MILWAUKEE -- Robbie Ray followed up his stellar outing in last start with another gem on the road Thursday night.
Ray pitched seven innings of two-hit ball to lower the NL's second-best road ERA to 0.081, Gregor Blanco and Chris Owings homered, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 for their ninth win in 10 games.
"The day was paced by Robbie," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "On a night where we really needed it with a bullpen that might have been a little bit tired or short in certain places, Robbie gave us seven great innings."
Ray (4-3), coming off a dominating performance against San Diego in his last start, did not allow a run for the second straight outing.
"I'm just going out there every day, home or road, just trying to put up zeroes," Ray said. "I don't know if there's anything different. It's the same approach."
Ray, who came in with a 1.03 ERA on the road, struck out nine and walked none to send the Brewers to their season-worst fourth straight loss.
"I went out there and I did what I needed to do," Ray said. "My fastball command was good. My offspeed was good off that, slider, curveball. I was just keeping them off balance today."
Arizona, coming off a three-game sweep against the Chicago White Sox, has won four straight to move 11 games above .500 for the first time since 2011.
Blanco, who went 3 for 4, hit the second pitch of the game off Milwaukee starter Zach Davies (5-3) for his fourth career leadoff home run. Owings tied his career high with his sixth of the season leading off the second. David Peralta had an RBI double in the third and Paul Goldschmidt scored on a wild pitch in the eighth.
Archie Bradley pitched the eighth and T.J. McFarland the ninth to preserve the shutout.
Ray drilled Manny Pina in the left elbow in the second, knocking the Brewers' catcher flat. Grimacing in obvious pain, he eventually walked off the field accompanied by the trainer Dan Wright and manager Craig Counsell. Jett Bandy ran for Pina and took over behind the plate.
"Manny has a left-elbow contusion," Counsell said. "X-rays were negative. He's day-to-day and was feeling OK after the game."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (10-day DL, blister on right index finger) continues to make progress. ... OF A.J. Pollock (10-day DL, strained right groin) did not make the 11-game road trip. However, he resumed baseball activities back in Arizona.
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra tests his strained right calf on Friday when he comes off the 10-day DL. He won't be on a pitch count despite not pitching since opening day.
BRAUN REINJURED
Jesus Aguilar pinch hit in the fourth for Ryan Braun who left game with left calf tightness. Braun had just been reinstated Sunday from the 10-day DL with a left calf strain.
"It's the calf again and he's most likely headed to the DL again," manager Craig Counsell said of Braun's injury. It would be his fourth stint on the DL in his career.
Braun made a running catch of Owings flyball to left in the third inning.
"Same calf, same situation," Braun said. "I knew when I came back that I wasn't at 100 percent, but it was good enough that I was optimistic I'd be able to work through it. It just kind of grabbed on me when I ran to catch that pop up."
LET'S REVIEW
A total of 5:51 was spent reviewing and then confirming three plays which were out calls. Each manager challenged a call. There also was a crew chief (Jim Reynolds) review. The clubs had unlimited challenges due to a technical malfunction with some part of the replay system.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (1-1, 2.45 ERA) makes his fifth start this season and second of his career against the Brewers. He is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA with seven strikeouts in his two previous appearances.
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra (0-0, 6.00 ERA) comes off the 10-day DL to face the Diamondbacks for the first time. He hasn't pitched since his abbreviated opening day start against Colorado on April 3. He strained his right calf while running to first base on a sacrifice bunt in the third.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Ray pitched seven innings of two-hit ball to lower the NL's second-best road ERA to 0.081, Gregor Blanco and Chris Owings homered, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 for their ninth win in 10 games.
"The day was paced by Robbie," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "On a night where we really needed it with a bullpen that might have been a little bit tired or short in certain places, Robbie gave us seven great innings."
Ray (4-3), coming off a dominating performance against San Diego in his last start, did not allow a run for the second straight outing.
"I'm just going out there every day, home or road, just trying to put up zeroes," Ray said. "I don't know if there's anything different. It's the same approach."
Ray, who came in with a 1.03 ERA on the road, struck out nine and walked none to send the Brewers to their season-worst fourth straight loss.
"I went out there and I did what I needed to do," Ray said. "My fastball command was good. My offspeed was good off that, slider, curveball. I was just keeping them off balance today."
Arizona, coming off a three-game sweep against the Chicago White Sox, has won four straight to move 11 games above .500 for the first time since 2011.
Blanco, who went 3 for 4, hit the second pitch of the game off Milwaukee starter Zach Davies (5-3) for his fourth career leadoff home run. Owings tied his career high with his sixth of the season leading off the second. David Peralta had an RBI double in the third and Paul Goldschmidt scored on a wild pitch in the eighth.
Archie Bradley pitched the eighth and T.J. McFarland the ninth to preserve the shutout.
Ray drilled Manny Pina in the left elbow in the second, knocking the Brewers' catcher flat. Grimacing in obvious pain, he eventually walked off the field accompanied by the trainer Dan Wright and manager Craig Counsell. Jett Bandy ran for Pina and took over behind the plate.
"Manny has a left-elbow contusion," Counsell said. "X-rays were negative. He's day-to-day and was feeling OK after the game."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: RHP Taijuan Walker (10-day DL, blister on right index finger) continues to make progress. ... OF A.J. Pollock (10-day DL, strained right groin) did not make the 11-game road trip. However, he resumed baseball activities back in Arizona.
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra tests his strained right calf on Friday when he comes off the 10-day DL. He won't be on a pitch count despite not pitching since opening day.
BRAUN REINJURED
Jesus Aguilar pinch hit in the fourth for Ryan Braun who left game with left calf tightness. Braun had just been reinstated Sunday from the 10-day DL with a left calf strain.
"It's the calf again and he's most likely headed to the DL again," manager Craig Counsell said of Braun's injury. It would be his fourth stint on the DL in his career.
Braun made a running catch of Owings flyball to left in the third inning.
"Same calf, same situation," Braun said. "I knew when I came back that I wasn't at 100 percent, but it was good enough that I was optimistic I'd be able to work through it. It just kind of grabbed on me when I ran to catch that pop up."
LET'S REVIEW
A total of 5:51 was spent reviewing and then confirming three plays which were out calls. Each manager challenged a call. There also was a crew chief (Jim Reynolds) review. The clubs had unlimited challenges due to a technical malfunction with some part of the replay system.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (1-1, 2.45 ERA) makes his fifth start this season and second of his career against the Brewers. He is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA with seven strikeouts in his two previous appearances.
Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra (0-0, 6.00 ERA) comes off the 10-day DL to face the Diamondbacks for the first time. He hasn't pitched since his abbreviated opening day start against Colorado on April 3. He strained his right calf while running to first base on a sacrifice bunt in the third.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Blanco homered to center (389 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Lamb lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Thames flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Braun fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Owings homered to right center (393 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Drury singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Herrmann grounded into fielder's choice to second, Drury out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Herrmann picked off first. | 2 | 0 |
| Mathis reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ray grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Pérez flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Piña hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| Bandy ran for Piña. | 2 | 0 |
| Broxton singled to right, Bandy to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Broxton caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Bandy catching. | 2 | 0 |
| Blanco singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Peralta doubled to right center, Blanco scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Goldschmidt out at second, Peralta to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Davies struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Villar fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Drury grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Herrmann walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Ray grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Aguilar hit for Braun. | 3 | 0 |
| Aguilar singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Pérez grounded into fielder's choice to first, Aguilar out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Santana flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Thames in left field. | 3 | 0 |
| Aguilar at first base. | 3 | 0 |
| Blanco singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Blanco out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Bandy popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Broxton lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Arcia flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Davies pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Lamb grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Drury safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Villar. | 3 | 0 |
| Herrmann struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Franklin hit for Davies. | 3 | 0 |
| Franklin struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Villar struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Thames struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Drake pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Drake relieved Davies. | 3 | 0 |
| Mathis flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Ray singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Blanco struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Aguilar struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Pérez popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Santana fouled out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Hughes relieved Drake. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep right. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt stole third. | 3 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt scored on Hughes' wild pitch. | 4 | 0 |
| Drury struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| Bradley relieved Ray. | 4 | 0 |
| Bandy lined out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Broxton lined out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Arcia doubled to deep right. | 4 | 0 |
| Sogard hit for Hughes. | 4 | 0 |
| Sogard struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Corey Knebel pitching for Milwaukee | ARI | MIL |
| Knebel relieved Hughes. | 4 | 0 |
| Herrmann struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Barnes relieved Knebel. | 4 | 0 |
| Fuentes hit for Bradley. | 4 | 0 |
| Fuentes grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Milwaukee - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Arizona | ARI | MIL |
| McFarland relieved Bradley. | 4 | 0 |
| Fuentes in left field. | 4 | 0 |
| Villar grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Thames grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Aguilar grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .293 | .341 | .390 |
| Peralta RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .315 | .360 | .477 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .324 | .451 | .595 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .281 | .374 | .573 |
| Owings SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .320 | .352 | .491 |
| Drury 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .295 | .337 | .468 |
| Herrmann LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .197 | .284 | .455 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Mathis C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .181 | .209 | .337 |
| Ray P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .333 | .333 | .381 |
Bradley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Fuentes PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .130 | .167 | .217 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 145 | |||
| a-grounded to third for A Bradley in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Peralta (10, Davies); Goldschmidt (12, Hughes) HR: Blanco (1, 1st inning off Davies 0 on, 0 Out); Owings (6, 2nd inning off Davies 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Blanco (4), Owings (27), Peralta (12) GIDP: Lamb, Peralta Diamondbacks RISP: 0-4 (Lamb 0-2, Owings 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Goldschmidt (12, 3rd base off Hughes/Bandy) Picked Off: Herrmann (1st base by Piña) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| LF BRAUN (LEFT CALF TIGHTNESS) LEFT GAME BOT 4TH |
| C PIÑA (UNDISCLOSED INJURY) LEFT GAME BOT 2ND |
Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 30,081 (71.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Stu Scheurwater, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Lance Barrett |
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