MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS
09/26/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS
GAME ID: 2972 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (77-83) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 3
Milwaukee Brewers (61-99) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Brewers Nip Reds, 4-3
The Milwaukee Brewers did just enough to sneak past the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3, at American Family Field. Milwaukee pitcher Clayton Kershaw, in particular, had a standout performance. The winner was Milwaukee reliever Robert Suarez, now 4-5. The loser was Alex Vesia. The win puts Milwaukee at 61-99.

The defining moment came in the bottom of the 12th for Milwaukee. That's when Jeff McNeil hit a solo home run off 29-year old left-handed pitcher Alex Vesia to win the game. The home crowd went wild.

"This place was rockin'," McNeil said.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sanchez LF 6 0 2 0 0 3 1 .242 28 68
K. Farmer SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 2 20
   a-G. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 14 46
   b-H. Kim SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 6 32
R. Acuna Jr. RF 5 1 3 1 1 0 2 .294 45 112
B. Rooker 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 6 .268 40 107
A. Rutschman C 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 .260 21 67
J. India 2B 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .235 14 60
J. Winker DH 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 .231 20 72
B. Baty 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .205 21 54
C. Julks CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .246 6 32
Totals 48 3 13 3 4 9 25      
a - G. Mitchell pinch hit for K. Farmer in the 9th
b - H. Kim substituted for G. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Acuna Jr. (25, 1st Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Acuna Jr. (45, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Baty (21, 9th Inning off K. Finnegan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sanchez 2 , K. Farmer , H. Kim , R. Acuna Jr. 7 , B. Rooker , A. Rutschman , J. Winker 2 , B. Baty 4 , C. Julks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Rooker 2 , A. Rutschman , J. Winker 2 , C. Julks
GIDP: R. Acuna Jr. , J. Winker
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rooker (7) , A. Rutschman (4) , B. Baty (14)
Double Plays: 3 (India-Farmer-Rooker, India-Farmer-Rooker, Farmer-India-Rooker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Iglesias SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 8 40
C. Bellinger RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 38 91
   a-R. Grichuk PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 9 29
J. Pederson LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 41 89
S. Perez C 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .231 25 60
M. Busch 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .232 28 69
M. Wallner DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .206 28 79
J. Meyers CF 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 .216 16 65
J. McNeil 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .226 5 23
D. LeMahieu 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .234 11 60
Totals 43 4 11 4 1 8 16      
a - R. Grichuk pinch hit for C. Bellinger in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Perez (18, 8th Inning off E. Clase, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. LeMahieu (11, 3rd Inning off G. Whitlock, 1 on, 1 out) , J. McNeil (5, 12th Inning off A. Vesia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Iglesias , S. Perez 3 , M. Busch , M. Wallner 2 , J. McNeil 6 , D. LeMahieu 5
2-out RBI: D. LeMahieu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Iglesias , J. Pederson , M. Busch
GIDP: M. Busch , M. Wallner , D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Iglesias (6) , J. Meyers (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Iglesias (10)
Double Plays: 2 (McNeil-Iglesias-Busch, McNeil-Iglesias-Busch)
PB: S. Perez
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Whitlock 6.1 6 2 1 0 2 1 68 4.40   
E. Clase 1.1 3 1 0 0 1 0 27 1.72   
P. Sewald 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 3.28   
A. Vesia L (1-2) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 33 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Whitlock 57
Batters Faced: G. Whitlock 23, E. Clase 8, P. Sewald 5, A. Vesia 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Whitlock 8-6, E. Clase 1-2, P. Sewald 0-1, A. Vesia 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Whitlock 68-52, E. Clase 27-18, P. Sewald 20-14, A. Vesia 33-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Sewald 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw 5.0 5 1 1 1 5 1 86 4.53   
T. Rogers H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.58   
H. Milner BS (4) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 2.60   
R. Blanco 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 6.13   
S. Okert H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.82   
K. Finnegan BS (3) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 23 4.22   
T. Megill 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 3.61   
R. Suarez W (4-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 57
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 21, T. Rogers 3, H. Milner 4, R. Blanco 5, S. Okert 1, K. Finnegan 7, T. Megill 7, R. Suarez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 5-4, T. Rogers 2-1, H. Milner 1-0, R. Blanco 1-1, S. Okert 0-0, K. Finnegan 1-3, T. Megill 1-3, R. Suarez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 86-55, T. Rogers 16-8, H. Milner 25-16, R. Blanco 21-10, S. Okert 3-3, K. Finnegan 23-17, T. Megill 22-13, R. Suarez 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Blanco 1-0 , S. Okert 2-0 , T. Megill 2-0 , R. Suarez 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: American Family Field
Weather: Roof closed, 59 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:33
Attendance: 26948
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