A pair of costly errors allowed the Cincinnati Reds to score four runs in the third inning and go on to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday night.
The Brewers have now lost the first two games in the series and added to their major league leading total of errors, which now totals 122.
Matt Garza (5-7) was the victim of the poor defensive outing, working a solid five innings but taking the loss. Four of the five runs that Garza allowed were unearned, which means his ERA for the season fell to 4.22.
Offensively, Keon Broxton and Jonathan Villar clubbed solo homers early on. Chris Carter clubbed his 34th of the season, a two run shot in the ninth to draw the Brewers to within two runs. But Broxton and Orlando Arcia were retired to end the game.
Junior Guerra pitches the series finale as the Brewers try to avoid a sweep tonight.