Seven runs in the second inning lead to the Brewers' offensive storm against the Diamondbacks

Result

Friday night's game was a showcase of pitching from both teams. Saturday night's game was a showcase of offense from both teams. However, the Brewers had more to offer and took the 15-8 victory.

The game began with a Brice Turang walk and small ball began. Turang stole second base and then advanced to third base when Jackson Chourio flied out. William Contreras followed with a fly ball to right into foul territory. Corbin Carroll caught the ball instead of letting it fall into the foul and Brice Turang scored from third base, giving the Brewers a 1-0 lead.

The Brewers weren't done in the first inning. Garrett Mitchell and Willy Adames followed with back-to-back singles and the Brewers had runners on the corners. When Jake Bauers was at bat, Willy Adames tried to steal second base. But instead of throwing to second base, catcher Adrian Del Castillo threw to pitcher Brandon Pfaadt. Pfaadt threw to Eugenio Suárez at third base, who caught Mitchell off the base and tagged him out, ending the inning.

The Diamondbacks immediately tried to counterattack when Corbin Carroll started the first inning. The ball flew over the right field wall, but Sal Frelick jumped perfectly and recovered it. Frelick was a little rattled after the play, but was checked after the inning and was fine. Tobias Myers ended the first inning by taking the team out of the game.

The second inning looked like it would be a quick one, with two flyouts from Jake Bauers and Blake Perkins. With two outs, the Brewers went to work, as they like to do. It started with a series of singles. Frelick hit a single to lead off, then Joey Ortiz singled to get runners back on first and third base. This time, the Brewers got the run when Turang singled to score the first run of the inning. Then Chourio hit his fourth straight single and the lead grew to 3-0, with two outs and runners on the corners.

Contreras ended the singles run but kept the inning going with a walk. Mitchell came in with the bases loaded, hoping for a little redemption after his baserunning error in the first inning. He kept the inning going with another walk, bringing in Turang for a 4-0 lead. Adames was next and he took no time getting his hit. On the first pitch he saw from Pfaadt, he hit the ball into left field, winning the game 8-0.

This drove Pfaadt out of the game and ended his day with only 1 ²⁄₃ innings. The Brewers scored eight runs against him on seven hits and three walks. Brandon Hughes came in and struck out Bauers (who got two of the three outs in the second inning) to end the inning. The Brewers finished the inning with seven runs scored: four consecutive singles, two walks and a grand slam.

Meanwhile, Tobias Myers was in top form on Saturday night. He allowed the minimum number of runs in his first four innings and only allowed one single, which was negated by a double play. The first trouble came in the fifth inning, when he allowed two consecutive singles to Jake McCarthy and Pavin Smith. However, he left them behind with a strikeout by Suárez and a flyout by Del Castillo.

Dylan Floro came in for the Diamondbacks in the fourth game after Hughes pitched a scoreless 1 ¹⁄₃ innings. The Brewers caught up to him immediately. They started with back-to-back doubles from Chourio and Contreras, scoring another run that extended the lead to 9-0. Mitchell and Adames followed with back-to-back home runs. Before Floro recorded an out, the Brewers had extended their lead to 12-0.

After that inning, the game settled down for the Brewers offense. They added another in the sixth inning, although they could have done more damage. Mitchell and Adames started the inning with walk after walk, knocking Floro out of the game. Yilber Diaz was the next pitcher, and Bauers greeted him with a single. The bases were loaded, there were no outs, and Perkins just missed hitting an out. The ball was deep enough, however, to score Mitchell. That was all they could get in that inning, as pinch hitter Isaac Collins got a strikeout and Ortiz got a groundout.

From there, defensive replacements came into play. For the Brewers, Collins stayed in the game when Andruw Monasterio came in for Adames and took over third base, while Ortiz moved to shortstop. The Diamondbacks also brought in replacements: Randal Grichuk, Josh Bell and Luis Guillorme came in for Eugenio Suarez, Christian Walker and Corbin Caroll. Myers finally made the breakthrough. Three singles in the inning by Perdomo, Newman and Bell gave the Diamondbacks their first two runs. Myers limited the damage and the inning ended with a 13-2 lead for the Brewers.

Myers came back for the seventh inning and tried to give the bullpen some more rest, but that was a bit too long for him. The Diamondbacks quickly got on his nerves. Smith started the inning with a single, then Grichuk hit an out to cut the gap to 13-4. After a double by Del Castillo, Myers' day was over. Hoby Milner came in as a reliever and kept the Diamondbacks in check, getting a flyout, a groundout and a strikeout to end the inning. Myers' day ended with four runs allowed on nine hits in six innings, although most of the damage came in the sixth and seventh innings when the game was already out of reach. In a closer game, Myers might not have come back for the seventh inning.

The comfortable lead continued to dwindle in the eighth inning. After Milner took pinch hitter Jose Herrera out of the game with a groundout early in the inning, things got ugly. Bell started things off with a single. McCarthy followed with a ground ball that should have been a double play, but Monasterio dropped it and there was no chance of an out. Smith loaded the bases next and Milner came out for Enoli Paredes. That didn't stop the bleeding. Grichuk hit a single and scored a run. Del Castillo hit a pop-up that should have been an easy out, but Monasterio lost the ball and it fell for a hit, bringing in another run. Perdomo kept the pressure on with a double, scoring two more runs and cutting the gap to 13-8. Paredes eventually got the game back under control, but not by much. Guillorme hit a ball hard, but Ortiz caught it well, keeping the runners where they were. Newman followed with a lineout and the Brewers got out of the inning.

Although the Brewers still led by five runs, the game became more dangerous as the Diamondbacks caught up. The ninth inning started better, with Ortiz leading off with a double and moving to third base on a Turang groundout. Chourio hit a ball that could have scored Ortiz, but Newman caught the ball with a leaping catch and kept Ortiz on third base. That didn't last long, however, as Contreras gave the Brewers some security. A two-run home run to right-center into the pool extended the lead to 15-8.

Paredes returned and ended the game in the ninth inning. Herrera started with a hard-hit ball into the right field corner, but Chourio ran it in for the first out. A routine grounder from Bell to Turang brought the second out, and another ground ball from McCarthy to Ortiz ended the game.

On offense, seven Brewers had multiple hits. The only two Brewers who did not have a multiple-hit game were Frelick (who batted 1-for-3) and Perkins (who batted 0-for-3 with a walk). Adames led the offense with a 3-for-3 day, hitting two home runs and striking out five. Mitchell and Contreras also contributed home runs in the win. Adames' two home runs also made him the Brewers' franchise leader for home runs by a shortstop in a season, surpassing his 2022 season total of 31 home runs.

Meanwhile, the pitching staff was able to give the bullpen regulars a break for the most part, although they didn't get as much as they had hoped. Myers allowed four runs in six-plus innings, Milner was credited with three runs (two earned) and Paredes was credited with the other run. While the Brewers only had to use two relievers, Ashby warmed up once in the eighth inning.

The results in the league are also good for the Brewers. While the Phillies beat the Mets 6-4, the Dodgers lost to the Braves 10-1, and the Rockies beat the Cubs 6-5 in overtime. This brings the Brewers' magic number needed to win the NL Central down to just three, and the Brewers are now just one game behind the Dodgers in second place (although the Dodgers have the tiebreaker).

The offense has now picked up steam as the Brewers will look to secure the sweep tomorrow afternoon. DL Hall will face Zac Gallen in the final game of the series. First pitch is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. on Bally Sports Wisconsin and the Brewers Radio Network.