Brewers 13, Reds 7 (10 innings)
CINCINNATI -- Aaron Hill homered in three consecutive at-bats, including a 10th-inning grand slam, to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 13-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night at Great American Ball Park.
With the score tied 6-6 in the 10th, Hill faced Caleb Cotham and hit his second career grand slam to put the Brewers ahead.
It was Hill's sixth career multi-homer game. His seven RBIs tied a franchise record for a game.
Ryan Braun and Jonathan Lucroy also went deep for Milwaukee (12-18), which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Brandon Phillips homered twice for Cincinnati (13-18) extending his streak of four straight games with a homer.
Milwaukee trailed 6-2 in the sixth but rallied behind a solo homer by Lucroy and a two-run shot by Hill to make it a one-run game. It was Hill’s first homer since April 20.
Hill then homered in his next at-bat in the eighth off J.C. Ramirez to tie the score 6-6. It was his sixth multi-home run game.
Reds starter Brandon Finnegan was in line for his second victory before Hill's home run made him the victim of a blown save for the third time this season.
Moments after Hill's grand slam, pinch-hitter Jonathan Villar's bases-loaded double drove home three more runs to complete a seven-run 10th.
After snapping a streak of 23 straight games in which their bullpen had given up at least one run on Friday night, Reds relievers allowed seven earned runs on Saturday.
Jeremy Jeffress (1-0) got the win for Milwaukee. Cotham (0-2) did not retire a batter while allowing five earned runs, including Hill's grand slam.
Nelson was about the only Brewers starter not struggling out of the gate this season. But he got pushed around Saturday.
In the first inning, Billy Hamilton reached on a walk for the Reds. The speedster then stole second and then third before racing home on catcher Jonathan Lucroy's errant throw to make the score 1-0.
In the second, Jay Bruce doubled and scored on a double-play grounder. Finnegan's fifth hit of the season drove home another run, putting Cincinnati ahead 3-0.
Phillips homered for the fourth straight game for the first time in his career when he launched Nelson's first pitch in the third out to left center with two outs in the third to make it a four-run game.
Braun's solo homer, his sixth home run of the season, made the score 4-1 in the fourth.
But in the fifth, Joey Votto's single drove home Zack Cozart. An error on the play by Hernan Perez allowed Hamilton to sprint home, making the score 6-2.
NOTES: The Reds optioned struggling RHP J.J. Hoover to Triple-A Louisville. He had a 14.34 ERA with six homers allowed in 10 2/3 innings. ... RHP Drew Hayes was recalled from Triple-A to fill Hoover's spot in the bullpen. ... The Reds also selected the contract of RHP Steve Delabar from Triple-A, placed RHP Jon Moscot on the 15-day disabled list and transferred C Devin Mesoraco to the 60-day DL. Mesoraco is scheduled for surgery Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. ... Brewers LHP Michael Kirkman, who was claimed off waivers from San Diego on Thursday, reported to the team on Saturday.