MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Abbott pitched six scoreless innings, Will Benson hit a two-run homer and the Reds withstood a frantic ninth-inning comeback attempt to edge the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Tuesday.
Cincinnati reduced the Brewers’ NL Central lead over the Reds to a half-game.
The Brewers and Reds will have their final regular-season meeting Wednesday afternoon in the rubber match of this three-game series.
The Brewers trailed 4-0 before nearly coming all the way back in the ninth. The Brewers scored three runs and left runners on first and second in the bottom of the inning.