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Nelson wins 3rd straight start, Brewers beat Reds 7-3

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jimmy Nelson won his career-best third consecutive start and the Milwaukee Brewers rode a six-run fifth inning to their seventh straight victory, 7-3 over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. Adam Lind homered and Jean Segura had three hits, helping suddenly explosive Milwaukee has scored 47 runs in the first six games of the current road trip. Milwaukee broke a 1-1 game open with the big fifth inning that saw 12 batters go to the plate and consecutive bases-loaded singles by Aramis Ramirez, Jean Segura and Scooter Gennett. Byrd gave Cincinnati a 1-0 lead in the second inning and extended his hitting streak to nine games with a 398-foot homer into the seats in left-center field. Reds: RHP Mike Leake (5-4, 4.38) will try to bounce back from allowing nine hits and seven runs in four innings in Cincinnati's 11-7 win over Minnesota on Monday.

 

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