Brewers-Diamondbacks - Series Recap

The Brewers take two of three from the Diamondbacks in their first series in a nine-game road trip.

Monday - Brewers win 9-0: The Brewers started fast in this game. Bill Hall put the Brewers ahead 3-0 with a three-run homer in the top of the first inning off Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis. Then in the second inning, Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo got into the act with his first career home run. Joe Dillon picked up an RBI and Prince Fielder homered to make it 6-0 Brewers in that inning. Gallardo pitched six scoreless innings to pick up the win for the Brewers. He struck out six and walked one. Davis would only last two innings and was charged with his 11th loss of the game. Fielder came up with another big hit in the fourth inning with a bases clearing double that made it 9-0 Brewers. That would be enough for the Brewers on this night. Carlos Villanueva pitched the final three innings for the Brewers to pick the save. Rickie Weeks was 3-4 with three runs scored from the lead off spot for the Brewers.

Tuesday - Brewers win 7-4: A big blast by Gabe Gross would be the difference for the Brewers on this night. The grand slam by Gross in the seventh inning gave the Brewers a 7-2 lead. The Brewers had a 2-0 until the bottom of the sixth inning when Arizona was able to tie the game. However, it could have been worse. Brewers starter Dave Bush loaded the bases with just one out but was able to get the final two outs without another run scoring. Bush picked up his tenth win of the year by throwing six innings and giving up two runs. He struck out six and walked one. J.J. Hardy was 3-4 with a RBI and two runs scored. Arizona starter Livan Hernandez was charged with the loss. He pitched six innings and gave up five runs.

Wednesday - Diamondbacks win 3-2: The good news for the Brewers on this night is that they were able to stop Brandon Webb's 42 inning scoreless streak. The bad news was they could not score enough runs to sweep the Diamondbacks. The Brewers ended Webb's streak in the first inning when Fielder singled home Gross to make it 1-0. The Diamondbacks came right back with two runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Chris Young homered to lead off the frame and Orlando Hudson, who reached on a triple, scored on a sac fly by Tony Clark. The Brewers tied the game in the sixth inning when Craig Counsell doubled home Gross. The Diamondbacks took the lead for good in the seventh inning when Jeff Cirillo grounded out to first base and Stephen Drew scored.

Jeff Suppan was the tough luck loser for the Brewers. He pitched seven innings and gave up three runs. Suppan only threw 87 pitches. Webb picked up the win for Arizona by pitching seven innings and giving up two runs while striking out five and walking one. Jose Valverde pitched the top of the ninth to pick up his league leading 38th save of the year.