Brew Crew Ball · Jul 9, 2023
Brewers lose to Reds 8-5
The Brewers will officially go into the All-Star Break in second place in the division. They dropped a hard-fought game to the Reds 8-5 on Saturday afternoon.
The game started off well. Willy Adames hit a solo home run in the first inning to put the Brewers ahead 1-0. The Reds countered two innings later as Will Benson hit his own solo home run to tie the game at 1-1.
The Brewers pulled ahead again in the bottom of the third. Joey Wiemer singled to start the inning. Christian Yelich then doubled to bring in Wiemer, and the Brewers had a 2-1 lead. Two batters later, Willy Adames hit his second home run of the day and the Brewers had a 4-1 lead.