MILWAUKEE - Rookies Tim Hummel, Ryan Freel and Wily Mo Pena hit solo home runs to back Seth Etherton's strong pitching as the Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 today.

The Reds, who were swept in a four-game series at home last week during Milwaukee's 10-game winning streak, won for the fifth straight time this season at Miller Park.

The Brewers lost for only the second time in 14 games. They had their streak snapped by the Chicago Cubs on Friday before winning the final two games of the weekend series at Wrigley Field.

Etherton (2-2) didn't allow hit until John Vander Wal singled leading off the fifth. The Brewers loaded the bases with one out and scored their lone run on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Mark Smith.

Etherton allowed one run and three hits in six innings. He struck out two and walked three.

Chris Reitsma came on with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth and retired pinch-hitter Brooks Kieschnick on a grounder.

Brady Clark hit an RBI infield single with two outs in the ninth and Scott Podsednik scored on a throwing error by second baseman D'Angelo Jimenez. Reitsma then got Richie Sexson to fly out with a man on to end it for his sixth save.

Wayne Franklin (10-11) was lifted for Smith with the score 4-0. Franklin gave up eight hits, walked one and struck out three in four innings.

Hummel gave the Reds a 1-0 lead in the second with his first career home run. Hummel also collected his first hit in the big leagues last week when he doubled against Franklin.

Freel hit the first pitch of the third for another solo homer, his third of the season, to start a three-run inning. Doubles by Juan Castro and Russell Branyan produced the third run and Hummel added a run-scoring single to make it 4-0.

The two home runs allowed by Franklin increased his the major league-leading total to 33.

After the Brewers closed to 4-1, Pena hit his first homer of the season off reliever Dave Burba in the sixth to restore the four-run cushion.

Sexson hit an RBI single in the eighth for Milwaukee.

Notes: 1B Sean Casey left the game in the fifth inning with a sore left groin. He is day to day. ... The Reds swept a three-game series July 11-13 in their last visit to Milwaukee. ... Sexson is the only Brewer to have played in all 137 games this season. In his first two full seasons in Milwaukee, he played in 158 games (2001) and 157 (2202). ... The Reds have used 53 players this season. The major league record is 59 by the Indians and Padres, both last season. Ten Reds have made their major league debuts this season, not including C Dane Sardinha, whose contract was purchased from Double-A Chattanooga today. ... The Brewers announced that LHP Luis Martinez (4-0, 0.99 ERA at Triple-A Indianapolis) will start Wednesday against the Reds. RHP Ben Sheets, who was scheduled to start Wednesday, will be held back until Friday against the Cubs.

Cincinnati	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Totals	35	5	9	5	2	5
Freel cf	5	1	1	1	0	0	.270
JCastro ss-3b	5	1	1	0	0	0	.256
Casey 1b	2	0	1	0	1	0	.290
Olmedo 2b-ss	1	0	0	0	0	1	.261
Branyan 3b-1b	4	1	1	1	0	1	.215
Smitherman lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Hummel 2b-3b	4	1	2	2	0	0	.316
RWagner p	0	0	0	0	0	0	---
Reitsma p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
LaRue c	4	0	1	0	0	2	.226
WPena rf	3	1	2	1	1	1	.175
Etherton p	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Randall p	0	0	0	0	0	0	---
DJimenez 2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	.309

Milwaukee	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Totals	32	4	9	3	7	3
Podsednik cf	4	2	1	0	1	1	.316
KGinter 2b	3	0	0	0	2	0	.264
BClark lf	4	0	2	1	1	0	.307
Sexson 1b	5	0	1	1	0	0	.265
Vander Wal rf	3	1	1	0	1	0	.261
Helms 3b	2	0	1	0	2	0	.251
Osik c	3	0	1	0	0	0	.242
c-Kieschnick ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	.321
EddPerez c	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Clayton ss	4	0	1	0	0	2	.222
WFranklin p	1	0	0	0	0	0	.145
a-MSmith ph	0	0	0	1	0	0	.318
Burba p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Hall ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	.282
de los Santos p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-Conti ph	1	1	1	0	0	0	.308

Cincinnati	013	001	000	-5	9	2
Milwaukee	000	010	012	-4	9	1

a-hit a sacrifice fly for Franklin in the 5th. b-grounded out for Burba in the 7th. c-grounded out for Osik in the 8th. d-doubled for de los Santos in the 9th.

E-RWagner (1), DJimenez (1), Helms (17). LOB-Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 9. 2B-JCastro (11), Branyan (7), BClark (18), Conti (1). HR-WPena (1), off Burba; Freel (3), off WFranklin; Hummel (1), off WFranklin. RBIs-Freel (6), Branyan (16), Hummel 2 (4), WPena (5), BClark (34), Sexson (102), MSmith (7). S-Etherton. SF-MSmith. GIDP-LaRue, BClark 2, Clayton.

Runners left in scoring position-Cincinnati 1 (JCastro); Milwaukee 5 (Podsednik, Vander Wal, Kieschnick 2, Hall).

Runners moved up-Freel, Casey, KGinter.

DP-Cincinnati 3 (JCastro, Hummel and Casey), (JCastro, Olmedo and Branyan), (JCastro, DJimenez and Branyan); Milwaukee 1 (Clayton, KGinter and Sexson).

Cincinnati	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Etherton W, 2-2	6	3	1	1	3	2	98	4.84
Randall	1	3	1	1	1	0	27	2.25
RWagner H, 6	2/3	1	0	0	2	0	16	1.66
Reitsma S, 6	1 1/3	2	2	1	1	1	36	4.01

Milwaukee	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
WFranklin L, 10-11	5	8	4	4	1	3	82	5.22
Burba	2	1	1	1	0	2	29	3.41
de los Santos	2	0	0	0	1	0	23	4.13

Randall pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Inherited runners-scored-RWagner 2-1, Reitsma 3-0.

Umpires-Home, Sam Holbrook; First, Lance Barksdale; Second, Randy Marsh; Third, Angel Hernandez.

T-2:59. A-19,588 (41,900).

How the runs scored:

Reds second. Smitherman grounded out, shortstop Clayton to first baseman Sexson. Hummel homered to left on a 1-1 count. LaRue singled to right. Pena struck out. Etherton fouled out to second baseman Ginter.

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

Reds third. Freel homered to left on the first pitch. Castro doubled to left. Casey grounded out, second baseman Ginter to first baseman Sexson, Castro to third. Branyan doubled to right, Castro scored. Smitherman fouled out to first baseman Sexson. Hummel singled to left, Branyan scored. LaRue struck out.

3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 4, Brewers 0.

Brewers fifth. Olmedo in as second baseman. Branyan in as first baseman. Hummel in as third baseman. Vander Wal singled to right. Helms walked on a full count, Vander Wal to second. Osik flied out to right fielder Pena. Clayton singled to left, Vander Wal to third, Helms to second. Smith pinch-hitting for Franklin. Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Pena, Vander Wal scored, Helms to third. Podsednik fouled out to second baseman Olmedo.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 4, Brewers 1.

Reds sixth. Burba pitching. LaRue struck out. Pena homered to center on the first pitch. Etherton fouled out to first baseman Sexson. Freel grounded out, first baseman Sexson unassisted.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 5, Brewers 1.

Brewers eighth. Podsednik singled to center. Ginter walked on a full count, Podsednik to second. Castro in as third baseman. Olmedo in as shortstop. Wagner pitching. Jimenez in as second baseman. On Wagner's error on a pickoff attempt, Podsednik to third. Clark grounded into a double play, third baseman Castro to second baseman Jimenez to first baseman Branyan, Ginter out. Sexson singled to right, Podsednik scored. Vander Wal walked on four pitches, Sexson to second. Helms walked, Sexson to third, Vander Wal to second. Kieschnick pinch-hitting for Osik. Reitsma pitching. Kieschnick grounded out, shortstop Olmedo to first baseman Branyan.

1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Reds 5, Brewers 2.

Brewers ninth. Clayton struck out. Conti pinch-hitting for de los Santos. Conti doubled to left. Podsednik walked on four pitches. Ginter grounded out, shortstop Olmedo to first baseman Branyan, Conti to third, Podsednik to second. Clark infield single to first, Conti scored, Podsednik to third. On Jimenez's error, Podsednik scored. Sexson flied out to right fielder Pena.

2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Reds 5, Brewers 4.