Brewers 2-1 Diamondbacks (September 13, 2024) Match Report

PHOENIX — — Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer, Freddy Peralta pitched five effective innings and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their lead in the NL Central with a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Hoskins hit his 24th home run in the fourth inning against Eduardo Rodriguez (2-3) and five Milwaukee pitchers stopped baseball's top-scoring offense. Peralta (11-8) allowed one run on six hits and Devin Williams made his 12th save in 13 opportunities with a perfect ninth inning.

The Brewers extended their lead in the NL Central to 10 games after the Chicago Cubs lost 9-5 to Colorado.

“Freddy wasn't at his best, but he hit and dodged and gave us five runs,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “We got some big outs at the end. The bullpen was really good.”

Arizona only managed six hits, falling to a tie with San Diego for the first NL wild card spot. The Diamondbacks remain five games behind Los Angeles in the NL West after the Dodgers' 6-2 loss to Atlanta.

“We put together some innings, but we just couldn't get the big hit,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “We couldn't get in the room where we had the hit that decided the game.”

Both starters were sharp.

Peralta worked two walks in the first inning and allowed a run on Pavin Smith's sacrifice fly. He worked through the huddle the rest of his outing. The right-hander had five strikeouts and four walks in his second straight 30-start season.

“My goal from the beginning was to not get any hits, whether it was four innings or seven,” Peralta said. “I know the guys behind me will get it done – our bullpen is great.”

Rodriguez managed seven strikeouts in the first three innings before Hoskins hit a two-run homer off the second-deck base in the fourth inning. It was the only two runs the left-hander allowed on five hits in five innings, with seven strikeouts and three walks.

“I felt pretty good. The only pitch I think I missed was a sinker, and when you miss a pitch, you pay for it,” Rodriguez said. “The last three or four games, I've missed a pitch to the wrong guy and paid for it.”

The Brewers helped Rodriguez with sloppy baserunning.

Jackson Chourio was first intercepted by Rodriguez in the third inning and a throw by Arizona catcher Jose Herrera behind Garrett Mitchell resulted in a forceout at third base after a rundown.

“These guys haven't played a full year in the major leagues yet and we're an aggressive team, so it's going to happen,” Murphy said.

TRAINING TABLE

Diamondbacks: C Gabriel Moreno (groin) is expected to come off the injured list early next week. … OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (left calf) could also be back in the lineup later in the week.

Next

Brewers RHP Tobias Myers (7-5, 2.93 ERA) was scheduled to face RHP Brandon Pfaadt (9-8, 4.42) on Saturday.

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