Mitchell drives Brewers past Reds in slugfest

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Garrett Mitchell went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run and four RBIs, lifting Milwaukee to a 13-9 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday at American Family Field. Brice Turang hit a two-run homer in the first, and William Contreras added a three-run shot in the fourth after the Reds tied it. Contreras drove in three runs, while Turang had two hits and two RBIs. Cooper Pratt collected three hits. Both teams finished with 14 hits. Juan Brito went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Cincinnati, and Eugenio Suárez also went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Chad Patrick earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and four strikeouts, improving to 9-4. Brady Singer took the loss, falling to 6-14. Milwaukee improved to 93-56 and Cincinnati dropped to 69-79. Milwaukee’s offense scored in double digits again. The game drew 41,167 fans and took 2 hours, 58 minutes.