By: Coop
Dusty Baker put together a different lineup, it had Jay Bruce batting 2nd, and Brandon Phillips batting 4th. This was the first time this season Bruce has batted higher than 5th, and the also the first time Brandon Phillips has not batted 2nd, but B-Phil does have some experience batting cleanup, as that was his primary batting spot back when Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn were in Cincinnati. Anyways, both players did well, both played a good role in this game, as did Bronson Arroyo. They helped the Reds beat the Brewers in game 1, 9-5, here is how.
| CIN | MIL |
|---|
 | 2nd | R Hanigan grounded out to third, B Phillips scored, M Cairo to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | J Bruce homered to right (391 feet), D Stubbs scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | B Phillips singled to center, J Votto scored, B Phillips to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd | J Gomes singled to left, B Phillips scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 3rd | R Hanigan doubled to left, J Gomes scored. | 6 | 0 |
| 3rd | B Arroyo singled to center, R Hanigan scored. | 7 | 0 |
 | 5th | E Almonte safe at second on throwing error by shortstop P Janish, J Lucroy scored. | 7 | 1 |
| 7th | C Gomez hit sacrifice fly to center, C Counsell scored, R Weeks to third. | 7 | 2 |
| 8th | J Lucroy singled to center, C McGehee scored, M Kotsay to second. | 7 | 3 |
| 9th | B Phillips singled to center, D Stubbs and J Bruce scored. | 9 | 3 |
| 9th | R Braun homered to center (425 feet), R Weeks scored. | 9 | 5 |
Bronson Arroyo got the win as he went 6.1 innings, gave up 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned, walked 2, and fanned 4.
The Reds are now 12-11, and sit 1 game behind the Cardinals for 1st place in the NL Central.
Next, the Reds will send Mike Leake out to the hill to battle Marco Estrada. Game time is set for 8:10 PM, and will be televised on FS Ohio.
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