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Milwaukee Brewers vs Cincinnati Reds Final — September 5, 2026

Saturday, September 5 · 6:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+7+6+5+2-3-14+5+4-1+3
Game by game
-5-2+1+2-12+2-5+1+4-3
7-3
Last 10
5-5
+14
Net
-17
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
326 mi525 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Brewers visited the Reds on Saturday, September 5 at 6:41 PM ET.

The total closed at 9, down from 9.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Brewers -153, Reds +130) prices the Brewers at 58% and the Reds at 42%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Milwaukee Brewers 3, Cincinnati Reds 5

Cincinnati Reds won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Cincinnati Reds +1.5): Cincinnati Reds covered.
  • Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 9: Under.
  • Cincinnati Reds closed at +130 on the moneyline (a 42% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenReds +1.5 (-121)
Brewers -1.5 (+100)
CloseReds +1.5 (-125)
Brewers -1.5 (+105)
Totaldown 0.5
Open9.5 (o +102 / u -124)
Close9 (o -118 / u -109)
Moneyline
OpenBrewers -165 60%
Reds +138 40%
CloseBrewers -153 58%
Reds +130 42%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 47 times since 2023: the Brewers won 34 and the Reds 13.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 4, 2026Brewers 10, Reds 7
Brewers won


Jul 2, 2026Reds 7, Brewers 2
Reds won


Jul 1, 2026Reds 2, Brewers 4
Brewers won


Jun 30, 2026Reds 2, Brewers 7
Brewers won


Jun 29, 2026Reds 3, Brewers 5
Brewers won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Milwaukee Brewers

Cincinnati Reds

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