Jean Segura delivered the clutch hit the Brewers have so badly needed, a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning that sent Milwaukee to a 4-2 win over Cincinnati on Thursday at Miller Park.
Adam Lind and Aramis Ramirez hit solo home runs, but the Brewers needed Segura’s single off Reds reliever Kevin Gregg to snap an eight-game losing streak. Starter Kyle Lohse allowed two runs in seven innings for his first victory, and Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez bounced back from a loss the night before to notch his second save.
“It was good to come off the field and shake hands,” said Lohse, who entered the day winless in his first three starts with a 10.34 ERA. “We have to keep it going. We can’t get them all back right now; we have to keep our heads down and keep grinding it out. That’s all we can do.”
The Reds missed a chance to sweep the four-game series despite getting a solid start from Homer Bailey (two runs in 5 2/3 innings) and a two-run home run from slumping outfielder Marlon Byrd.
“Coming back [and] winning three out of four in this series [turned] what looked to be a disastrous road trip into, not a good one, but certainly [a] better [one] than it could have [been],” Reds manager Bryan Price said.
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