Burnes back in All-Star form, Brewers beat Reds 8-0 to sweep

Associated Press/Mitch Stacy

CINCINNATI (AP) – Corbin Burnes returned to All-Star form, pitching sharply into the ninth inning and leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds 8-0 for a three-game sweep.

The Brewers stretched their NL Central lead to seven games over second-place Cincinnati.

Burnes dominated in his first outing since he was the losing pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night, when he went two innings and gave up two runs, including a 468-foot homer by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Burnes, struck out 12 while allowing five hits and a walk in 8 1/3 innings, and finished with a 2.16 ERA.

Christian Yelich and Willy Adames homered.