Elvin Rodríguez pitches against the Cincinnati Reds. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - TJ Friedl went 4 for 5 and hit one of Cincinnati’s four homers off Elvin Rodríguez as the Reds’ lineup finally awoke in an 11-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
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Blake Dunn, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jose Trevino also went deep to help the Reds snap a four-game skid and end the Brewers’ four-game winning streak.
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The Reds had totaled 14 hits and endured a 35-inning scoreless streak over their last four games, but they jumped all over Rodríguez (0-2) on Saturday.
Elly De La Cruz drew a two-out walk and came all the way home from first on Gavin Lux’s bloop double in the first. After retiring his first two batters in the second, Rodríguez gave up a homer to Dunn, a single to Trevino and a two-run blast by Friedl.
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Encarnacion-Strand led off the fourth with a 451-foot drive off the center-field scoreboard and Trevino added a two-run shot later in the inning to put Cincinnati ahead 7-0.
Milwaukee's Sal Frelick went 4 for 5 with two singles, a double and a triple.
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Reds starter Brady Singer (2-0) allowed five runs – three earned – and nine hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
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Oliver Dunn’s two-run, two-out double in the seventh cut Cincinnati’s lead to 10-7 and brought the tying run to the plate, but Tony Santillan struck out Isaac Collins to end the threat.
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Pressed into a rotation spot because of multiple injuries to Milwaukee’s pitching staff, Rodríguez has given up 11 runs over nine innings in two starts.
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The Reds also got some good news Friday night when Chase Burns, the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft, made his pro debut. He threw four shutout innings with six strikeouts for Single-A Dayton in a 7-0 loss to West Michigan. He gave up one hit and one walk.
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Right-hander Carson Spiers (0-1, 1.50 ERA) pitches for Cincinnati and right-hander Chad Patrick (0-0, 3.18) starts for Milwaukee on Sunday.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.