CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run homer and bases-loaded double and finished with four RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 on Sunday.
The Reds took a series from the Brewers at Great American Ball Park for the first time since 2022, ending Milwaukee's nine-series streak.
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Milwaukee Brewers' Brice Turang hits a one-run single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati Reds' Dane Myers grounds into a fielder's choice that scored two runs in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison follows through on a pitch in the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain, left, scores as Milwaukee Brewers catcher Bo Naylor bobbles the throw to home plate in the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz follows through after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati built a 4-0 lead through three innings. In the second, Sal Stewart picked up his MLB-leading 107th RBI with a sacrifice fly.
The Reds jumped ahead to a 4-0 lead. Sal Stewart recorded his 107th RBI with a sacrifice fly. extending his major league lead.
Christian Yelich drew a walk to open the fourth before Jake Bauers hit his team-leading 24th homer, the first hit of the game for the Brewers. Garrett Mitchell tripled and scored on a throwing error.
De La Cruz, the Reds' DH, hit his 22nd homer in the fourth, giving the Reds a 6-3 lead.
Brady Singer (6-13), who had pitched three hitless, got the first two out in the fifth before walking walked Jackson Chourio and Bauer. Mitchell singled and Brice Turang's doubled to tie the game. Singer allowing six runs on four hits and six walks and struck out three in five innings.
Luis Mey pitched a scoreless sixth. Brock Burke, extending his career high with his 71st appearance, pitched a scoreless seventh. Graham Ashcraft walked the first two batters in the eighth in his first appearance since May 25. Bo Naylor’s first hit as a member of the Brewers cut Milwaukee's deficit to two runs before Ashcraft struck out Yelich to end the inning.
The Brewers won a challenge on a what would have been a game-ending double play. Cincinnati's Emilio Pagan replaced Pierce Johnson with the tying run on deck and retired pinch-hitter Gary Sanchez to seal his 22nd save.
Antonio Senzatela (10-5), the second of five Milwaukee pitchers in the game, took the loss.
In the top of the fourth inning, a bird landed on the infield grass, stopping play. The seemingly injured bird was coaxed off the field of play and into foul territory when De La Cruz hopped out of the dugout and grabbed the bird, removing it from the field of play.
The Brewers host the Cubs on Monday. LHP Robert Gasser (4-5, 4.57 ERA) will face Cubs LHP Mathew Boyd (8-3, 4.05)
The Reds are at the Dodgers on Monday. RHP Chase Burns (15-3, 2.79) starts for Reds. The Dodgers have not named a starter.
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Milwaukee Brewers' Brice Turang hits a one-run single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati Reds' Dane Myers grounds into a fielder's choice that scored two runs in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison follows through on a pitch in the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain, left, scores as Milwaukee Brewers catcher Bo Naylor bobbles the throw to home plate in the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz follows through after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
MIAMI (AP) — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring five others as it struck vehicles and was engulfed in flames, authorities said.
The aircraft overran the runway around 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and plowed across a road used by warehouse workers and other businesses that surround the airport. Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference.
It wasn't immediately clear if the pilots survived or those killed were all in vehicles when the plane struck.
The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Rescue Fire Chief Ray Jadallah. The agency said crews also had to extricate a person who was trapped under a vehicle.
The crash halted flights at the busy travel hub for much of the afternoon. Some 200 emergency personnel responded, finding the plane with heavy flames and smoke from a complex engine compartment fire, the department said. Firefighters used foam from specialized airport firefighting units to extinguish the fire, and crews were still dealing with a fuel leak on the plane hours later.
The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images showed. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.
The cause had yet to be determined, and it was not clear if weather had played a role. Thunderstorms and wind gusts up to 30 mph (48 kph) were recorded in the area at the time, according to the National Weather Service.
The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina. The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
More than 160 flights were canceled and nearly 325 delayed by late Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions. Officials from Orlando International Airport, more than 200 miles (320 km) north of Miami, said some flights were diverted there.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team to Miami led by Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy to investigate.
Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation.
“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport," the company said. “Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.”
Last year, a UPS plane crashed after losing its engine while accelerating down the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. The crash killed all three pilots and 12 people on the ground. Twenty-three more were injured.
Aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said that a 767 cargo aircraft would typically be staffed only by a pilot and copilot on domestic flights. A third pilot would be added for an international flight, and a long-haul international flight would require a fourth pilot.
Arroyo, a retired longtime United Airlines pilot, said he wants to know whether the Amazon plane landed in the touchdown zone of the runway, and if it was beyond that area why it didn’t simply abort that landing and go around to line up for another attempt. Typically, the landing zone is within the first 3,000 feet (914 meters) of a runway.
“Did the aircraft land within the required touchdown zone?" he asked. “If it did, what happened?”
Mary Schiavo, who is a pilot and former inspector general of the Transportation Department, said that video posted online of the landing shows the Amazon plane floating above the runway for an extended period without flaring the nose upward to force the main landing gear onto the ground.
“It didn’t touch down right away, and so it lost a lot of critical real estate by just continuing to float over the runway. It was literally still flying,” Schiavo said.
She noted the Miami airport is not equipped with arresting systems that the FAA says have been installed at more than 120 airports nationwide to safely stop planes that do go past the end of a runway. Those beds of lightweight, crushable material at the end of a runway have been credited by the FAA with helping save at least 497 lives aboard planes that overran runways.
Funk reported from Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press writers Tim Reynolds in Miami, Rio Yamat in Las Vegas and Wufei Yu in Phoenix contributed.
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/David Fischer)
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/David Fischer)
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
