Live: Reds 2-Milwaukee Brewers 4 Final April 16
Reds Lineup
1. Billy Hamilton CF
2. Arismendy Alcantara 2B
3. Joey Votto 1B
4. Adam Duvall LF
5. Eugenio Suarez 3B
6. Scott Schebler RF
7. Zack Cozart SS
8. Tucker Barnhart C
9. Sal Romano P
*Today's contest marks Sal Romano's MLB debut
Top First inning: Despite throwing 35 pitches and walking two batters, Romano throws a scoreless first inning
Bottom First inning: Reds draw two walks and get a base hit from Votto, but they can get a man to cross homeplate
Top Second inning: Romano only throws 16 pitches, but he gets out of the inning unscathed
Bottom Second inning: Reds go down 1-2-3
Top Third inning: Brewers go back-to-back against Romano with home runs from Ryan Braun and Travis Shaw to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead. Braun's home run also helped him pass Cecil Cooper for second all-time for RBIs in franchise history
Bottom Third inning: Reds are sent down in order
Top Fourth inning: Tim Adleman comes into the game to relieve Sal Romano who was pinch hit for in the bottom of the third. This is Adleman's 2017 debut as he was recalled from Louisville earlier in the day. The Brewers are shut down in order
Bottom Fourth inning: The Reds get back within one run after Eugenio Suarez crushes a two-run home run to make it a 3-2 deficit
Top Fifth inning: Adleman tosses another 1-2-3 inning
Bottom Fifth inning: Reds cannot come up with any runs despite getting a single from Tucker Barnhart
Top Sixth inning: Despite a two-out single from Wily Peralta, the Brewers cannot come up with anything
Bottom Sixth inning: The Reds can't get anything going despite getting a runner on with one out
Top Seventh inning: The Brew Crew tacks on another run with a solo shot from Eric Thames, his fifth in this series. Thames joins Aaron Boone (5/5-5/8, 2003) as the only other player to hit 5 home runs in a 4-game series at GABP
Bottom Seventh inning: Jacob Barnes into the game to relieve Wily Peralta. Reds aren't able to muster any offense despite getting a lead off hit from Scott Schebler
Top Eighth inning: Blake Wood comes into the game to relieve Adleman.
Bottom Eighth inning: Corey Knebel comes into the game to relieve Barnes. The Reds can't get anything going against Knebel as this game heads to the ninth
Top Ninth inning: Wood pitches 1/3 inning in ninth before being relieved by Wandy Peralta. Brewers are shut down as this game heads to the bottom of the ninth
Bottom Ninth inning: Neftali Feliz into the game to relieve Knebel. Reds go down in order and the game is over
