Brewers 6, Reds 1 - Last place Milwaukee completes sweep of reeling Cincinnati

The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game

Brandon Phillips launched a double off the wall in LF, drove in the only Cincinnati Reds run of the day, and made a highlight reel over-the-shoulder catch in short RF against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, and while the good guys were busy getting thoroughly shut down, that was good enough to take today's JNMHSotG trophy.  Beers starter Taylor Jungmann had put up a fear-inducing 6.37 ERA in 59.1 AAA innings in 2015 prior to his recent call-up to the big leagues, and he did his damnedest to make sure that the final game in GABP prior to the All Star break was one Cincinnati fans will love to forget as soon as possible.

Honorable Mentions are due to:  Mike Leake, who quality started in a rather ho-hum performance; Marlon Byrd, who went 2 for 3 with a pair of singles; and Billy Hamilton, who walked in a pinch-hit appearance and stole his 41st bag of the season.

Key Plays

• Brewers leadoff hitter Gerardo Parra smacked a 2-strike single to lead off the Top of the 1st, and usually when the leadoff hitter gets on base, it haunts.  Parra's single did just that, as he moved to 2B on a walk to Ryan Braun a pair of batters later, and then scored on a single to LF from Aramis Ramirez.  Reds trailed, 1-0.
• Jean Segura led off the Top of the 2nd with a single, and that also haunted when Scooter Gennett followed with a double to the corner in RF that allowed the speedy Milwaukee SS to circle the bases.  Reds trailed, 2-0.
• The Brewers banged a pair of hits again in the Top of the 5th to push across another run, this time in the form of a Braun double to the wall in RF followed by an RBI single from Adam Lind (also to RF).  Reds trailed, 3-0.
• Milwaukee rookie starter Taylor Jungmann took a perfect game into the Bottom of the 5th, but the Reds finally got to him with a double from Jay Bruce and a jam-shot single that landed just in front of the LF by Marlon Byrd.  They didn't score, though, because of course they didn't.
• Mike Leake gave way to pinch hitter Billy Hamilton in the Bottom of the 6th, which meant the bullpen took over beginning in the Top of the 7th.  Carlos Contreras got the call, and he promptly gave up a monster solo dinger to the first batter he faced, Gerardo Parra.  Jonathan Lucroy then chipped in with a single before Lind destroyed a hanging change-up for a 2-run dinger well into the RF seats.  Reds trailed, 6-0.
• Cincinnati finally got on the board in the Bottom of the 8th thanks to a leadoff walk from PH Skip Schumaker and a double off the wall in the LF corner by Brandon Phillips that grittily drove Skip home from 1B.  Unfortunately, that was all the offense could muster, and they went meekly into the summer afternoon with an L.  Reds fell, 6-0.