MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Garrett Mitchell went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run and four RBIs, and Milwaukee used a four-run first inning, a three-run fourth and a five-run fifth to beat Cincinnati 13-9 on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at American Family Field. The Brewers improved to 93-56 and secured their 11th consecutive home series victory. Cincinnati fell to 69-79. The game drew 41,167 fans and took 2 hours, 58 minutes.

Milwaukee jumped on Cincinnati starter Brady Singer in the first. Jackson Chourio walked, and Brice Turang followed with a two-run homer to center field for his career-best 19th home run. After Jake Bauers and Christian Yelich struck out, William Contreras walked, and Mitchell hit a two-run homer to right-center for his 11th of the season. Sal Frelick grounded out to end the inning, but the Brewers led 4-0.

Cincinnati got on the board in the second when Eugenio Suárez homered to left-center for his 23rd home run. The Reds added another run in the third on Elly De La Cruz’s double that scored Dane Myers. Milwaukee answered in the bottom of the third when Cooper Pratt singled to center, scoring Mitchell after an error by center fielder Dane Myers. That gave the Brewers a 5-2 lead.

Cincinnati erased a four-run deficit in the fourth. Suárez walked, JJ Bleday doubled to score Suárez, and Juan Brito hit a two-run homer to left-center for his second home run to tie the game at 5. The Brewers responded immediately. Bauers walked, Yelich singled, and Contreras hit a three-run homer to left-center for his 17th home run, putting Milwaukee back in front 8-5. Mitchell followed with a single, but Frelick grounded out to end the inning.

Milwaukee broke the game open in the fifth. Pratt singled, Chourio singled, and Turang singled to load the bases. Bauers then singled to left, driving in Pratt and Chourio. Yelich followed with an RBI single that scored Turang, and after Contreras was intentionally walked, Mitchell doubled to right field, scoring Bauers and Yelich. The five-run inning gave Milwaukee a 13-5 lead. Pratt finished with three hits. Turang went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Mitchell had four hits and four RBIs.

Cincinnati chipped away in the eighth. Sal Stewart singled and Tyler Stephenson doubled to put runners in scoring position. Suárez singled in a run, Brito singled in another, and Héctor Rodríguez singled to load the bases. Ke’Bryan Hayes grounded into a double play that allowed Bleday to score, and Dane Myers lined out to end the inning. The Reds scored four runs but could not get closer than 13-9. Cincinnati finished with 14 hits, matching Milwaukee’s 14. Suárez went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Brito went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Contreras went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.

Chad Patrick earned the win for Milwaukee, improving to 9-4. He pitched 1.1 innings, allowed one hit, no earned runs, and struck out four. Brady Singer took the loss for Cincinnati, falling to 6-14. Cincinnati’s bullpen kept Milwaukee scoreless over the final four innings, with Pierce Johnson, Emilio Pagán, Tejay Antone and Tony Santillan each turning in scoreless appearances. Cincinnati pitchers combined for 22 strikes, 45 balls and 22 balls in play. Milwaukee pitchers combined for 14 strikes, 66 balls and 14 balls in play.

The victory came one night after Milwaukee clinched a postseason berth with a 20-0 win over Cincinnati. The Brewers have scored 33 runs over their last two games, the most in any two-game span in franchise history, surpassing the previous mark of 32 set in July 1990. Milwaukee’s 93-56 record is a franchise-best 37 games above .500. The Brewers have now won 11 straight home series and remain focused on playing their best baseball in October.

Milwaukee’s offense has produced throughout the lineup. Mitchell’s four-hit night led the way, and his home run was his second in as many games. Turang’s first-inning homer was his career-best 19th of the season. Contreras delivered the most important swing when he answered Cincinnati’s fourth-inning tie with a three-run homer. The Brewers matched the Reds with 14 hits but turned their hits into bigger innings. Cincinnati scored in the second, third, fourth and eighth. Milwaukee scored in the first, third, fourth and fifth. The game featured early offense, a brief Cincinnati rally and a decisive Milwaukee response.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave Milwaukee a 69.7 percent probability to win. Milwaukee had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 22 finished above the over/under line of 8.5.