Reds: 1st since 1960 to lose 3 straight by 1-0

MILWAUKEE -- The Cincinnati Reds lost 1-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night to become only the second team in the live-ball era (since 1920) to lose three consecutive 1-0 games. The Reds joined the Philadelphia Phillies , who lost three straight in the same fashion in 1960, according to ESPN Research. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Reds sustained back-to-back 1-0 losses to the Texas Rangers .

On Thursday, it was Milwaukee's Nestor Cortes ' turn to shut down Cincinnati; he struck out six and walked two over six innings. Editor's Picks What are torpedo bats? Are they legal? What to know about MLB's hottest trend 12h Jeff Passan The Reds' only hit off Cortes was a one-out double by Jose Trevino in the third. The Reds are now 0-13 with runners in scoring position over their past three games.



Joel Payamps retired the side in order in the ninth for his first save. Cincinnati's Nick Lodolo (1-1) allowed one unearned run and four hits in 62⁄3 innings. Lodolo didn't allow a baserunner for the first three innings.

In the fourth, Jackson Chourio led off with a ground-rule double, and a fielding error by Lodolo allowed William Contreras to reach with one out. Sal Frelick drove in Chourio with a two-out single. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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