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CINCINNATI -- Bases loaded, one out, down by a run with the heart of the order coming up. The Brewers had a great opportunity to pull one out, and all they managed were a couple of harmless pop-ups.Adam Duvall and Tucker Barnhart doubled home runs in the sixth inning Friday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over Milwaukee that snapped a three-game losing streak.The bottom two teams in the NL Central went into the All-Star break with downturns. The last-place Reds pulled off a three-run rally, then barely held on in the ninth when Milwaukee scored a run but left the bases loaded.We had it set up, manager Craig Counsell said. We had an opportunity, for sure.Duvalls double off Matt Garza (1-3) cut Milwaukees lead to 3-2, the ball hitting the top of the wall in left. Barnharts two-run double just inside the third base line off Carlos Torres gave Cincinnati its first lead. Jay Bruce added an RBI double in the seventh.Anthony DeSclafani (4-0) allowed six hits in six innings, including Scooter Gennetts homer. DeSclafani leads the Reds staff with six quality starts in seven appearances since he recovered from a strained oblique.Tony Cingrani gave up pinch-hitter Hernan Perezs RBI single in the ninth, and then loaded the bases with one out. The left-hander retired Gennett on a foul out. Ross Ohlendorf came in and got Ryan Braun to pop up, earning his second save in four chances.Gennett swung at a full-count fastball from Cingrani that might have forced in a run if hed taken it.It was probably ball four, but I got a borderline pitch there, Gennett said. I just got under it a little bit.The Brewers have lost three straight and 10 of 14.Billy Hamilton had a pair of singles, stole a base, and scored twice. He made it home from second on a fielders choice for Cincinnatis first run in the fourth inning.Hes the only guy in baseball that scores there, or even tries, really, Counsell said. Thats what speed does.A grounder that deflected off first base helped the Brewers go up 2-1 in the fifth. Ramon Flores singled and advanced on Garzas sacrifice. Jonathan Villar hit a slow grounder down the line that Joey Votto failed to charge, allowing the ball to hit first base and skip away for an RBI single.Garza gave up six hits and a pair of walks in 5 1/3 innings. Hes still working back into form after missing most of the first half of the season with a strained muscle in his side.Its coming back, Garza said. It feels good. Im getting more control of my stuff every time out. Ive just got to stay with the program.NICE DBrewers shortstop Jonathan Villar made a sliding stop on Vottos grounder to the hole and threw him out from his knees.HO HO HOThe Brewers worked out to Christmas carols pregame as the Cincinnati Pops rehearsed. It provided the soundtrack for postgame fireworks as part of a Christmas in July promotion.BREWERS MOVERight-hander Corey Knebel was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs and pitched the eighth. He opened the season on the DL with a strained left oblique and went 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA in five games last month before being sent down.TRAINERS ROOMBrewers: OF Domingo Santana -- on the DL with a sore right elbow -- worked out before the game. He could start a rehab assignment within a week. ... LHP Chris Capuano got an injection in his sore left elbow and isnt with the team on the road trip. Hes on the 60-day DL.Reds: RHP Homer Bailey threw 67 pitches in four innings of a rehab start for Triple-A Louisville on Friday, allowing three hits and one run. Hes scheduled to pitch in the minors again in five days. Bailey is recovering from Tommy John surgery 14 months ago. ... 2B Brandon Phillips left in the seventh inning with a strained right calf.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (5-7, 3.62) is 0-4 with a 5.14 ERA in his last seven starts. Hes 2-2 career against the Reds with a 5.88 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances.Reds: LHP John Lamb (1-6, 5.29) has lost his last two starts, giving up 11 earned runs in 9 1/3 innings. Hes 0-2 in four career starts against Milwaukee with a 6.98 ERA. The Reds have lost all four games.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekay Washington Capitals Jerseys . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. Dale Hunter Capitals Jersey . 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No, it was, of course, the US election.But he did have one positive thing to say about the winner. And now another horror story. Skip past this tweet if youre the sensitive sort. Harrowing.We use quite a lot of KPs tweets in this column. As of now, we consider this a personal service for Ed Cowan. So here you go, Ed. Aside from the coffee catastrophe (Cofftastrophee? Catastrocoffee?) KPs been training - although he didnt seem to be fully into it. Chris Gayles mind didnt seem fully on the job either. Perhaps, as Tim Bresnan says… Perhaps Gayle was just weary from all the self-promotion.When youre sitting around in your own bar and feel the need to tweet about it, theres only one thing to brandish… … a copy of your autobiography.You dont need to do the hard yards in the gym to justify a selfie anyway. If youre a cricketer, all you need to do is board a flight. Or if youre Umar Akmal, youve long since transcended the need for selfie excuses. These days they just pour out in a veritable torrent with no justification for any of them.Thiis week his default standing-in-the-garden-wearing-sunglasses pic has been given an innovative twist.dddddddddddd Hes experimenting with standing slightly at an angle. Innovative.Meanwhile, old lags Younis and Misbah are still labouring under the misapprehension that they need to have been engaged in some kind of activity to warrant a photo. You dont need props, lads - although if they make Younis look like the happiest man on earth, then maybe its worth it after all.Providing people with a window into their personal lives is one reason why its not uncommon for celebrities to attract stalkers. However, its less common for a celebrity to begin stalking a member of the public. Have a productive day! Thats a demand. Hes watching you. Hes watching you and the other 12.5 million people who follow him on Twitter.Hell even watch you in the dark. Somewhere in the world there is always a cricketer complaining about air travel. Stuart Broad had a request before James Anderson boarded. And dont forget to take a selfie. ' ' '