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FinalFinal lineupsNL Central

Milwaukee Brewers 3, Cincinnati Reds 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 6, 4:35 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score59
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 59
3
3–5
FINAL · 9 innings
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 20
5
T-Score20
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Dustin MayMIL
Starter
3.2520556
Aaron AshbyMIL
ReliefLoss
1.0310223
Andrew AbbottCIN
Starter
4.0310558
Tony SantillanCIN
ReliefWin
1.0311229
Emilio PagánCIN
ReliefSave
1.0201122
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
MILMilwaukee Brewers1010001003——
CINCincinnati Reds1001011105——
Top hitters
Elly De La Cruz2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
William Contreras1-for-5 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Tyler Stephenson1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Matt McLain1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Jackson Chourio1-for-4 · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBrewersMay leads Abbott in P-Score (49 vs 45), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handBrewersMilwaukee has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerRedsCincinnati has 191 home runs this season, 59 more than Milwaukee.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

MIL
Dustin May RHP
Dustin May
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.69
151st
WHIP
1.32
121st
K/9
8.64
79th
BB/9
3.06
110th
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.75
41st
OPS/R
–
IP
132.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.82
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
CIN
Andrew Abbott LHP
Andrew Abbott
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.43
145th
WHIP
1.42
174th
K/9
7.09
162nd
BB/9
4.14
189th
P-Score45i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.30
151st
OPS/R
–
IP
152.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.94
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
How the starters differ
·May owns a 8.6 K/9 compared with Abbott's 7.1.
·May allows the lower home-run rate: 0.75 vs 1.30 per nine.
·The WHIP gap favors May, 1.32 to 1.42.
·May has produced a quality start in 50% of outings versus 25%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

May arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%96.9
Cutter24%93.3
Sinker20%96.6
Sweeper18%86.0
Curveball8%83.7
Changeup6%90.2
Abbott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%92.2
Sweeper20%81.4
Changeup20%85.7
Curveball13%79.7
Cutter3%88.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Brewers vs LHP (Andrew Abbott)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Dustin May)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Abbott (BvP)
1Jackson ChourioRLF79.83825.9793-for-8Very small sample
2Luis LaraSRF42.6361.5870-for-2Very small sample
3William ContrerasRC74.75818.7605-for-11Small sample
4Andrew VaughnR1B66.8346.9380-for-3Very small sample
5Garrett MitchellLCF71.77011.6683-for-3Very small sample
6Brice TurangL2B76.81621.6200-for-2Very small sample
7Christian YelichLDH58.69312.6103-for-12Small sample
8Gary SánchezRC62.77112.8260-for-3Very small sample
9Jake BauersL1B84.87326.9010-for-2Very small sample
1Jackson Chourio LF · R.291 / .838 · 25 HRvs hand .979 · 3-for-8 · Very small sample79H-Score2Luis Lara RF · S.246 / .636 · 1 HRvs hand .587 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score3William Contreras C · R.270 / .758 · 18 HRvs hand .760 · 5-for-11 · Small sample74H-Score4Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .938 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score5Garrett Mitchell CF · L.262 / .770 · 11 HRvs hand .668 · 3-for-3 · Very small sample71H-Score6Brice Turang 2B · L.268 / .816 · 21 HRvs hand .620 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score7Christian Yelich DH · L.235 / .693 · 12 HRvs hand .610 · 3-for-12 · Small sample58H-Score8Gary Sánchez C · R.209 / .771 · 12 HRvs hand .826 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score9Jake Bauers 1B · L.266 / .873 · 26 HRvs hand .901 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample84H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Dustin May
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs May (BvP)
1TJ FriedlLCF28.5104.514No MLB historyNo history
2Elly De La CruzSSS84.88030.8341-for-3Very small sample
3Sal StewartR1B75.78732.7820-for-3Very small sample
4JJ BledayLLF67.74024.7790-for-3Very small sample
5Tyler StephensonRC67.72715.7482-for-2Very small sample
6Eugenio SuárezRDH62.74026.7483-for-6Very small sample
7Jose TrevinoRC30.5575.6070-for-3Very small sample
8Dane MyersRCF57.7218.6780-for-3Very small sample
9Matt McLainR2B48.60815.552No MLB historyNo history
1TJ Friedl CF · L.172 / .510 · 4 HRvs hand .514 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample84H-Score3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample75H-Score4JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample67H-Score5Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score6Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample62H-Score7Jose Trevino C · R.217 / .557 · 5 HRvs hand .607 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample30H-Score8Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score9Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMILMIL·CINCIN
AVG.258 1st.229 30th
OPS.744 4th.699 25th
Home runs154 28th213 4th
Runs832 2nd666 27th
OBP.341 1st.305 30th
SLG.403 11th.394 25th
PitchingMILMIL·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.51vs4.83
MILCIN
WHIP1.18vs1.44
MILCIN
K/99.6vs8.1
MILCIN
HR Allowed171vs214
MILCIN
BullpenMILMIL·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.50vs4.67
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.16vs1.40
no league rank
Saves55vs42
MILCIN
ResultsMILMIL·CINCIN
+4712nd
Run differential
+21129th
103–59 Record75–87
7–3 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Milwaukee Brewers (7–3)
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
Cincinnati Reds (5–5)
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Dustin May (4.69 ERA, 6–9) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Andrew Abbott (4.43 ERA, 6–10) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Great American Ball Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Brewers and Reds performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Reds 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Dustin May is at 49; Andrew Abbott is at 45. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.