Jose Trevino powers Reds, ends Brewers streak

“Just a big win all around for us,” Jose Trevino addressed the media after the game. “Two heartbreaking losses. We were in those games. We were in a lot of games this homestand. But to get this one, it’s big. It shows a lot about us, as a team. We could easily crumble when Contreras hits that homer [and] pack it in if we wanted to, but we didn’t. That’s something about this team, it’s really gritty.”

Jose Trevino and the Reds overcoming the Brewers

Trevino broke the deadlock in the seventh with a sacrifice fly that scored Austin Hays. When the Brewers rallied in the ninth, he answered with a sharp single to right that brought home Will Benson and tied the game at 2-2. In the 10th, his defense proved just as crucial, as he gunned down Andrew Vaughn at third on Blake Perkins’ bunt attempt, erasing the lead runner and shutting down Milwaukee’s chance to pull ahead.

The veteran catcher erased one of the Brewers few late-inning threats in the eighth by throwing out Tyler Black on a steal attempt. With Tyler Stephenson out due to a thumb injury, Trevino’s all-around play became even more vital to Cincinnati’s win.

William Contreras nearly pushed Milwaukee’s streak to 15 when he crushed a two-run homer off Emilio Pagán in the ninth. The 108.3 mph blast into the left-field seats flipped the score to 2-1 and erased three quiet at-bats, appearing to script yet another dramatic Brewers comeback.

Defensive lapses turned the game. Brice Turang’s bobble at short in the ninth opened the door for Trevino’s tying hit, and Grant Anderson, forced into action from a thin bullpen, surrendered the deciding rally in the 10th.

Austin Hays delivered the knockout blow in the 10th, lining a bases-loaded single down the third-base line off Anderson to score TJ Friedl. The crowd of 26,426 roared as Cincinnati handed Milwaukee only its fifth defeat in the last 34 games.