Reds top Brewers on passed ball in 9th

CINCINNATI - Billy Hamilton scored the winning run from third on a passed ball in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers to conclude a three-game series Sunday at Great American Ball Park.
In the bottom of the ninth, Tyler Thornburg walked Hamilton with two outs. Will Smith came on and walked Joey Votto on six pitches. Hamilton’s 24th stolen base put him at third and he raced home when Smith’s pitch skipped a few feet away from Jonathan Lucroy.
Thornburg (3-3) took the loss. Tony Cingrani (2-3) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the win for Cincinnati.
Reds starter Dan Straily allowed only three hits in seven innings with a walk and four strikeouts on 99 pitches.
Brewers starter Zach Davies, who was recalled from Class AAA prior to the game, retired the final 11 batters he faced. He allowed only four hits and struck out five over his seven frames. Reds batters grounded back to the pitcher four times.
The closest either team came to scoring through five innings was when Milwaukee’s Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a drive to right field, which was caught at the wall by Jay Bruce leading off the fifth.