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Brewers secure 7-2 win over Reds with two home runs

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 1, 2026, 2:19 AM

Last updated Jul 1, 2026

Brewers secure 7-2 win over Reds with two home runs

Summary

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 at home on July 1. Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio both homered to contribute to the victory. Bauers went 3 for 4, hitting a 425-foot homer in the fifth inning, while Chourio launched his 404-foot shot in the eighth. The Brewers scored four runs in the fourth inning to break a 1-all tie, highlighted by Sal Frelick’s two-run bloop single. For Cincinnati, Sal Stewart hit his 16th home run in the first inning and added an RBI double in the sixth. Brandon Sproat earned the win, throwing 106 pitches and allowing two runs in over five innings. The two teams will meet again on Wednesday as Andrew Abbott pitches for Cincinnati and Shane Drohan for Milwaukee.

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•Jake Bauers goes 3 for 4 with a home run for Milwaukee.
•Jackson Chourio also hits a home run.
•Brewers score four runs in the fourth inning.
•Cincinnati's Sal Stewart records a home run and an RBI double.
•Brandon Sproat earns the win with a strong pitching performance.

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2:19 AMYahoo Sports — Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio homer in Brewers' 7-2 victory over Reds

What they're saying

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Jake Bauers went 3 for 4 with a homer and Jackson Chourio also went deep in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Bauer led off the fifth inning with a 425-foot blast to center for his 15th homer of the year. Sal Frelick went 3 for 4, and Joey Ortiz was 2 for 4 with two RBIs.
— Yahoo Sportsby STEVE MEGARGEE

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