Cooper Pratt keeps putting his name in the Brewers’ record conversation, and his latest night against the Reds only tightened the grip.
Milwaukee opened its next run through National League Central opponents with a 10-7 win over Cincinnati in a game that had just about everything. The first pitch came 50 minutes late because of weather, the two teams combined for 32 baserunners, and the pitching staffs burned through a season-high 373 pitches. Then, after the final out, fans got a postgame concert from Ludacris at Great American Ball Park.
Pratt was right in the middle of it for Milwaukee. He finished with four RBI, getting the Brewers on the board with an early groundout before later delivering a bases-clearing triple that changed the game. That triple pushed Milwaukee in front 8-6 at the time.
Brice Turang also delivered a much-needed lift. Moved down to sixth in the lineup because of a prolonged slump, he responded with three hits and drove in three runs. For Milwaukee, it was the kind of bounce-back night that could help get him rolling again before the postseason.
Pratt’s production carried an even bigger subplot. His RBI in the win extended his streak to six straight games, a run that began the day after he was benched by Pat Murphy. Over that stretch, he is hitting .350 with a .400 on-base percentage and a .600 slugging percentage while driving in 10 runs.
That puts Pratt on the verge of a Brewers rookie record. In franchise history, only Ryan Braun has posted a longer streak of consecutive games with an RBI, doing it in seven straight games from June 16-26, 2007. Braun was scorching during that run, hitting .500/.548/1.000 with 10 RBIs and seven extra-base hits.
If Pratt keeps this going, and Joey Ortiz stays hot too, Milwaukee could have a real weapon coming from the bottom of the order when October arrives.
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