MILWAUKEE -- The Arizona Diamondbacks benefited from a disputed call at the plate that saved a run, then watched the bullpen blow a late, one-run lead.
Their big bats saved the game in the late innings of a wild, 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
Jake Lamb hit an RBI double in Arizona's two-run 10th after Chris Iannetta tied the game with two outs in the ninth with a solo homer to help the Diamondbacks get their fifth straight win and 10th in their last 11 games.
"It's been fun. This is the way baseball should be," Iannetta said.
Improving to 31-19, the Diamondbacks tied the 2002 team for the second-best record in franchise history through 50 games. The 2000 Diamondbacks hold the mark at 32-18.
"It's not always going to happen, but the way we're playing the game right now is the way you want to play the game," Iannetta said about the team's hot streak.
Arizona starter Zack Godley and Brewers counterpart Junior Guerra settled into a fast-paced pitcher's duel going into the sixth before each offense started chipping away at the bullpens.
Chris Owings scored the first run in the 10th on a wild pitch by reliever Wily Peralta (5-3) before Lamb added the insurance run by doubling to the right-field corner in handing the Brewers their fifth straight loss.
Iannetta had tied it at 2 in the ninth, hitting his solo homer off a 98 mph fastball from Brewers closer Corey Knebel. Hernan Perez's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth that had given the Brewers a one-run lead.
"I thought he took a great approach on a 98 mph fastball and he did it without any reluctance," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "It was a very clutch moment."
T.J. McFarland (2-0) got the win after pitching a scoreless ninth. Fernando Rodney picked up his 13th save by tossing a scoreless 10th, but provided a couple nervous moments after allowing two flyouts to the warning track.
Lamb also hit a solo shot in the fourth, his team-high 14th of the year.
COUNSELL EJECTED
For the Brewers, it was a disappointing finish to a tense final few innings.
With his team trailing 1-0 in the sixth, manager Craig Counsell was ejected after arguing an out call at the plate to end the inning that was upheld on replay review.
Counsell said he was more angry about the initial call than the review.
"I just saw, if you put the angles together, he didn't tag him on time until he crossed the plate," Counsell said.
FIGHT TO FINISH
With a man on first, the game ended after Travis Shaw's long fly was caught in deep right by David Peralta.
"Our team is showing heart," Brewers first baseman Eric Thames said. "But everything that can go wrong -- knock on wood, I don't want anybody to get hurt or anything -- is going wrong."
STARTING TIME
Diamondbacks: Godley lowered his ERA to 1.99 after allowing five hits and striking out six over six shutout innings. The right-hander made his fourth quality start.
Brewers: Guerra had a successful return from the disabled list after leaving his opening-day start with a calf injury. He left after throwing 98 pitches through 5 2/3 innings, striking out five, walking three and allowing one run on three hits.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF A.J. Pollock (right groin) took batting practice at the team's training complex in Scottsdale. Pollock, who has been sidelined since May 15, isn't expected to join the team on the current road trip which ends June 4 in Miami, Lovullo said.
Brewers: Guerra took the roster spot of Ryan Braun (left calf). The outfielder was placed on the 10-disabled list after leaving the 4-0 loss on Thursday with a calf injury that also sidelined him earlier this month. ... C Manny Pina (left elbow) was available to pinch hit Friday. He left the game Thursday in the second inning after getting hit by a pitch.
UP NEXT
Arizona's Zack Greinke will look to keep his impressive run in May going when he faces his former team in the third game of a four-game weekend series. Greinke (6-2) has a 0.66 WHIP this month, the second-lowest monthly mark of his career behind his 0.58 WHIP in July 2015. The right-hander hasn't allowed an earned run in his last 12 2/3 innings against Milwaukee. The Brewers will send a former Diamondback to the hill in right-hander Chase Anderson (2-1).
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Their big bats saved the game in the late innings of a wild, 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
Jake Lamb hit an RBI double in Arizona's two-run 10th after Chris Iannetta tied the game with two outs in the ninth with a solo homer to help the Diamondbacks get their fifth straight win and 10th in their last 11 games.
"It's been fun. This is the way baseball should be," Iannetta said.
Improving to 31-19, the Diamondbacks tied the 2002 team for the second-best record in franchise history through 50 games. The 2000 Diamondbacks hold the mark at 32-18.
"It's not always going to happen, but the way we're playing the game right now is the way you want to play the game," Iannetta said about the team's hot streak.
Arizona starter Zack Godley and Brewers counterpart Junior Guerra settled into a fast-paced pitcher's duel going into the sixth before each offense started chipping away at the bullpens.
Chris Owings scored the first run in the 10th on a wild pitch by reliever Wily Peralta (5-3) before Lamb added the insurance run by doubling to the right-field corner in handing the Brewers their fifth straight loss.
Iannetta had tied it at 2 in the ninth, hitting his solo homer off a 98 mph fastball from Brewers closer Corey Knebel. Hernan Perez's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth that had given the Brewers a one-run lead.
"I thought he took a great approach on a 98 mph fastball and he did it without any reluctance," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "It was a very clutch moment."
T.J. McFarland (2-0) got the win after pitching a scoreless ninth. Fernando Rodney picked up his 13th save by tossing a scoreless 10th, but provided a couple nervous moments after allowing two flyouts to the warning track.
Lamb also hit a solo shot in the fourth, his team-high 14th of the year.
COUNSELL EJECTED
For the Brewers, it was a disappointing finish to a tense final few innings.
With his team trailing 1-0 in the sixth, manager Craig Counsell was ejected after arguing an out call at the plate to end the inning that was upheld on replay review.
Counsell said he was more angry about the initial call than the review.
"I just saw, if you put the angles together, he didn't tag him on time until he crossed the plate," Counsell said.
FIGHT TO FINISH
With a man on first, the game ended after Travis Shaw's long fly was caught in deep right by David Peralta.
"Our team is showing heart," Brewers first baseman Eric Thames said. "But everything that can go wrong -- knock on wood, I don't want anybody to get hurt or anything -- is going wrong."
STARTING TIME
Diamondbacks: Godley lowered his ERA to 1.99 after allowing five hits and striking out six over six shutout innings. The right-hander made his fourth quality start.
Brewers: Guerra had a successful return from the disabled list after leaving his opening-day start with a calf injury. He left after throwing 98 pitches through 5 2/3 innings, striking out five, walking three and allowing one run on three hits.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: OF A.J. Pollock (right groin) took batting practice at the team's training complex in Scottsdale. Pollock, who has been sidelined since May 15, isn't expected to join the team on the current road trip which ends June 4 in Miami, Lovullo said.
Brewers: Guerra took the roster spot of Ryan Braun (left calf). The outfielder was placed on the 10-disabled list after leaving the 4-0 loss on Thursday with a calf injury that also sidelined him earlier this month. ... C Manny Pina (left elbow) was available to pinch hit Friday. He left the game Thursday in the second inning after getting hit by a pitch.
UP NEXT
Arizona's Zack Greinke will look to keep his impressive run in May going when he faces his former team in the third game of a four-game weekend series. Greinke (6-2) has a 0.66 WHIP this month, the second-lowest monthly mark of his career behind his 0.58 WHIP in July 2015. The right-hander hasn't allowed an earned run in his last 12 2/3 innings against Milwaukee. The Brewers will send a former Diamondback to the hill in right-hander Chase Anderson (2-1).
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Owings flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb fouled out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Villar grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Thames struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Shaw grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bandy singled to right center, Santana to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Broxton grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bandy out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Fuentes flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Godley fouled out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings to second on wild pitch by Guerra. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Arcia reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Arcia picked off first. | 0 | 0 |
| Guerra struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Villar bunt grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb homered to right center (433 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Tomás safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Villar. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Iannetta doubled to deep left, Tomás to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Fuentes flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Shaw reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Santana flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Godley flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to third, Owings to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Bandy grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Broxton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Arcia safe at first on error by first baseman Goldschmidt. | 1 | 0 |
| Guerra lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Junior Guerra pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Lamb grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Tomás walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Torres relieved Guerra. | 1 | 0 |
| Iannetta lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Villar grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Thames walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Shaw singled to right, Thames to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Thames out at home on runner's fielder's choice. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Fuentes bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Herrmann hit for Godley. | 1 | 0 |
| Herrmann struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| De La Rosa relieved Godley. | 1 | 0 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Bandy homered to left (395 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Broxton flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Arcia walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Aguilar hit for Torres. | 1 | 1 |
| Aguilar struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jacob Barnes pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Barnes relieved Torres. | 1 | 1 |
| Peralta safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Barnes. | 1 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Lamb grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Peralta out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Chafin relieved De La Rosa. | 1 | 1 |
| Villar walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Thames grounded out to first, Villar to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Pérez singled to right, Villar scored, Pérez to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 2 |
| Shaw popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Santana intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Bandy grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Corey Knebel pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Knebel relieved Barnes. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomás grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Drury struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Iannetta homered to center (396 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Fuentes singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Descalso hit for Chafin. | 2 | 2 |
| Descalso grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| McFarland relieved Chafin. | 2 | 2 |
| Broxton walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Arcia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Broxton out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Sogard hit for Knebel. | 2 | 2 |
| Sogard struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Wily Peralta pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Peralta relieved Knebel. | 2 | 2 |
| Owings doubled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Peralta grounded out to first, Owings to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt intentionally walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Owings scored, Goldschmidt to second on wild pitch by Peralta. | 3 | 2 |
| Lamb doubled to right, Goldschmidt scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Tomás grounded out to first, Lamb to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Drury popped out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Rodney relieved McFarland. | 4 | 2 |
| Blanco in left field. | 4 | 2 |
| Villar flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Thames popped out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Pérez singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Shaw flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owings SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .324 | .359 | .497 |
| Peralta RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .305 | .349 | .461 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .318 | .450 | .585 |
| Lamb 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .284 | .374 | .591 |
| Tomás LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .253 | .313 | .493 |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Drury 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .286 | .327 | .453 |
| Iannetta C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .235 | .307 | .485 |
| Fuentes CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .148 | .179 | .222 |
| Godley P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
a-Herrmann PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .194 | .280 | .448 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Chafin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Descalso PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .326 | .375 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Blanco LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .341 | .390 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 154 | |||
| a-struck out looking for Z Godley in the 7th b-grounded to second for A Chafin in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Iannetta (2, Guerra); Owings (10, Peralta); Lamb (8, Peralta) HR: Lamb (14, 4th inning off Guerra 0 on, 1 Out); Iannetta (5, 9th inning off Knebel 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Lamb 2 (42), Iannetta (8) 2-out RBI: Iannetta GIDP: Lamb Diamondbacks RISP: 1-7 (Lamb 1-1, Peralta 0-2, Tomás 0-1, Goldschmidt 0-1, Fuentes 0-1, Drury 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Goldschmidt (2, ground ball) DP: 2 (Owings-Drury-Goldschmidt 2). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR COUNSELL EJECTED BOT 6TH (ARGUING REPLAY) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 25,391 (60.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:24 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Lance Barrett, Third Base - Stu Scheurwater |
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