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Bailey in vintage form as Reds cool Crew
- Updated: August 13, 2016
MILWAUKEE — A day after the Brewers made history by scoring in every inning they came to bat, Homer Bailey kept those same bats quiet, and the Reds’ four-run seventh provided enough cushion for a 7-4 win over the Crew at Miller Park on Friday night.
Milwaukee became just the 19th team since 1900 to plate at least one run in every inning on Thursday against the Braves, but did not get on the board Friday night until a Ramon Flores homer in the eighth. In his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery, Bailey spearheaded the charge by throwing six scoreless frames while striking out 11 — his first double-digit strikeout game since July 2013. The Reds pitching staff’s 15 strikeouts were a season high for a nine-inning game.
“[Bailey] pitched very well,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “I’ve seen Homer Bailey a lot, and that’s as good as I’ve ever seen him pitch. He was really good tonight.”
• Bailey shows pre-surgery form in win
Adam Duvall hit a no-doubt homer in the second off Jimmy Nelson to lead the Reds’ offense, which put 17 runners on base and cracked the game open with the four-run seventh.
“One of the unsung things in that game was Brandon [Phillips] stealing second base in the third and [Eugenio] Suarez getting kind of jammed and hitting that base hit into right field to drive in a run there,” Reds manager Bryan Price said. “And then [Ivan] De Jesus in a 5-0 game pinch-hitting and driving in two more with a base hit. We talk about those add-on runs and how important they are.”
Nelson labored through 108 pitches over five innings, allowing three runs to lose his fifth consecutive start. Since throwing seven scoreless frames against the Reds on July 16, Nelson has allowed 28 runs (19 earned) over 23 innings.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDDuvall got it done: Duvall not only enjoyed a three-hit night and reached safely four times, his third-inning solo homer was his first since Aug. 2 vs. the Cardinals and No. 27 for the season. He clobbered Nelson’s 2-1 sinker to left-center field. According …
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