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25	Oktober 2018

THOME HONOREDJim Thome

CINCINNATI (AP) � Junior Guerra might have pitched himself out of the Milwaukee Brewers� rotation as they continue their August slide.Jose Peraza started Guerra�s rough outing with a two-run homer http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-jon-lester-jersey , and the Cincinnati Reds withstood Christian Yelich�s first multihomer game for a 9-7 victory Tuesday night.Since trailing the Cubs by a game on Aug. 4, Milwaukee has gone 8-11 and slid to third in the NL Central. Guerra (6-9) has been stuck in his own slump, going 0-4 in his last eight starts since July 8.The Reds ended a five-game losing streak by taking advantage of Guerra, who gave up six runs and faced only 13 batters in his shortest outing of the season. Peraza had two of his four hits off Guerra, who threw 45 pitches.�That first inning was hard, it was long,� Guerra said through a translator. �I was in the (strike) zone and they attacked me, they were going after it. There�s no excuse.� Peraza homered and Guerra let in a run with a wild pitch during a nine-batter first inning. Guerra left with the bases loaded and one out in the second. Guerra has pitched four innings or less in four of his last eight games.Asked whether Guerra will remain in the rotation, manager Craig Counsell was noncommittal.�We�re going to have to talk about that,� Counsell said. �He�s been struggling a little bit since the All-Star break.�Anthony DeSclafani (7-4) gave up four runs in 6 2/3 innings, including Yelich�s solo homer. Yelich added a three-run shot in the seventh off Jared Hughes. Yelich has 10 homers in August and a career-high 25 overall.The Brewers have homered in 20 consecutive games at Great American Ball Park, the longest streak by any team at the park, which opened in 2003.DeSclafani missed the first two months recovering from a strained oblique. In five August starts, he�s gone 3-1 with a 2.62 ERA.�It�s been the same plan since I�ve been back: throw strikes and get contact,� DeSclafani said. �You�re going to have good stretches and bad stretches. I�m feeling pretty good about my last four outings.�Raisel Iglesias got the final out in the eighth. He gave up a pair of hits in the ninth and Yelich�s run-scoring groundout � his career-high fifth RBI � before closing out his 24th save in 28 chances.HONORING McCAINThe Reds held a moment of silence pregame for Sen. John McCain, who died of brain cancer.UNDER RIGGLEMANThe Reds are 54-60 since April 19, when they replaced Bryan Price with interim manager Jim Riggleman.CATCHING A BREAKEugenio Suarez headed toward the dugout after reaching third base in the second inning, thinking the Brewers had pulled off a double play to end the inning. Instead, there were only two outs. Suarez was allowed to return to third base because Counsell had called timeout, unaware of Suarez leaving the base.GOTCHAErik Kratz had an RBI single in the fourth, but center fielder Billy Hamilton threw out a runner at the plate to end the inning. Hamilton leads the majors with 12 assists.TRAINER�S ROOMBrewers: RH Zach Davies is expected to rejoin the team over the weekend. He�s been recovering from a shoulder injury since June. Counsell hasn�t decided whether to use him in the rotation or the bullpen.Reds: 1B Joey Votto took ground balls and ran on the field pregame. He�s expected to have another workout on Wednesday, and the Reds will decide whether to activate him. Votto has been sidelined since Aug. 17 by a sore right knee, which was hit by a pitch on Aug. 4.UP NEXTBrewers: Freddy Peralta (6-4) makes his second straight start against the Reds. He got a 4-0 win last Wednesday Fergie Jenkins Jersey , allowing three hits and fanning seven in seven innings.Reds: Matt Harvey (6-7) makes his 19th start for the Reds. He�s 1-0 with a 1.45 ERA in his last three. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) � Jonathan Lucroy and Mike Fiers have adjusted quickly to being battery mates again, to the benefit of Oakland�s playoff hopes.Lucroy homered and drove in four runs, Fiers pitched effectively into the sixth inning, and Oakland beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Saturday night, maintaining the Athletics� hold on the second wild-card spot.Lucroy, who caught Fiers in Milwaukee many times over almost five seasons, had an RBI single in the first and a three-run homer in the fourth as the Athletics kept at least a four-game lead over Seattle in the wild-card chase. The Mariners were playing at Arizona on Saturday night. Oakland entered 1 1/2 games behind front-running Houston in the American League West.Fiers (10-6) allowed one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking two to improve to 3-0 in four starts since being acquired from Detroit on Aug. 6.�He threw really well,� Lucroy said. �He just mixed pretty much the whole game. We didn�t really have a specific game plan. Really, it wasn�t about just throwing strikes, it was working ahead and mixing. He did well and gave us a chance to win.�Stephen Gonsalves (0-2) gave up four runs and seven hits, walking four and striking out two in his second career start.�I was looking forward to keep going and build up from the first start, and I think we did that,� Gonsalves said. �We got through five, and my change up was there for the most part. Unfortunately most of my other pitches weren�t there, but I think we did well. One pitch � kind of cut that changeup into Lucroy, and we knew he swinging 0-0, and I just missed my spot.�Lucroy put Oakland up 4-0 with his third homer. With one out, Chad Pinder and Mark Canha singled, but Pinder was thrown out at third on a perfect strike from right-fielder Jake Cave. Ramon Laureano walked and Lucroy sent the first pitch over the wall in left-center.�I�ve seen him be an All-Star and hit .300,� Fiers said of Lucroy. �Baseball is a tough game. It�s tough to do that on a yearly basis, but he�s still one of the best catchers in this league. Just the way he handles the pitching staff and he still comes up with these big hits. He came up with a big one today.�Miguel Sano countered in the bottom half with his 12th homer, a 460-foot solo shot into the upper deck in left.Tyler Austin�s 12th home run off Lou Trivino with one out in the seventh pulled the Twins to 4-2.Oakland pushed the lead to 6-2 in the eighth on consecutive two-out RBI doubles by Matt Olson and Laureano.�We kept fighting http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-greg-maddux-jersey , we couldn�t figure out Fiers particularly well except for Miggy getting ahold of one, which was good to see,� Twins manager Paul Molitor said. �It�s just one of those teams right now the way they�re playing, the way they�re pitching, it�s a tough team to come back against.�The Athletics took a 1-0 lead in the second when Pinder singled, Laureano walked and Lucroy lined a two-out single to left.Oakland manager Bob Melvin likes what he�s seen so far from Fiers.�Maybe he battled his command a little bit today, but finds a way to make a pitch when he has to,� Melvin said. �He�s been a terrific pick-up for us in the fact that every time he goes out there, not only do we have a great chance to win, the guys feel like we have a great chance to win, too. He�s fit in really well.�THOME HONOREDJim Thome, inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, was recognized at a pregame ceremony. Thome played almost two full seasons with the Twins in 2010 and 2011, hitting his 600th home run with Minnesota. He hit 25 home runs in 2010 to help the Twins to the Central Division title.TRAINER�S ROOMTwins: RHP Michael Pineda (recovering Tommy John surgery) had his Monday rehab start with Triple-A Rochester canceled due to irritation in his right knee, manager Paul Molitor said. Pineda is scheduled to return to Minnesota for an MRI.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Chris Bassitt (2-3, 3.38) will be called up from Nashville to start the series finale Sunday. Bassitt has been up five times previously, making six starts. He won his last start with Oakland on July 11, allowing three runs on five hits in five innings.Twins: RHP Jose Berrios (11-8, 3.69) is making 27th start of the season, but first career start against Oakland. Berrios is 1-0 with a 4.58 ERA in four August starts, but has not lasted past the fifth inning in his previous three starts.