When the Reds scored four in the first and two in the second and Anthony DeSclafani was cruising, it looked like it was going to be an easy night at the ballpark.
It wasn't.
But the Reds hung on for a 9-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers before a lot of empty seats and 13,242 fans at Great American Ball Park.
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The Brewers brought the tying run to plate twice in the ninth against closer Raisel Iglesias.