Tellez, Brewers show Cincinnati no mercy
MILWAUKEE: Rowdy Tellez drove in eight runs with a grand slam, a two-run homer and a two-run double as hosts Milwaukee Brewers pounded out an 18-4 victory over the free-falling Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
Cincinnati, off to the worst start in franchise history at 3-21, have lost 19 of their last 20, including eight in a row, since beginning the season 2-2. The 12 consecutive road losses are the most since a 12-game skid in August 1945.
Tellez’s slam off Vladimir Gutierrez put the Brewers up 6-2 in the third inning. Willy Adames was hit by a pitch to open the inning, Christian Yelich walked on four pitches, and Andrew
McCutchen singled to load the bases. Tellez then ripped a 1-0 pitch 453 feet to centre for his sixth homer of the season and third career grand slam.
Tellez added a two-run homer in the sixth off reliever Dauri Moreta and a bases-loaded double to cap a five-run eighth. The eight RBIs is a Brewers franchise record.
Adam Duvall had a two-run double in a seven-run sixth inning as visiting Atlanta earned a 9-2 victory over New York to split the four-game series between the National League East rivals.
The Mets failed to win a series for the first time in eight tries this season.
The teams combined to get just one runner beyond second base in the first five innings before the Braves unloaded against Tylor Megill (4-1), Adam Ottavino and Trevor Williams in the sixth. The Mets generated plenty of traffic against Ian Anderson in the first five innings but went just 1-for-10 with runners on base against the right-hander.
Nolan Arenado delivered his 10th career game of at least five RBIs as visiting St Louis defeated Kansas City 10-0 to get the best of a three-game interleague series between the Missouri rivals.
Arenado had a three-run home run three batters into the game and added a two-run single in the seventh as St Louis won two of the three games. It was the third time the Royals were shut out in the past five games.
Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright (3-3) allowed just one hit over seven scoreless innings.