When Luis Castillo left the game in the top of the 7th inning the score was 2-1 as he outdueled Brandon Woodruff. But the Cincinnati Reds (28-27) went off in the 8th inning, hitting two home runs – one by Curt Casali and another by Mike Moustakas – to extend their lead to 6-1. That was more than enough as Cincinnati held on for a 6-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers (26-27) in game one of the 3-game set in Cincinnati on Monday night.
Milwaukee Brewers (26-27)| 3 | 6 | 0 | Cincinnati Reds (28-27) | 6 | 8 | 0 | W: Castillo (4-5) L: Woodruff (2-5) | The OffenseAfter going 1-2-3 in the 1st inning, the Reds got things moving in the 2nd. | |||