The Milwaukee Brewers came out on the winning end of another low-scoring battle on Tuesday, beating the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

Tuesday’s win marks the second time in as many games that Milwaukee has defeated the Reds by a small margin, and it also notches the series win for the Brewers. How did they get it done?

For most of the season, 25-year-old right-hander Brandon Sproat was still trying to find his footing on an MLB mound with his new organization after being traded to the Brewers from the New York Mets in January.

In just his second year of major-league ball, Sproat was thrust into Milwaukee’s starting rotation, and he has struggled. However, manager Pat Murphy has often talked about his potential. 

On Tuesday, that potential was on full display.

Sproat was a dominant force against Cincinnati’s batting order. In six shutout innings, he threw a career-high 10 strikeouts while only allowing one hit.

From the time he took the hill for his 15th appearance and 13th start of the 2026 campaign, Sproat made things hard on the Reds. When he wasn’t fanning batters, he was forcing them into ground outs and fly-out situations, and his defense was backing him up.

In the bottom of the third inning, he struck out the side. After forcing two groundouts in the fourth, Sproat’s only true blemish of the night occurred when he hit JJ Bleday with a pitch, but he bounced back from it with his seventh strikeout of the night to close the frame.

In the bottom of the fifth, Sproat struck out two of the three hitters he faced again. He notched his 10th and final strikeout of the evening in the bottom of the sixth after giving up his only hit of the night to start the frame.

Until the sixth inning, the Brewers could not get on the board despite a strong performance from Sproat and the defense. 

Then, Jake Bauers stepped up to the plate.

With two outs and Andrew Vaughn on first base after the latter drew a walk, Bauers tripled to right field, which scored Vaughn to finally get the Brewers on the board. In the top of the eighth, Vaughn delivered.

With Brice Turang and William Contreras on base after back-to-back singles, Vaughn hit a sacrifice fly RBI to give the Brewers a bit more insurance, and they were able to carry the 2-0 lead to the finish line.

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