Adam Lind’s two-run double capped a five-run fifth inning, part of his three-hit, three-RBI afternoon in an 8-4 Brewers win over the Reds that snapped Milwaukee’s eight-game losing streak.
It took them nine tries, but the Brewers notched the victory they needed to mathematically avoid 100 losses. They also secured a season series victory over the Reds for the first time since 2006, winning 10 of 19 matchups in 2015. Rookie right-hander Ariel Pena earned the victory by pitching five innings before he was replaced by pinch-hitter Khris Davis, who delivered a go-ahead infield hit in the decisive fifth.
“It’s just nice to win,” said Lind, who boosted his home batting average to .343. “I guess we’re not going to have 100 losses, so that’s kind of a big deal.”
Jay Bruce went deep twice for his 17th career multihomer game in a losing effort for the Reds, who committed three costly errors in the game — all amid Milwaukee rallies. Both of Bruce’s homers reached the second deck beyond right field, with Statcast™ projecting the first shot to land 457 feet away and the second at 459 feet.
“He doesn’t hit the cheapie here, does he?” Reds manager Bryan Price said of Bruce. “He’s hit some long ones here. He’s hit the upper deck a number of times since I’ve been with the Reds.”
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