PHOENIX -- Zack Godley's pitches were so effective in his first major league outing, even the home plate umpire was impressed.
Godley, a 25-year-old right-hander called up from Double-A before Thursday's game, struck out seven in six shutout innings in his debut, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.
"The umpire, Brian O'Nora, came over and said, `This guy has got really good stuff,' and that showed," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. "I love the intensity. That's one of the things we liked about him. He fit right in and didn't seem to be bothered by anything."
Godley held the Brewers to four hits, sprinting off the mound to the dugout after each inning. He got run support from 13 Diamondbacks hits, including three from A.J Pollock, who drove in two runs.
"I was locating my pitches pretty well, all of them," Godley said.
Godley tied a club record for strikeouts in his first major league appearance, matching Max Scherzer's total in a relief outing in 2008. He became the first pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to throw at least six scoreless innings with no walks and seven or more strikeouts in his major league debut, in information provided by the Elias Sports Bureau.
"We knew that the cutter was his pitch and saw a little video on him, but he did a nice job," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "He got Braun and (Adam) Lind a couple of times. That's not easy to do."
The Diamondbacks had lost eight of nine games entering Thursday.
Yasmany Tomas gave them an early lead with a solo home run in the second inning. The Brewers failed to score in the third after putting runners on first and third with no outs.
Gerardo Parra grounded back to Godley, who threw to second base for a forceout. Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed then threw home, and Arizona got a double play when Oscar Hernandez tagged the Brewers' Hernan Perez at the plate.
The play turned out to be a big one for Godley, who was in control afterward.
"Just trying to get a groundball, no matter what it was," Godley said. "I had the opportunity to check the guy at third. Threw to Nick at second, and he did the rest."
The Diamondbacks got some help from Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez in scoring three runs in the fourth inning. After Hernandez drove in Tomas for his first major league RBI, Ender Inciarte lined a two-out single to center. Gomez threw wildly to third to try to get Hernandez, and both Aaron Hill and Hernandez scored on Gomez's second error of the game.
Mike Fiers (5-8) took the loss despite striking out 10 in five innings. Fiers allowed four earned runs and walked two.
Ryan Braun's three-run homer in the ninth inning accounted for the Brewers' output. Braun has 17 home runs and 60 RBI this season.
Godley, whose parents, fiancee and high school coach were in attendance, was given the lineup card, some tickets and the ball from his first career strikeout -- on Braun in the first inning -- as mementos.
HAPPY RETURNS
Counsell, hired in May, returned to Chase Field for the first time as a manager after playing for the Diamondbacks from 2000-03 and 2005-06. He won a World Series with Arizona in 2001.
"Every time you walk on this field, the first thing you think about is Game 7 of the (2001) World Series," Counsell said. "I spent five years playing here. It was five years when I was actually a decent player, so it's good memories."
The crowd cheered Counsell when he was shown on the video board before the second inning, and Counsell waved in acknowledgment.
Parra, who played for Arizona from 2009-2014 when he was traded to Milwaukee, was welcomed back on the big screen before the bottom of the second, and doffed his cap to applause.
QUICK CHANGE
Perez, who started at third for the Brewers on Thursday after Aramis Ramirez was dealt to Pittsburgh before the game, began the game wearing a blue jersey bearing the word "Brewers." It's the team's home blue top.
Perez apparently realized the gaffe and later had on the proper gear, the same color blue with the word "Milwaukee."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: Starting pitcher Wily Peralta (strained left oblique) is with the Brewers after two rehab starts in the minors. He has yet to be activated from the 15-day DL.
Diamondbacks: OF David Peralta, hit by a pitch in the shoulder then head by Jose Fernandez of Miami on Wednesday, passed all concussion tests but didn't play Thursday. He wasn't going to be in the lineup anyway, Hale said. ... C Welington Castillo remained out with a hamstring injury for the second straight game.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson is scheduled for his 20th start of the season and second against Arizona on Friday. Nelson (7-9) is 4-1 with a 3.09 ERA in his last five starts.
Diamondbacks: RHP Patrick Corbin looks to snap a two-start losing streak on Friday. Corbin (1-2, 4.80) missed all of the 2014 season and part of this season after left elbow surgery.
Godley, a 25-year-old right-hander called up from Double-A before Thursday's game, struck out seven in six shutout innings in his debut, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.
"The umpire, Brian O'Nora, came over and said, `This guy has got really good stuff,' and that showed," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. "I love the intensity. That's one of the things we liked about him. He fit right in and didn't seem to be bothered by anything."
Godley held the Brewers to four hits, sprinting off the mound to the dugout after each inning. He got run support from 13 Diamondbacks hits, including three from A.J Pollock, who drove in two runs.
"I was locating my pitches pretty well, all of them," Godley said.
Godley tied a club record for strikeouts in his first major league appearance, matching Max Scherzer's total in a relief outing in 2008. He became the first pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to throw at least six scoreless innings with no walks and seven or more strikeouts in his major league debut, in information provided by the Elias Sports Bureau.
"We knew that the cutter was his pitch and saw a little video on him, but he did a nice job," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "He got Braun and (Adam) Lind a couple of times. That's not easy to do."
The Diamondbacks had lost eight of nine games entering Thursday.
Yasmany Tomas gave them an early lead with a solo home run in the second inning. The Brewers failed to score in the third after putting runners on first and third with no outs.
Gerardo Parra grounded back to Godley, who threw to second base for a forceout. Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed then threw home, and Arizona got a double play when Oscar Hernandez tagged the Brewers' Hernan Perez at the plate.
The play turned out to be a big one for Godley, who was in control afterward.
"Just trying to get a groundball, no matter what it was," Godley said. "I had the opportunity to check the guy at third. Threw to Nick at second, and he did the rest."
The Diamondbacks got some help from Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez in scoring three runs in the fourth inning. After Hernandez drove in Tomas for his first major league RBI, Ender Inciarte lined a two-out single to center. Gomez threw wildly to third to try to get Hernandez, and both Aaron Hill and Hernandez scored on Gomez's second error of the game.
Mike Fiers (5-8) took the loss despite striking out 10 in five innings. Fiers allowed four earned runs and walked two.
Ryan Braun's three-run homer in the ninth inning accounted for the Brewers' output. Braun has 17 home runs and 60 RBI this season.
Godley, whose parents, fiancee and high school coach were in attendance, was given the lineup card, some tickets and the ball from his first career strikeout -- on Braun in the first inning -- as mementos.
HAPPY RETURNS
Counsell, hired in May, returned to Chase Field for the first time as a manager after playing for the Diamondbacks from 2000-03 and 2005-06. He won a World Series with Arizona in 2001.
"Every time you walk on this field, the first thing you think about is Game 7 of the (2001) World Series," Counsell said. "I spent five years playing here. It was five years when I was actually a decent player, so it's good memories."
The crowd cheered Counsell when he was shown on the video board before the second inning, and Counsell waved in acknowledgment.
Parra, who played for Arizona from 2009-2014 when he was traded to Milwaukee, was welcomed back on the big screen before the bottom of the second, and doffed his cap to applause.
QUICK CHANGE
Perez, who started at third for the Brewers on Thursday after Aramis Ramirez was dealt to Pittsburgh before the game, began the game wearing a blue jersey bearing the word "Brewers." It's the team's home blue top.
Perez apparently realized the gaffe and later had on the proper gear, the same color blue with the word "Milwaukee."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: Starting pitcher Wily Peralta (strained left oblique) is with the Brewers after two rehab starts in the minors. He has yet to be activated from the 15-day DL.
Diamondbacks: OF David Peralta, hit by a pitch in the shoulder then head by Jose Fernandez of Miami on Wednesday, passed all concussion tests but didn't play Thursday. He wasn't going to be in the lineup anyway, Hale said. ... C Welington Castillo remained out with a hamstring injury for the second straight game.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson is scheduled for his 20th start of the season and second against Arizona on Friday. Nelson (7-9) is 4-1 with a 3.09 ERA in his last five starts.
Diamondbacks: RHP Patrick Corbin looks to snap a two-start losing streak on Friday. Corbin (1-2, 4.80) missed all of the 2014 season and part of this season after left elbow surgery.
Brewers 3
(42-54, 22-25 away)
9:40PM,EDT,July 23,2015
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Milwaukee - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Parra flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lucroy flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | ARI |
| Inciarte flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pennington struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep center, Goldschmidt to third on throwing error by center fielder C. Gómez. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C. Gómez doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett grounded out to first, C. Gómez to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | ARI |
| Tomás homered to right (394 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Hill flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmed lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| O. Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Pérez doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 1 |
| Fiers reached on bunt single to pitcher, Pérez to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Parra grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to catcher, Fiers out at second, Pérez out at home, Parra to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Lucroy grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Parra out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | ARI |
| Godley struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Inciarte doubled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Pennington struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Pollock grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Goldschmidt out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Lind struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| C. Gómez flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | ARI |
| Tomás singled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Hill walked, Tomás to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| O. Hernández singled to center, Tomás scored, Hill to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Godley struck out bunting foul. | 0 | 2 |
| Inciarte singled to center, Hill scored, O. Hernández to second, O. Hernández scored, Inciarte to third on error by third baseman Pérez. | 0 | 4 |
| Pennington struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Gennett singled to left center. | 0 | 4 |
| Segura grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gennett out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Fiers pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | ARI |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Pollock tripled to deep left center. | 0 | 4 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Hill singled to left center, Pollock scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Ahmed struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Peterson hit for Fiers. | 0 | 5 |
| Peterson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Parra hit by pitch. | 0 | 5 |
| Lucroy flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Parra to second on wild pitch by Godley. | 0 | 5 |
| Braun struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Corey Knebel pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | ARI |
| Knebel relieved Fiers. | 0 | 5 |
| O. Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Lamb hit for Godley. | 0 | 5 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Inciarte struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Chafin relieved Godley. | 0 | 5 |
| Lind grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| C. Gómez grounded out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| Gennett flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Corey Knebel pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | ARI |
| Pennington singled to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Pennington stole second. | 0 | 5 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Pollock doubled to right center, Pennington scored, Goldschmidt to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Hill grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Ahmed flied out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Randall Delgado pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Delgado relieved Chafin. | 0 | 6 |
| Segura grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| H. Gómez hit for Knebel. | 0 | 6 |
| H. Gómez struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Goforth pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | ARI |
| Goforth relieved Knebel. | 0 | 6 |
| O. Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Owings hit for Delgado. | 0 | 6 |
| Owings singled to left. | 0 | 6 |
| Inciarte walked, Owings to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Pennington singled to center, Owings to third, Inciarte to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt hit sacrifice fly to center, Owings scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Pollock singled to left, Inciarte scored, Pennington to second. | 0 | 8 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Arizona | MIL | ARI |
| Leone relieved Delgado. | 0 | 8 |
| Parra singled to left. | 0 | 8 |
| Lucroy reached on infield single to second, Parra to second. | 0 | 8 |
| Braun homered to left center (430 feet), Parra and Lucroy scored. | 3 | 8 |
| Lind grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| C. Gómez struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| Gennett lined out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Parra LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .317 | .355 | .510 |
| Lucroy C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .242 | .307 | .335 |
| Braun RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .268 | .338 | .485 |
| Lind 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .289 | .370 | .508 |
| C. Gómez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .270 | .334 | .438 |
| Gennett 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .266 | .309 | .401 |
| Segura SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .279 | .307 | .356 |
| Pérez 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .329 | .346 | .500 |
| Fiers P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .103 | .103 |
a-Peterson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .312 | .361 | .390 |
Knebel P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-H. Gómez PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .198 | .231 | .353 |
Goforth P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 143 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for M Fiers in the 6th b-struck out swinging for C Knebel in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C. Gómez (19, Godley); Pérez (8, Godley) HR: Braun (17, 9th inning off Leone 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: Braun 3 (60) GIDP: Segura Brewers RISP: 2-6 (Parra 0-1, Fiers 1-1, Segura 0-1, Braun 1-2, Gennett 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C. Gómez (6, throw); Pérez (5, catch) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 18,011 (37.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian O'Nora, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Alan Porter, Third Base - Mark Ripperger |
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