John bracket: 2017 Brewers defeat 1961 Reds in seven games

Game 1: Reds 7, Brewers 1
WP: Jay (1-0)
LP: Davies (1-1)
HR: Coleman (2)

Game 2: Brewers 9. Reds 7
WP: Nelson (1-0)
LP: Purkey (0-3)
Save: Knebel (1)
HR: F. Robinson (3), Edwards (1), Walker (2), Broxton (2)

Game 3: Brewers 3, Reds 2 (10 innings)
WP: Suter (1-0)
LP: K Johnson (0-1)
HR: Shaw (3), F. Robinson (4)

Game 4: Reds 9, Brewers 3
WP: Nunn (1-0)
LP: Suter (1-1)

Game 5: Reds 7, Brewers 2
WP: Jay (2-0)
LP: Davies (1-2)
HR: Santana (1)

Game 6: Brewers 11, Reds 3
WP: Nelson (2-0)
LP: Purkey (0-4)
HR: Santana (2), Broxton 2 (4)

Game 7: Brewers 5, Reds 0
WP: Anderson (2-0)
LP: O'Toole (1-1)
HR: Aguilar (1)

Milwaukee won three games on the road to eliminate the 1961 National League pennant winners.

Cincinnati's Joey Jay dominated the visiting Brewers in the opener in Crosley Field, allowing two hits while striking out 10. Gordy Coleman homered to open the scoring in the second inning for the Reds, and he, Frank Robinson and Johnny Edwards each drove in two runs.

Neil Walker hit a grand slam in the fifth inning of the second game as the Brewers evened the series. Walker also had a two-run double in the seventh. Travis Shaw, Domingo Santana and Marcus Thames each scored a pair of runs.

Travis Shaw homered with two outs in the bottom of the 10th of Game 3 to give the Brewers the win in 2017's Miller Park. Robinson homered in the ninth off Milwaukee closer Corey Knebel to send the game to extras.

The Reds rebounded in Game 4, plating eight runs on nine hits in the final three innings to make a winner of reliever Howie Nunn. Brent Suter, the winner of Game Three, took the loss.

Jay again held the Brewers in check in Game 5. He allowed a two-run homer to Santana in the fourth, but the Brewer got just four other hits in the game. The Reds scored four runs in the first and were never challenged. Eddie Kasko went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for Cincinnati.

The series returned to Crosley Field, and the Brewers took immediate control of Game 6 to even the series. Milwaukee got three runs in the first on two doubles and a triple and added two more in the second off Bob Purkey. Keon Broxton homered twice and doubled for four RBIs. Santana drove in three and Shaw two. Robinson had a pair of doubles with two runs in a 3-for-4 performance for the losers.

The Brewers took the decisive Game Seven as four pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout. Chase Anderson worked the first six innings, and Jacob Barnes, Anthony Swarzak and Jeremy Jeffress each faced the minimum. Jesus Aguliar hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Bill Henry to give the Brewers a comfortable cushion.

Player of the Series: Domingo Santana

Projected rotation: Davies-Garza-Nelson-Anderson-(Davies)-(Garza)-(Nelson)