MILWAUKEE

-- Austin Kearns was too busy trying to win to even think about his hitting streak.

''It was a big spot in the game,'' Kearns said. ''I'd been scuffling all game, so I was just trying to get a pitch to hit and get that run in. I just want to win. We really needed this one.''

Kearns' RBI single with two outs in the 10th Sunday led Cincinnati to a 6-3 victory over Milwaukee, and extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games.

''I'm impressed with Kearns,'' Cincinnati manager Bob Boone said. ''He's mature beyond his years. He rarely makes a mistake. I'm pretty much impressed with everything he does.''

Aaron Boone followed Kearns' single with a two-run homer, his second of the game, as the Reds stopped a three-game losing streak. Boone has homered three times in two days.

Sean Casey hit a one-out single and took second on Ken Griffey Jr.'s groundout. Kearns then singled off Mike DeJean (1-3) and Boone hit his 13th homer of the season.

''The ball squirted out of my hand on Boone and he hit it out, so we lose by three,'' DeJean said. ''That's all I know. This is a game we should've won.''

Scott Sullivan (4-0) pitched a perfect ninth for the victory and Scott Williamson worked the 10th for his 10th save.

Cincinnati tied it at 3 on a two-out single by pinch-hitter Jose Guillen in the seventh.

Milwaukee pitcher Ruben Quevedo, trying to snap a career-high five-game losing streak, walked Adam Dunn and Jason LaRue with one out. John Foster relieved, and the left-hander got Juan Castro to fly out before Guillen singled.

''I was trying to be too fine with them,'' Quevedo said.

Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead in the first.

Boone hit a solo homer in the second. It was Cincinnati's 13th consecutive game with a home run.

Scott Podsednik led off the Brewers' third with a walk, stole second and scored on Sexson's one-out double down the left-field line.

Cincinnati got the run back in the fifth. LaRue led off with a double and scored when pitcher Paul Wilson hit into a double play.

Wilson pitched six innings and allowed three earned runs on eight hits in his first career appearance against Milwaukee.

''I see a lot of good things out of this ballclub,'' Milwaukee manager Ned Yost said. ''But our record keeps bogging us down.''

Notes: Milwaukee has not had an error in 67 innings. … Cincinnati last homered in 13 consecutive games May 7-22, 1999. … Sexson needs one more RBI to reach 500 for his career and Vander Wal needs one more to reach 400.