Woodruff fans 12 as Brewers dispatch Reds
Brandon MILWAUKEE —
Woodruff struck out 12 to tie his career high, Willy
Adames hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Tuesday night.
The NL Central-leading Brewers have won six of their last seven games. The 12 Ks from Woodruff (3-1) came over 5 2/3 innings, in which he gave up all three runs and no walks. The 2021 All-Star had struck out 15 batters over 10 innings in his previous two starts.
“I’ve been working extremely hard on getting back to just kind of myself and making some tweaks and I think tonight it showed up,“Woodruff said. “I know there were strikeouts but, in terms of the way I felt moving down the mound, I felt a lot better tonight.”
It was the first time in franchise history that Brew- ers starters struck out 10 or more batters in three consecutive games. Corbin Burnes struck out 10 batters Sunday and Eric Lauer struck out 11 on Saturday.
The Reds have lost seven in a row and have the worst record in the majors at 3-20. The loss tied the Reds’ lon- gest consecutive road-loss streak of 11 games set in 1945.
Cincinnati was without first baseman Joey Votto, who showed symptoms of COVID-19 but hadn’t yet tested positive. The team still put him in the injured list.
Milwaukee took a 3-0 lead in the third inning off starter Tyler Mahle (1-4). One batter reached base on an error and another on a walk before Adames hit his 419-foot home run. It was Adames’ sixth homer.
“Didn’t throw him one fastball,” Mah l e sa id of Adames. “Threw him two sliders, which is my third pitch right now. It was just dumb, sloppy pitching.“
Mahle entered the game with a 6.45 ERA, and lasted only 3 1/3 innings.
Reds claim RHP off waivers from Rays
The Cincinnati Reds have claimed right-hander Robert Dugger off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.
Dugger pitched in one game for Tampa Bay this season, allowing three runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings in the Rays’ 9-3 loss to Minnesota on Sunday. He was designated for assignment on Monday.
The Reds announced the move before Wednesday’s game at Milwaukee.