Two home runs were all the Milwaukee Brewers needed to get their first win in five games with a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Monday night at Miller Park.
Justin Smoak continued to be an RBI machine early for the Brewers, driving in Christian Yelich in the first inning on a single and brought Keston Hiura with him for a ride on his two-run home run in the third inning. Omar Narvaez capped off the scoring for the Brewers the next inning with his first home run of the season. Curt Casali and Eugenio Suarez would cut the lead in half with solo shots in the sixth and seventh innings respectively, but Josh Hader closed the door in the ninth inning to register his sixth save. The win came against Trevor Bauer, who was dealt his first loss but still holds a sparkling ERA of just 1.65, which is still among the best in the majors.
Game two is slated for 7:10 p.m. Tuesday.
