Rowdy Tellez sets Brewers record with 8 RBIs in rout of Reds

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Rowdy Tellez continued to sizzle while the Cincinnati Reds continued to fizzle.

Tellez homered twice and set a Milwaukee Brewers record with eight RBIs to extend his recent power surge in an 18-4 blowout of the reeling Reds on Wednesday night. He has homered four times in his last four games to increase his season total to seven.

"It’s just putting together consistent at-bats, hitting the ball hard, getting myself in leverage counts and, when you get to two strikes, not panicking," Tellez said.

The woeful Reds (3-21) have dropped eight straight and 19 of 20. The only other National League team to lose at least 21 of its first 24 games was the 1894 Washington Senators, according to STATS.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Rowdy Tellez hits a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Milwaukee.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Cincinnati has also dropped its last 12 road games. It marks the first time since 1945 that the Reds have endured 12 consecutive road losses within the same season.

Reds manager David Bell tried to focus on positives after the game by praising the way his players have approached the early slump.

"It’s not easy," Bell said. "There’s no question. We all know that. It’s a huge challenge that we have in front of us."

Tellez broke a 2-all tie and put the Brewers ahead for good with a 453-foot grand slam to right-center off Vladimir Gutiérrez (0-5) in the third inning. The burly first baseman had a two-run shot off Dauri Moreta that traveled 431 feet in the sixth.

He capped his big night with a two-run double off the right-field