and continue to add on,” said Reds manager Bryan Price. “Usually when you score 16, you feel like you’ve got enough, but it was one of those things where we had to keep answering and we had to keep creating that distance.”
Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier hit two-out grand slams in consecutive innings off Brewers starter Mike Fiers. Zack Cozart hit two home runs and Joey Votto added another, his sixth of the season. Votto has hit as many baseballs over the fence this season as the Brewers’ whole roster, though Milwaukee’s total was boosted by Martin Maldonado’s two-run shot in the third inning and Elian Herrera’s grand slam in the sixth.
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