Brewers outlast Reds 6‑5 for third straight win
CINCINNATI (Interstat) — William Contreras went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs, and Andrew Vaughn delivered a three-run double as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. The Brewers (49-29) scored three runs in the third inning on Contreras’ homer and added three more in the seventh on Vaughn’s double. Jake Bauers also homered for Milwaukee. Shane Drohan threw 4 1/3 shutout innings, allowing five hits and striking out five. Chad Patrick (5-3) earned the win. For the Reds (37-42), Spencer Steer hit a two-run homer in the eighth and Eugenio Suárez had two hits. Rhett Lowder (3-5) took the loss after giving up three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. Joel Kuhnel pitched 1 1/3 innings for his sixth save. Attendance was 22,981. The game lasted 3 hours, 22 minutes.