The Milwaukee Brewers dropped a high-scoring division game to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, September 6, 2026, falling 12-8 at Great American Ball Park. Elly De La Cruz did the most damage for Cincinnati, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, while starter Brady Singer — despite allowing six earned runs and six walks in five innings — picked up the win in a game that got away from Milwaukee's pitching staff early and never came back. The loss stings in a division matchup where the Brewers simply couldn't get their arms around Cincinnati's lineup.

Brewers Pitching Collapses Against Cincinnati's Lineup

Kyle Harrison got the start for Milwaukee and was chased after just 3.2 innings, surrendering four earned runs on nine hits and four walks with four strikeouts. That's a brutal outing — nine hits in fewer than four innings tells the whole story. The Reds were making hard contact early and often, and Harrison never found a rhythm to slow them down.

Antonio Senzatela followed and made things worse in a hurry, giving up three earned runs in just two-thirds of an inning — two hits and two walks in a disastrous relief appearance that is officially charged as the loss. By the time Grant Anderson came on and steadied things with 2.2 scoreless innings, the deficit was already deep enough that Milwaukee's offense couldn't fully close it.

JoJo Romero allowed one more run in two-thirds of an inning, and Abner Uribe finished things off with a tidy one-third inning of one strikeout ball. But the damage was long done.

De La Cruz, Brito, and Rodriguez Lead Cincinnati's Offense

The Reds put together a well-rounded offensive performance. De La Cruz's home run and four RBI were the headline, but Juan Brito and Héctor Rodríguez each went 3-for-4 or better and contributed an RBI apiece. Tyler Stephenson added two hits and two RBI going 2-for-5, and Dane Myers chipped in a 2-for-4 effort. Cincinnati put up 10 hits as a team and capitalized on Milwaukee's wildness — the Brewers walked multiple batters throughout the game — to build a 12-run output that was simply too much to overcome.

Singer, meanwhile, survived his own rough outing. He walked six batters in five innings and gave up six earned runs on four hits, but the Reds bullpen did enough damage against Milwaukee's relievers to give Cincinnati a comfortable cushion. Emilio Pagán recorded the save with a clean one-third inning to close things out.

Brewers Show Fight but Come Up Short

To Milwaukee's credit, this wasn't a flat performance at the plate. Brice Turang went 2-for-3 with three RBI, and Garrett Mitchell was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Jake Bauers supplied some pop, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The Brewers scratched and clawed their way to eight runs, but the pitching couldn't hold up its end of the bargain. Eight runs should win a lot of baseball games — on Sunday in Cincinnati, it wasn't enough.

Key Performances at a Glance

Brewers Hitters

  • Brice Turang: 2-for-3, 3 RBI
  • Garrett Mitchell: 2-for-3, 1 RBI
  • Jake Bauers: 1-for-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Reds Hitters

  • Elly De La Cruz: 2-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI
  • Juan Brito: 3-for-4, 1 RBI
  • Héctor Rodríguez: 3-for-5, 1 RBI
  • Tyler Stephenson: 2-for-5, 2 RBI

Pitching Decision

  • Win: Brady Singer (5.0 IP, 6 ER, 6 BB, 3 K)
  • Loss: Antonio Senzatela (0.2 IP, 3 ER)
  • Save: Emilio Pagán (0.1 IP)

What's Next for the Brewers

Milwaukee heads forward in the regular season with work to do. Allowing 12 runs in a division game is not the formula for success, and the Brewers' pitching — particularly the ability to limit free passes — will need to be sharper going forward. The offense showed enough life to be encouraged, but this team cannot afford to keep gifting opponents opportunities with walks and early exits from their starters. The next game is the next chance to respond.