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Straily leads Reds to win with career-high 8 innings
- Updated: September 14, 2016
CINCINNATI — The Reds usually wear their red jersey tops only for day games at Great American Ball Park, but that hasn’t been the case for when Dan Straily has made his last several home starts. It’s been Straily’s choice to wear the red, and the way he’s been pitching for them, he’s earned that sartorial right.
As Cincinnati tied its season-high five-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory over the Brewers, Straily gave up two runs on three hits over a career-high eight innings with one walk and eight strikeouts. He extended his own franchise by making his 11th start this season with three or fewer hits allowed, which also tied Cubs ace Jake Arrieta for the Major League lead in 2016.
The Brewers seemed poised for the better night when Keon Broxton hit a two-out solo homer to left field in the second inning and Jonathan Villar sent a two-out solo shot to left field in the third inning, giving Milwaukee a 2-1 lead. But sloppy defense with two errors to begin the bottom of the third inning did not help starter Matt Garza and opened the door for a four-run Reds rally. Joey Votto’s bases-loaded RBI …
