D-backs lose 15-8 to Brewers, wild-card race tightens
By DAVID BRANDT
Posted 9/14/24
Willy Adames hit a grand slam as part of a two-homer night, Garrett Mitchell added a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 15-8 on Saturday. Milwaukee’s magic number …
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D-backs lose 15-8 to Brewers, wild-card race tightens
Milwaukee Brewers' Willy Adames, right, celebrates after his second home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Blake Perkins (16) during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
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By DAVID BRANDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Willy Adames hit a grand slam as part of a two-homer night, Garrett Mitchell added a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 15-8 on Saturday.
Milwaukee's magic number to win the NL Central is down to 3. The Brewers will go for the three-game sweep Sunday.
Arizona (82-66) still has sole possession of the second NL wild-card spot, but is just one game ahead of the Atlanta Braves (81-67) and the New York Mets (81-67) with 14 games to play.
Milwaukee's Tobias Myers (8-5) gave up four runs on nine hits over six innings. He struck out three.
The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the first on William Contreras' sacrifice fly that score Brice Turang, who reached on a leadoff walk. They kept their advantage when Sal Frelick robbed Corbin Carroll of a solo homer, leaping to reach over the fence and make the catch.
Milwaukee scored seven runs in the second inning, all with two outs.
D-backs right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (9-9) retired the first two batters of the second before the next seven batters reached base. Turang and Jackson Chourio hit back-to-back RBI singles, Contreras walked to load the bases, Garrett Mitchell walked to force in a run and then Adames launched a sweeper into the left field seats for an 8-0 lead.
The homer ended Pfaadt’s outing after 1 2/3 innings. He gave up seven hits and walked three. The 25-year-old has struggled over his past four outings, giving up 28 runs, including 24 earned, over 15 2/3 innings.
The Brewers had a 13-0 lead in the sixth inning.
Adames had five RBIs, pushing his NL leading total to 107. Mitchell reached base five times, including three walks. Contreras hit a two-run homer in the ninth to make it 15-8.
Arizona's Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs. Geraldo Perdomo had a two-run double and Josh Bell added a two-run single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: RHP Ryne Nelson (right shoulder inflammation) was put on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 11. LHP Brandon Hughes was called up to take his roster spot.
UP NEXT
The D-backs send RHP Zac Gallen (12-6, 3.55 ERA) to the mound Sunday against LHP DL Hall (1-1, 4.01 ERA)
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