CINCINNATI – The Milwaukee Brewers , it turns out, actually can lose games.
On Sunday, Aug. 17, they did so in the style that they've been using to ride out a franchise-record winning streak.
On the heels of two unbelievable comeback wins to begin the series at Great American Ball Park that extended the Brewers’ win streak14 games, another sprinkling of late-game magic wasn't enough in the series finale, a 3-2 walk-off loss to the Cincinnati Reds .
William Contreras hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the ninth after the offense had done nothing to that point, but the Brewers couldn’t hold it for the final three outs to extend their winning streak to 15 games.
The Reds, who still have not been swept all season, used a gem from starter Andrew Abbott, who just slightly o