The Associated Press

The Reds look determined to finish in last place while the Milwaukee Brewers look determined not to.

The Reds fell into a last-place tie with the Brewers today with a 4-3 loss in 10 innings at Great American Ball Park. It was the Reds' fifth-straight loss and the Brewers' 10th-straight win.

"They're playing as well as anybody in baseball," Reds interim manager Dave Miley said. "They've done a nice job getting into the direction they're heading."

But Milwaukee got bit by the injury bug that has plagued the Reds this season when Geoff Jenkins, who homered in his fourth consecutive game, broke his left thumb after banging it on Jason LaRue's shinguard while being tagged out to end the seventh inning.

Jenkins is probably out for the season.

"It's frustrating to me," said Jenkins, who missed the second half of last season with a dislocated right ankle. "... Not only were we putting together a win streak - and I was having my best time ever in Milwaukee ... I don't think I've ever had more of a high and a low," he said.

Jenkins was 9-for-16 with seven RBI in the series, leading the Brewers to their first sweep of a four-game series with the Reds.

The Brewers' winning streak is their longest since joining the National League in 1998 - the last time they won more than 10 in a row was during their club-record 13-game run in 1987.

Bill Hall's two-run homer in the 10th inning off Chris Reitsma (9-4) was the difference in today's game.

The Reds scored one run in the 10th on Hall's two-out error at second base, but Dan Kolb retired Jason LaRue with the bases loaded for his 13th save in 14 tries. Kolb has converted 13 consecutive opportunities.

Eddie Perez opened the top of the 10th with a double off Reitsma. After Royce Clayton grounded out, Hall homered to left for his third of the season and second in the series.

Valerio De Los Santos (3-3) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.

Milwaukee starter Wes Obermueller, acquired July 2 from Kansas City, took a lead into the seventh but was denied his first win in nine career major league appearances, including eight starts.

Ryan Freel led off the first inning for the Reds by getting on base and scoring for the fourth consecutive game. He started today with a double and scored on D'Angelo Jimenez's double.

Jenkins tied it with a two-out homer in the third, his 28th. He tied Jeromy Burnitz's club record for consecutive games with at least one home run since Milwaukee moved to the NL in 1998. The overall team mark is five, also set by Burnitz in 1997.

Milwaukee capitalized on third baseman Russell Branyan's error to take a 2-1 lead in the fifth. Branyan, who was activated from the disabled list before the game after being sidelined since Aug. 13 with a sprained right ankle, mishandled Keith Ginter's grounder.

The Brewers followed with three consecutive singles, and John Vander Wal drove in Ginter with the go-ahead run.

The Reds took advantage of a Milwaukee error to tie it in the seventh. Dernell Stenson led off with a single, and Luis Vizcaino relieved Obermueller.

LaRue laid down a sacrifice bunt, but second baseman Ginter took his eye off first baseman Richie Sexson's throw, and it sailed into foul territory down the right-field line, allowing Stenson to score and LaRue to move to third.

After Ruben Mateo struck out, Freel flied out to right field, and Vander Wal threw LaRue out at the plate for a double play.

Notes: The Reds optioned C Corky Miller to Triple-A Louisville to make room on the roster for Branyan ... Milwaukee manager Ned Yost and the Brewers coaches wore outfits made famous by waitresses at the Hooters restaurant chain - midriff-revealing T-shirts and orange hot pants - on their trip to Chicago. Yost and the coaches had promised to do that if the team won 10 consecutive games.

Milwaukee	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Totals	42	4	14	4	4	4
Podsednik cf	6	0	2	0	0	0	.315
KGinter 2b	5	1	0	0	0	1	.268
de los Santos p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-MSmith ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	.353
Kolb p	0	0	0	0	0	0	---
Jenkins lf	2	1	2	1	2	0	.296
BClark lf	2	0	0	0	0	1	.298
Sexson 1b	4	0	3	0	1	1	.263
Vander Wal rf	4	0	3	1	1	0	.266
Helms 3b	4	0	0	0	0	1	.253
EddPerez c	5	0	2	0	0	0	.263
1-Cruz pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	.081
Osik c	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
Clayton ss	5	0	1	0	0	0	.223
Obermueller p	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167
LVizcaino p	0	0	0	0	0	0	---
a-Hall ph-2b	2	1	1	2	0	0	.290

Cincinnati	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Totals	38	3	8	1	5	6
Freel cf	5	1	2	0	0	0	.278
Hummel ss-3b	5	0	1	0	0	0	.222
DJimenez 2b	5	1	3	1	0	0	.298
Casey 1b	4	0	1	0	1	1	.288
2-WPena pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151
Branyan 3b	3	0	0	0	1	1	.218
Reitsma p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
d-Olmedo ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265
Smitherman lf	2	0	0	0	1	0	.364
RWagner p	0	0	0	0	0	0	---
b-JCastro ph-ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	.255
Stenson rf-lf	4	1	1	0	1	1	.290
LaRue c	3	0	0	0	1	0	.225
PWilson p	2	0	0	0	0	2	.120
RMateo rf	2	0	0	0	0	1	.250

Milwaukee	001	010	000	2	-4	14	2
Cincinnati	100	000	100	1	-3	8	2

a-flied out for Vizcaino in the 8th. b-flied out for Wagner in the 8th. c-safe on error for de los Santos in the 10th. d-grounded into fielder's choice for Reitsma in the 10th.

1-ran for Perez in the 10th. 2-ran for Casey in the 10th.

E-KGinter (6), Hall (4), Casey (5), Branyan (2). LOB-Milwaukee 14, Cincinnati 11. 2B-Podsednik (21), EddPerez (11), Freel (2), DJimenez (8). HR-Hall (3), off Reitsma; Jenkins (28), off PWilson. RBIs-Jenkins (95), Vander Wal (44), Hall 2 (12), DJimenez (14). S-Obermueller, LaRue. GIDP-KGinter, Helms.

Runners left in scoring position-Milwaukee 7 (KGinter 2, Helms 2, EddPerez 2, Obermueller); Cincinnati 6 (DJimenez, JCastro, Stenson 2, LaRue 2).

Runners moved up-Podsednik, EddPerez, Clayton, Hummel.

DP-Milwaukee 1 (Vander Wal and EddPerez); Cincinnati 2 (Branyan, DJimenez and Casey), (DJimenez, JCastro and Casey).

Milwaukee	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Obermueller	6	5	2	1	2	3	102	4.71
LVizcaino BS, 5	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	6.97
de los Santos W, 3-3	2	1	0	0	2	2	40	4.30
Kolb S, 13	1	2	1	0	1	0	27	2.01

Cincinnati	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
PWilson	6	7	2	1	3	0	97	4.62
RWagner	2	3	0	0	1	3	38	1.71
Reitsma L, 9-4	2	4	2	2	0	1	28	3.96

Obermueller pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Inherited runners-scored-LVizcaino 1-1.

HBP-by PWilson (Helms). WP-Obermueller.

Umpires-Home, Matt Hollowell; First, John Hirschbeck; Second, Wally Bell; Third, Bill Welke.

T-3:11. A-21,870 (42,263).

How the runs scored:

Reds first. Freel doubled to right. Hummel grounded out, first baseman Sexson to pitcher Obermueller, Freel to third. Jimenez doubled to center, Freel scored. Casey walked on a full count. Branyan struck out. On Obermueller's wild pitch, Jimenez to third, Casey to second. Smitherman walked on a full count. Stenson flied out to left fielder Jenkins.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Reds 1, Brewers 0.

Brewers third. Podsednik singled to center. Ginter grounded into a double play, third baseman Branyan to second baseman Jimenez to first baseman Casey, Podsednik out. Jenkins homered to right on a 1-1 count. Sexson singled to center. Vander Wal grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Hummel to second baseman Jimenez, Sexson out.

1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Brewers 1, Reds 1.

Brewers fifth. Podsednik grounded out, second baseman Jimenez to first baseman Casey. Ginter safe on Branyan's error. Jenkins singled to center, Ginter to second. Sexson singled to left, Ginter to third, Jenkins to second. Vander Wal singled to center, Ginter scored, Jenkins to third, Sexson to second. Helms fouled out to first baseman Casey. Perez grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Branyan unassisted, Sexson out, Vander Wal to second.

1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Brewers 2, Reds 1.

Reds seventh. Clark in as left fielder. Stenson singled to right. Vizcaino pitching. LaRue safe at third on a sacrifice plus second baseman Ginter's fielding error. Stenson scored. Mateo struck out. Freel flied out to right fielder Vander Wal. LaRue was out advancing, right fielder Vander Wal to catcher Perez, LaRue out.

1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on. Brewers 2, Reds 2.

Brewers tenth. Perez doubled to left. Cruz pinch-running for Perez. Clayton grounded out, second baseman Jimenez to first baseman Casey, Cruz to third. Hall homered to left on a 1-2 count, Cruz scored. Podsednik grounded out, second baseman Jimenez to first baseman Casey. Smith pinch-hitting for de los Santos. Smith safe on Casey's error. Clark struck out.

2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Brewers 4, Reds 2.

Reds tenth. Kolb pitching. Osik in as catcher. Hummel grounded out, shortstop Clayton to first baseman Sexson. Jimenez singled to left. Casey singled to left, Jimenez to second. Pena pinch-running for Casey. Olmedo pinch-hitting for Reitsma. Olmedo grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Hall to shortstop Clayton, Jimenez to third, Pena out. Castro safe on Hall's error, Jimenez scored, Olmedo to second. Stenson walked on a full count, Olmedo to third, Castro to second. LaRue grounded out, shortstop Clayton to first baseman Sexson.

1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Brewers 4, Reds 3.