CINCINNATI — Michael Lorenzen learned to throw strikes during a demotion to Triple A and put the lesson to work against the Brewers.
Lorenzen won for the first time in more than two months and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Sunday to avoid a sweep. He had three quality starts for the Bats to earn a return to the Reds' all rookie rotation.
"Getting ahead and throwing strikes is what I was working on," Lorenzen said. "I had to stop worrying about what the batter was going to do with the pitch."
Lorenzen had been 0-5 in nine starts since a win over Miami on June 21.