Cincinnati Reds (59-90) vs Milwaukee Brewers (79-70)
Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 6:40 pm
The Cincinnati Reds will try to play spoiler against a division rival when they host the visiting Milwaukee Brewers as the clubs open a four-game series on Thursday.
With their 6-0 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday, the Brewers (79-70) not only avoided a three-game sweep, but they remained 2 1/2 games behind Philadelphia (81-67) for the third and final National League wild-card berth.
The Brewers finished their six-game homestand 3-3 against the New York Yankees and the Mets.
"We know we have to put the gas pedal down, for sure," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "We did that this homestand, and we'll continue to."
Milwaukee's Wednesday starter, Adrian Houser, said after firing 4 2/3 shutout innings in the victory, "Being able to go out there and not let them get any runs on the board and let the boys work at the plate today and put up some runs was a big thing.