CINCINNAT, OhioI (AP) — Kyle Lohse made the most of another wasteful day for Milwaukee’s offense, throwing a two-hitter and driving in a run on Wednesday night for a 5-0 victory over the Reds that forestalled elimination from the playoffs a bit longer.
Milwaukee will be eliminated from the wild card race with a loss or a win by San Francisco, which played later Wednesday at Los Angeles. Pittsburgh clinched at least the other wild card spot on Tuesday night.
The Brewers led the NL Central for 150 days, but fell apart at the end. Since June 28th, they’ve gone 30-45. The offense has unraveled, scoring two or fewer runs in each of the previous six games.
Lohse (13-9) gave up a pair of singles by Jack Hannahan in his second shutout of the season. Lohse was 2-1 in five starts against the Reds this season with a 2.13 ERA.