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Jose Valero hit his first two home runs in the major leagues to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 on Saturday night.
Joey Votto and Donovan Solano also won at home for the Reds, who won 5 of 7.
His starter Nick Lodoro gave the Reds three runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. He has 4 strikeouts and 4 walks in 100 pitches.
Brewers lefty Aaron Ashby (2-10) also allowed him four runs and three hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out his 5 and walked 5.
Andrew McCutchen and he hit a home run by Keston Hiura and Christian Yelich in his 3-4 win over the Brewers.
Albert Almora Jr. and Jonathan India hit an RBI double in his second inning to give Cincinnati his 2–0 lead.
Ashby led off his walk to Aristides Aquino, who gave him a 0-2 lead before surrendering, and Almora shot a double to deep left to give him a 1-0 lead. robbed. Ashby retired his next two hitters, but India hit a double right to drive in his two RBIs.
Almora walked with one out in his fourth inning, and Valero hit two runs to center. This is his first home run in his 125 MLB at-bats in the past three seasons. The 24-year-old was called up from his Louisville Triple-A on Wednesday and made his debut of the season that night.
McCutchen took Lodolo deep to start his fourth, cutting the lead to his 4-1. Hunter Renfro had a one-out walk and Hiura had two runs to make it 4-3.
Valero went deep again in his sixth to make it 5-3. The only other Cincinnati player to hit his two home runs in the same game, his MLB first, was Harry Steinfeld in 1900. Leading to 7-3.
The Brewers completed the scoring by scoring on a groundout and flyout in the ninth inning.
– Field Level Media
