Brewers win 2-1 in 10th as Woodruff returns from IL

In a dominant return from a shoulder injury, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff took a perfect game into the sixth inning, but it took extra innings for his team to secure a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night at Great American Ball Park.

Making his first start since April 30 after being on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, Woodruff retired the first 16 batters he faced. The perfect game bid ended when Cincinnati's Tyler Stephenson singled with one out in the sixth inning. The veteran right-hander finished with six innings of work, allowing just that one hit while striking out 10 batters and issuing no walks. He threw 79 pitches, 53 for strikes.

Woodruff's performance was matched for much of the game by Reds starter Brady Singer, who held Milwaukee to two hits over seven scoreless innings, walking two and striking out seven. The game remained a pitchers' duel into extra innings.

The Brewers finally broke the deadlock in the top of the 10th. With designated runner Jake Bauers on second base, Garrett Mitchell walked and Sal Frelick bunted both runners into scoring position. Joey Ortiz then hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Bauers. Mitchell...