Is it time to call the Milwaukee Brewers offense hot? It just might be.
The Brewers have scored at least six runs in seven of their last eight games, including Friday night's 7-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. With the win, Milwaukee pulled within a game of the Reds for first place in the NL Central.
The Brewers scored right away with three doubles in the first inning. That gave Milwaukee a 2-0 lead.
In the second inning, Joey Wiemer hit a two-run home run to extend the lead for Milwaukee to 4-0.
On the mound Corbin Burnes didn't allow a base runner until the fourth inning and didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning. In the fifth inning, Joey Votto hit a two-run home run to cut the Milwaukee lead in half, at 4-2.
But the Brewers struck right back. Willy Adames hit a two-run home run to put the Brewers up 6-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Milwaukee added another run to make it 7-2.
The Reds scored a run in the ninth inning, but that would be it. Milwaukee won 7-3 and took the first game of a crucial three-game series against the Reds.
Milwaukee is 48-41. They host the Reds on Saturday afternoon in the second game of the series at 3:10pm at American Family Field.