Braun sends Brewers over Reds

1934 teams for worst 30-game start in franchise history.

It was another resurgent night for the Brewers' struggling offense, coming partly at the expense of Reds starter Homer Bailey (0-4).

Milwaukee came into the series on a historically bad slump — only two runs and 14 hits total while getting swept during a fourgame series at the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers have broken out against a Reds team off to its worst start since the Great Depression.

Braun's two-run double off Bailey put the Brewers ahead to stay 5-3 in the fifth inning, Milwaukee's second straight game with at least six runs. The Reds have lost all of Bailey's seven starts this season.

Shaw snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a two-run homer. Jesus Aguilar and Hernan Perez added solo shots, giving Milwaukee five homers in the series.

Chase Anderson (3-2) overcame a rough opening inning to get his third win in his last four starts. Jeremy Jeffress preserved the 7-6 lead in the eighth, pitching out of a two-on threat by fanning Joey Votto and retiring Scott Schebler on a grounder. Jeffress finished for his first save since 2016.

Promoted from triple-A Louisville last week, Reds rookie Rosell Herrera earned the first start of his major league career on Tuesday, playing second base against the Milwaukee Brewers in Great American Ball Park.

The 25-year-old from the Dominican Republic, who played eight years in the Colorado Rockies organization, received one pinch-hit at-bat during his first five days with the Reds.