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Miley pitches six strong innings, combines with three relievers to shut out Reds 1-0

MILWAUKEE (AP) Wade Miley pitched six strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers made a first-inning run stand up in a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

The victory pulled the Brewers (49-42) to within a game of the NL Central-leading Reds heading into the All-Star break. Milwaukee took two of three in the series.

A trio of Brewers relievers - Elvis Peguero, Joel Payamps and All-Star Devin Williams - combined to complete the shutout, Milwaukee's eighth of the season. Williams retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his 20th save in 22 tries.

“Really great pitching today. That’s a lineup that’s scored a lot of runs. To keep them a zero is really impressive," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said.

Christian Yelich led off the Brewers half of the first with a ground-rule double off Ben Lively (4-5) to extend his hitting streak to nine consecutive games. Yelich scored on Jesse Winker’s two-out single to center. The Brewers scored in the first inning in all three games in the series.

“Whenever Yeli is on, I just try to put the ball in play over the infield," Winker said. "That’s all you need to do. Just put the ball in play and watch him run.”

The Brewers are 5-2 against the Reds this season and have won both series. It was Cincinnati's first road series loss since May 15-17 at Colorado. The Reds had won seven consecutive road series. Despite the loss, the Reds have won 20 of their last 25 road games.

“I don’t know if anybody is going to run away with this thing," Yelich said. "It’s going to be pretty tightly contested. Every game matters.”

After giving up a lead-off double to Kevin Newman in the first, Miley (6-2) retired nine consecutive batters before Matt McLain doubled to start the fourth. Miley then struck out the next three batters to get out of the inning. Miley walked three batters in the fifth but, aided by a double play, didn’t allow a run. The Reds threatened again off Miley in the sixth after consecutive singles by Jonathan India and Elly De La Cruz, but again failed to score.

Miley gave up four hits and tied a season high with eight strikeouts. He credited batterymate William Contreras for coming up with a plan to keep Reds hitters off balance.

"I thought Willie was outstanding back there today. I kind of went a different route than what I normally do," he said.

The performance impressed Reds manager David Bell. Miley pitched for Cincinnati in 2020 and 2021.

’We’ve seen Wade Miley a lot, and we’ve seen him pitch really well, but I don’t know if I’ve seen him like that," Bell said. “That was really, really good. I know our hitters expected to score some runs, but Wade really pitched well. He was throwing hard, he looked great out there.”

Lively, making his first appearance since June 20 after a stint on the injured list with a right pectoral muscle strain, retired 13 of 14 batters at one point. He gave up four hits and one run in 5 2/3 innings while walking two and striking out five.

ROSTER MOVE

The Reds reinstated Lively from the 15-day injured list and designated for assignment RHP Michael Mariot.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Reds: OF T.J. Friedl was in pain after fouling a ball off the inside of his right foot in the fifth but remained in the game.

QUICK WORK

The 2 hour and 4 minute game tied for the shortest since the Brewers' ballpark opened in 2001, matching a contest between Milwaukee and the Dodgers on Sept. 6, 2006. “I’ve got a flight to catch. It’s perfect," Winker said.

REMARKABLE REBOUND

The Reds (50-41) are in first place this late in a full season for the time since the end of the 2012 campaign, when they last won the Central Division (97-65). The Reds were 34-57 at this point last season and 15 games back in the division.

LONG RUN

The Brewers played their 17th game in as many days. Counsell praised the team’s five mainstay relievers (Hoby Milner, Bryse Wilson, Joel Payamps, Elvis Peguero and Devin Williams) for their effort during the grueling stretch. “They’ve done a great job. Really, just proud of them,” Counsell said. “They’ve been warriors through this whole thing and gone after it every day."

UP NEXT

The Reds and Brewers meet in Cincinnati for a three-game series beginning Friday, following the All-Star break.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN50-41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Brewers MIL49-42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	7	0

American Family FieldMilwaukee, WI

W: W. Miley (6-2)L: B. Lively (4-5)S: D. Williams (20)

CINReds

MILBrewers

.W. MileyWade Miley
P
6.0 IP, 3 BB, 8 SO, 95 P
.D. WilliamsDevin Williams
P
1.0 IP, 2 SO, 15 P

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Newman DH	3	1	0	1	2	.260	.318	.375	.693	1.5
b- W. Benson PH-DH	1	0	0	1	0	.291	.385	.496	.881	-0.5
M. McLain SS	4	1	0	2	1	.300	.366	.512	.878	1.0
J. India 2B	4	1	0	1	2	.250	.339	.411	.750	0.5
E. De La Cruz 3B	4	1	0	1	2	.325	.363	.524	.887	0.5
S. Steer LF	4	0	0	3	3	.277	.367	.477	.844	-1.5
J. Votto 1B	3	0	1	2	2	.246	.358	.649	1.007	0.0
N. Senzel RF	2	0	0	1	1	.238	.310	.381	.691	-0.5
a- J. Fraley PH-RF	1	0	0	1	0	.274	.368	.469	.837	-0.5
T. Stephenson C	2	0	1	0	0	.254	.340	.373	.713	1.0
T. Friedl CF	2	0	1	1	0	.304	.380	.458	.838	0.5

HITTERS	AB
K. Newman DH	3
b- W. Benson PH-DH	1
M. McLain SS	4
J. India 2B	4
E. De La Cruz 3B	4
S. Steer LF	4
J. Votto 1B	3
N. Senzel RF	2
a- J. Fraley PH-RF	1
T. Stephenson C	2
T. Friedl CF	2

a-struck out for Senzel in the 7th
b-struck out for Newman in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Yelich LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.284	.378	.456	.833	2.5
W. Contreras C	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.262	.346	.427	.773	2.0
W. Adames SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.213	.294	.416	.710	1.5
J. Winker DH	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	.200	.324	.253	.577	3.0
O. Miller 1B	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	.285	.331	.398	.729	3.0
R. Tapia RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.238	.322	.357	.679	-0.5
b- B. Perkins PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.216	.296	.318	.614	0.0
B. Anderson 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.229	.317	.373	.691	-0.5
B. Turang 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.265	.315	.580	0.0
J. Wiemer CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.212	.294	.398	.691	0.5

HITTERS	AB
C. Yelich LF	4
W. Contreras C	4
W. Adames SS	4
J. Winker DH	3
O. Miller 1B	2
R. Tapia RF	2
b- B. Perkins PH-RF	2
B. Anderson 3B	3
B. Turang 2B	3
J. Wiemer CF	3

b-grounded out for Tapia in the 6th

2B - K. Newman (14), M. McLain (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Newman, E. De La Cruz, S. Steer, J. Votto

2B - C. Yelich (19), W. Adames (14)
RBI - J. Winker (22)
2-Out RBI - J. Winker
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Tapia, B. Perkins

DP - 2 (India-Votto; McLain-Votto)
E - J. India (6)

DP - (Anderson-Turang-Miller)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Lively (L, 4-5)	5.2	4	1	1	2	5	3.83	1.24	7.5
A. Young	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2.52	1.32	1.0
D. Law	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.52	1.48	2.0
I. Gibaut	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	3.27	1.30	0.0

PITCHERS	IP
B. Lively (L, 4-5)	5.2
A. Young	0.1
D. Law	1.0
I. Gibaut	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
W. Miley (W, 6-2)	6.0	4	3	8	3.06	1.15	25.0
E. Peguero (H, 11)	1.0	0	0	2	3.09	1.17	4.0
J. Payamps (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	2	1.91	0.97	4.0
D. Williams (S, 20)	1.0	0	0	2	1.89	1.05	11.0

PITCHERS	IP
W. Miley (W, 6-2)	6.0
E. Peguero (H, 11)	1.0
J. Payamps (H, 17)	1.0
D. Williams (S, 20)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - B. Lively 75-52, A. Young 2-1, D. Law 10-6, I. Gibaut 12-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Lively 3-5, A. Young 0-1, D. Law 3-0, I. Gibaut 2-0
Batters Faced - B. Lively 23, A. Young, D. Law 4, I. Gibaut 5

Pitches-Strikes - W. Miley 95-60, E. Peguero 12-9, J. Payamps 11-7, D. Williams 15-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - W. Miley 6-1, E. Peguero 1-0, J. Payamps 0-1, D. Williams 1-0
Batters Faced - W. Miley 24, E. Peguero 3, J. Payamps 3, D. Williams 3

.W. MileyWade Miley
P
6.0 IP, 3 BB, 8 SO, 95 P
.D. WilliamsDevin Williams
P
1.0 IP, 2 SO, 15 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN50-41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Brewers MIL49-42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	7	0

American Family FieldMilwaukee, WI

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Newman DH	3	1	0	1	2	.260	.318	.375	.693	1.5
b- W. Benson PH-DH	1	0	0	1	0	.291	.385	.496	.881	-0.5
M. McLain SS	4	1	0	2	1	.300	.366	.512	.878	1.0
J. India 2B	4	1	0	1	2	.250	.339	.411	.750	0.5
E. De La Cruz 3B	4	1	0	1	2	.325	.363	.524	.887	0.5
S. Steer LF	4	0	0	3	3	.277	.367	.477	.844	-1.5
J. Votto 1B	3	0	1	2	2	.246	.358	.649	1.007	0.0
N. Senzel RF	2	0	0	1	1	.238	.310	.381	.691	-0.5
a- J. Fraley PH-RF	1	0	0	1	0	.274	.368	.469	.837	-0.5
T. Stephenson C	2	0	1	0	0	.254	.340	.373	.713	1.0
T. Friedl CF	2	0	1	1	0	.304	.380	.458	.838	0.5
Total	30	4	3	14	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
K. Newman DH	3
b- W. Benson PH-DH	1
M. McLain SS	4
J. India 2B	4
E. De La Cruz 3B	4
S. Steer LF	4
J. Votto 1B	3
N. Senzel RF	2
a- J. Fraley PH-RF	1
T. Stephenson C	2
T. Friedl CF	2
Total	30

a-struck out for Senzel in the 7th
b-struck out for Newman in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Yelich LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.284	.378	.456	.833	2.5
W. Contreras C	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.262	.346	.427	.773	2.0
W. Adames SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.213	.294	.416	.710	1.5
J. Winker DH	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	.200	.324	.253	.577	3.0
O. Miller 1B	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	.285	.331	.398	.729	3.0
R. Tapia RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.238	.322	.357	.679	-0.5
b- B. Perkins PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.216	.296	.318	.614	0.0
B. Anderson 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.229	.317	.373	.691	-0.5
B. Turang 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.265	.315	.580	0.0
J. Wiemer CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.212	.294	.398	.691	0.5
Total	30	1	7	1	3	5	18	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
C. Yelich LF	4
W. Contreras C	4
W. Adames SS	4
J. Winker DH	3
O. Miller 1B	2
R. Tapia RF	2
b- B. Perkins PH-RF	2
B. Anderson 3B	3
B. Turang 2B	3
J. Wiemer CF	3
Total	30

b-grounded out for Tapia in the 6th

2B - K. Newman (14), M. McLain (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Newman, E. De La Cruz, S. Steer, J. Votto

2B - C. Yelich (19), W. Adames (14)
RBI - J. Winker (22)
2-Out RBI - J. Winker
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Tapia, B. Perkins

DP - 2 (India-Votto; McLain-Votto)
E - J. India (6)

DP - (Anderson-Turang-Miller)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Lively (L, 4-5)	5.2	4	1	1	2	5	3.83	1.24	7.5
A. Young	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2.52	1.32	1.0
D. Law	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.52	1.48	2.0
I. Gibaut	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	3.27	1.30	0.0
Total	8.0	7	1	1	3	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Lively (L, 4-5)	5.2
A. Young	0.1
D. Law	1.0
I. Gibaut	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
W. Miley (W, 6-2)	6.0	4	3	8	3.06	1.15	25.0
E. Peguero (H, 11)	1.0	0	0	2	3.09	1.17	4.0
J. Payamps (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	2	1.91	0.97	4.0
D. Williams (S, 20)	1.0	0	0	2	1.89	1.05	11.0
Total	9.0	4	3	14	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
W. Miley (W, 6-2)	6.0
E. Peguero (H, 11)	1.0
J. Payamps (H, 17)	1.0
D. Williams (S, 20)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - B. Lively 75-52, A. Young 2-1, D. Law 10-6, I. Gibaut 12-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Lively 3-5, A. Young 0-1, D. Law 3-0, I. Gibaut 2-0
Batters Faced - B. Lively 23, A. Young, D. Law 4, I. Gibaut 5

Pitches-Strikes - W. Miley 95-60, E. Peguero 12-9, J. Payamps 11-7, D. Williams 15-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - W. Miley 6-1, E. Peguero 1-0, J. Payamps 0-1, D. Williams 1-0
Batters Faced - W. Miley 24, E. Peguero 3, J. Payamps 3, D. Williams 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Winker singled to shallow center, Yelich scored 0 1

1ST INNING
	Winker singled to shallow center, Yelich scored	0	1

1ST INNING
Reds
W. Miley Pitching:
K. Newman: Strike looking, Newman doubled to left
M. McLain: Ball, Ball, McLain grounded out to third
J. India: Strike looking, Ball, India lined out to right, Newman to third
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, De La Cruz lined out to second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Brewers
B. Lively Pitching:
C. Yelich: Ball, Yelich doubled to deep left
W. Contreras: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Contreras fouled out to first
W. Adames: Ball, Foul, Adames flied out to right
J. Winker: Ball, Foul, Winker singled to shallow center, Yelich scored
O. Miller: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Miller walked, Winker to second
R. Tapia: Strike looking, Ball, Tapia lined out to center
End of the 1st (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Reds
W. Miley Pitching:
S. Steer: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Steer grounded out to shortstop
J. Votto: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Votto struck out looking
N. Senzel: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Senzel struck out looking
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Brewers
B. Lively Pitching:
B. Anderson: Ball, Strike looking, Anderson grounded out to shortstop
B. Turang: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Turang grounded out to first
J. Wiemer: Strike looking, Ball, Wiemer lined out to shortstop
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Reds
W. Miley Pitching:
T. Stephenson: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Stephenson grounded out to third
T. Friedl: Friedl flied out to center
K. Newman: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Newman lined out to center
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Brewers
B. Lively Pitching:
C. Yelich: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Yelich struck out looking
W. Contreras: Contreras lined out to first
W. Adames: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Adames struck out looking
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Reds
W. Miley Pitching:
M. McLain: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, McLain doubled to deep right
J. India: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, India struck out swinging
E. De La Cruz: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
S. Steer: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Steer struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Brewers
B. Lively Pitching:
J. Winker: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Winker walked
O. Miller: Strike looking, Strike looking, Miller flied out to deep right
R. Tapia: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike swinging, Tapia struck out swinging
B. Anderson: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Anderson struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Reds
W. Miley Pitching:
J. Votto: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Votto walked
N. Senzel: Ball, Senzel grounded into double play third to second to first, Votto out at second
T. Stephenson: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Stephenson walked
T. Friedl: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Friedl walked, Stephenson to second
K. Newman: Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, Newman struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Brewers
B. Lively Pitching:
B. Turang: Strike looking, Turang lined out to left
J. Wiemer: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Wiemer struck out looking
C. Yelich: Ball, Foul, Yelich flied out to deep left
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Reds
W. Miley Pitching:
M. McLain: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike looking, McLain struck out looking
J. India: Ball, India singled to right
E. De La Cruz: Ball, De La Cruz singled to shallow center, India to second
S. Steer: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Steer struck out swinging
J. Votto: Ball, Ball, Votto grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Brewers
B. Lively Pitching:
W. Contreras: Ball, Contreras singled to left
W. Adames: Adames lined out to left
J. Winker: Strike swinging, Winker flied out to center
O. Miller: Miller singled to right center, Contreras to third
Alex Young relieved Ben Lively
Blake Perkins hit for Raimel Tapia
B. Perkins: Ball, Perkins flied out to left
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Reds
Blake Perkins in right field
Elvis Peguero relieved Wade Miley
Jake Fraley hit for Nick Senzel
J. Fraley: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Fraley struck out swinging
T. Stephenson: Foul, Ball, Foul, Stephenson grounded out to second
T. Friedl: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Friedl struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Brewers
Jake Fraley in right field
Derek Law relieved Alex Young
B. Anderson: Ball, Anderson grounded out to shortstop
B. Turang: Foul, Ball, Foul, Turang safe at first on 2nd baseman India fielding error
J. Wiemer: Ball, Ball, Wiemer singled to shallow center, Turang to third
C. Yelich: Yelich grounded into double play shortstop to first, Wiemer out at second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Reds
Joel Payamps relieved Elvis Peguero
Will Benson hit for Kevin Newman
W. Benson: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Benson struck out swinging
M. McLain: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, McLain struck out looking
J. India: India flied out to shallow right
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Brewers
Will Benson at designated hitter
Ian Gibaut relieved Derek Law
W. Contreras: Strike looking, Contreras singled to center
W. Adames: Ball, Adames doubled to left, Contreras to third
J. Winker: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Winker popped out to third
O. Miller: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Miller intentionally walked
B. Perkins: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Perkins grounded into double play second to first, Miller out at second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Reds
Devin Williams relieved Joel Payamps
E. De La Cruz: Strike looking, De La Cruz grounded out to first
S. Steer: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Steer struck out swinging
J. Votto: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Votto struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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