Brewers escape with rubber match win over Reds, 7-6

The Brewers escaped with a victory despite some shaky bullpen work after six strong innings from Brandon Woodruff, taking the rubber match against the Reds, 7-6.

After Woodruff struck out the side to start the game, the Brewers’ offense got off to a hot start themselves. Christian Yelich and Willy Adames both singled before Rowdy Tellez drove them in with a double to make it 2-0 quickly.

Woodruff allowed the Reds to knot it up at 2-2 in the top of the second on two doubles and two singles, but the Brewers answered back with two outs in the bottom of the inning.

Yelich singled home Jace Peterson, who had walked earlier in the inning, and Adames and Tellez followed that up with back-to-back…