Brewers edge Reds 4‑2 behind Garrett Mitchell’s four hits

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Garrett Mitchell went 4 for 4 with an RBI and a triple to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday at American Family Field.

Milwaukee struck first with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Brice Turang scored on a sacrifice fly by Jake Bauers after Jackson Chourio had already crossed the plate on a groundout. Cincinnati answered in the second when Noelvi Marte hit a two-run homer, his fifth of the season, to tie the game 2-2.

The Brewers broke the deadlock in the seventh. Mitchell tripled to center field, scoring Andrew Vaughn and giving Milwaukee a 3-2 lead. Mitchell later added an insurance run in the frame.

Winning pitcher Aaron Ashby (12-1) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Trevor Megill earned his 12th save, allowing one hit over the final inning. Brock Burke (3-3) took the loss for Cincinnati.

Andrew Abbott started for the Reds, yielding two earned runs over five innings with three strikeouts. Shane Drohan struck out seven over 5 2/3 innings for Milwaukee.

Both teams finished with eight hits. The game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes before a crowd of 30,068. Milwaukee improved to 53-31, while Cincinnati fell to 39-46.