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 Peralta (5-8) was coming off his worst outing of the season, a 2
2/3-inning effort last Tuesday in Cleveland, but he started out
strong on Sunday, hitting the mid-90s with his fastball in the first
inning and maintaining that velocity throughout the afternoon.
"Wily was great today," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "I just
thought he was very aggressive. (Pitching coach Rick Kranitz) came
out before the game started and said he was really good in the
bullpen. His fastball was really good today, his slider was good. He
overthrew some pitches today but he was as good as he's been all
year."
His offense gave him a slim lead to work with, going up 1-0 on
Braun's 24th home run of the season.
The Reds tied the game in the second on an RBI single by catcher
Brayan Pena, but the Brewers answered in the third with a leadoff
double from catcher Martin Maldonado, who scored on a base hit down
the left-field line by first baseman Jonathan Lucroy, giving
Milwaukee a 2-1 lead.
Peralta locked in from there, allowing just two hits before being
replaced to start the eighth inning.
"I felt good today," Peralta said. "My velocity was better and I was
locating my pitches today."
The Reds put pressure on the Brewers bullpen in the eighth, putting
two on with one out against left-hander Will Smith. Right-hander
Jeremy Jeffress got out of the jam, though, getting second baseman
Brandon Phillips to bounce into a double play at short.
"That was the out of the game, right there," Counsell said. "We used
a lot of bullpen yesterday and we've used Will and J.J. in all three
games this series but for them to be able to split that inning and
get match-ups in that inning was important. J.J. made his pitch in a
big spot."
Another Maldonado double and a triple from shortstop Jean Segura,
along with a sacrifice fly from Lucroy in the bottom of the inning
provided some breathing room for right-hander Francisco Rodriguez,
who worked a perfect ninth inning to record his 31st save of the
year, one night after blowing his first since Aug. 27 of last year.
Reds left-hander John Lamb (0-3) allowed five hits over his six
innings of work. He allowed Milwaukee's first two runs and didn't
walk a batter while striking out eight.
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"He was real good," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He had a nice
rapport going with Brayan Pena. They kind of settled in there as far
as starting to really blend in that really good change up. I just
thought they worked really well together and John made quality pitch
after quality pitch, especially after they kind of got on the same
page after the second inning. I think a sign of things to come.
John's going to be a very reliable starting pitcher for us."
NOTES: Reds MGR Bryan Price announced that LHP Michael Lorenz would
be recalled from Triple-A Louisville and start Monday against the
Cubs in place of LHP David Holmberg, who was optioned and will start
MMonday in Louisville. .... The Reds also placed OF Brennan Boesch
on the 15-day disabled lost with a sprained right ankle. ... Brewers
C Jonathan Lucroy made his fourth start of the season at first base
Sunday, giving Adam Lind a day off against a left-handed starter and
allowing Martin Maldonado to get some action behind the plate. ...
Lind had gone 18-for-46 with four home runs and 14 RBIs against
Cincinnati this season, including 4-for-8 in the current series, but
is batting just .215 (17-for-79) against lefties in 2015. ... Reds
1B Joey Votto is batting a team-best .309 this season and has been a
.385 hitter with a .568 on-base percentage since the All-Star break,
the best marks in baseball during that stretch. He has played in all
but two of Cincinnati's 130 games this season. ... Through the first
13 meetings this season, the Brewers lead the season series against
the Reds 7-6. They will play six more times -- three each in
Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
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