Reds survive ninth-inning surge from Brewers to move within half-game of NL Central lead

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Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell believes there are certain types of games his young team must learn to win as it chases a postseason berth a year after a 100-loss season.

The Reds barely got it done in one of them Tuesday night and moved tantalizingly close to regaining the NL Central lead.

Andrew Abbott pitched six scoreless innings and the Reds withstood Christian Yelich's three-run homer with two outs in the ninth to edge the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. The Brewers put the tying run on second and potential winning run on first before the Reds got the final out.

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Cincinnati Reds Will Benson is congratulated by Spencer Steer after hitting a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Milwaukee.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

"The way that thing ended, you've got to get used to that," Bell said. "That's what it takes sometimes. That's what it's all about. It's great baseball. It's fun to be a part of. It's never, ever easy."

Will Benson hit a two-run homer as Cincinnati reduced the Brewers' NL Central lead over the Reds to a half-game. The Brewers and Reds will have their final regular-season meeting Wednesday afternoon, their 13th matchup since the start of June.

"It would be a lot of fun to play them again, but it might be better for both teams to not see each other so frequently," Abbott said. "We're seeing the same guys in and out."

The Brewers trailed 4-0 before nearly coming all the way back in the ninth.

One night after hitting a walk-off single in the Brewers' 3-2 victory over the Reds, Yelich ripped an