MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Brandon Sproat struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings and the Milwaukee Brewers pounded out 14 hits in a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday at American Family Field before 28,081 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes.

Milwaukee improved to 52-31, while Cincinnati fell to 39-45. Sproat allowed four hits and two earned runs to earn his third win against four losses. Rhett Lowder took the loss, falling to 3-6.

The Brewers broke the game open with a four-run fourth inning. Sal Frelick singled in William Contreras, Joey Ortiz followed with a two-run single and Jackson Chourio added an RBI single. Jake Bauers had three hits, including a homer, and drove in a run. Chourio went 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs. Frelick also had three hits.

Cincinnati scored single runs in the first and sixth innings. Sal Stewart doubled in Elly De La Cruz in the sixth and hit a solo homer in the first.

Chad Patrick, Jared Koenig and Grant Anderson combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for Milwaukee.