Holy, Friedl! Reds hang on to beat Brewers

Reds 4 Brewers 2

Holy!

Leading 4-2 with two outs in the 9th, TJ Friedl climbed above the wall to rob Jake Bauers of a game-tying two-run homer to secure victory.

Pinch-hitter Connor Joe's 7th inning sacrifice fly had broken the tie, and Will Benson's 8th inning solo blast added a big insurance run as the Reds (30-32) halted a three game skid.

They snapped the Brewers eight game win streak and will try to prevent the Brewers from winning a 12th consecutive series against them Wednesday. 

An Elly De La Cruz throwing error with two outs in the 9th had brought the tying run to the plate.

Trailed 1-0 1st, 2-0 4th, 2-2 4th, 3-2 lead 7th, 4-2 8th.

They had been 5-25 when opponent scored 1st this season. They move to 25-8 when scoring at least four runs.

Bad news: Hunter Greene will have an MRI this morning, removed after five innings with his groin bothering him.

Offense: 8 H, 5 BB, 10 K. 5 K row/6 K first 3 innings. 7 players w. hits. Three straight EXBH in 4th. 

The go-ahead sequence:
7th: 2-2, Fraley leadoff BB. McLain double. 2nd/3rd/0 outs. Friedl groundout. PH Joe for Lux/Sac Fly RBI.

Stephenson: 2-R HR. 4th HR in 8 games. 
Benson: HR, 3 K, had been 4 for last 33 prior to HR. 
McLain: Double, run. Lunging stab of Yelich rocket in 8th.
Elly: Double, 2 BB, R. Error (10)
Steer: 2 H, double  
Espinal: Snapped 0 for 17. 
Fraley: 2 BB, R

Greene: 5 IN, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K, HR, 85 pitches. ERA 2.72. 
Incredible: 1st pitch strike to all 23 batters faced.  
1st: Yelich RBI 1B. Brewers aggressive/1st pitch swings. 
4th: Frelick HR. 4 straight reached/B-B BB. 
13 HR/34 IN vs Brewers. Entered w/ 7.46 ERA six career starts. 

Bullpen: 4.0 IN, 0 runs. Last two nights: 8.0 IN, 0 R, 0 BB. Retired 22 in a row until Elly E.
Barlow 1.0, Ashcraft 1.1, Santillan 0.2, Pagan 1.0, save No. 15/7th straight.

How they scored:
4th: Stephenson 2-R HR, 2-2 
7th: Joe PH sacrifice fly, 3-2 Reds
8th: Benson HR (6), 4-2 Reds