Santana's first career slam lifts Brewers over Diamondbacks
The Sports Xchange
May 28, 2017
MILWAUKEE -- Domingo Santana hit his first career grand slam and Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 as the Milwaukee Brewers salvaged a series split with a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.
Nelson (3-3) allowed seven hits for the second consecutive outing but held Arizona to a run over seven innings of work.
Brandon Drury had three hits while Daniel Descalso, David Peralta and Nick Ahmed notched two each for the Diamondbacks, who were 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven stranded.
The Brewers' offense provided an early cushion, scoring two in the first inning off Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin (4-5), who gave up seven runs on 10 hits and three walks with three strikeouts but couldn't get out of the fifth inning.
Corbin gave up back-to-back singles to open the fourth and after Nelson moved the runners over, he walked Keon Broxton to load the bases.
Santana made him pay, driving a 1-0 change up to center, giving Milwaukee a 6-1 lead.
Insurance runs in the fifth and sixth made it an 8-1 game when Oliver Drake took over for Nelson in the eighth but he failed to retire a batter as the Diamondbacks cut the deficit to three with a four-run inning.
Milwaukee needed three pitchers to get through the frame but got a run back in the bottom of the eighth when Santana doubled and scored on Travis Shaw's ground-rule double.
Jacob Barnes retired pinch hitter Paul Goldschmidt to get Milwaukee out of the eighth came back and worked a perfect ninth for his second save.
NOTES: Brewers SS Orlando Arcia extended his hitting streak to a career-high eight games with a fourth-inning single off LHP Patrick Corbin. Arcia finished with two hits Sunday and is 12-for-31 during his streak. ... Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt was out of the starting lineup for the first time since April 24 and just the second time all season but entered the game as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and has appeared in all 51 of Arizona's games this season. ... Brewers OF Keon Broxton moved into the leadoff spot Sunday, replacing struggling 2B Jonathan Villar. Broxton tripled, walked and scored twice while Villar, batting sixth, finished with two singles and two strikeouts. ... The Diamondbacks have won or tied their last four series. ... The victory kept the Brewers in first place atop the NL Central.
May 28, 2017
MILWAUKEE -- Domingo Santana hit his first career grand slam and Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 as the Milwaukee Brewers salvaged a series split with a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.
Nelson (3-3) allowed seven hits for the second consecutive outing but held Arizona to a run over seven innings of work.
Brandon Drury had three hits while Daniel Descalso, David Peralta and Nick Ahmed notched two each for the Diamondbacks, who were 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven stranded.
The Brewers' offense provided an early cushion, scoring two in the first inning off Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin (4-5), who gave up seven runs on 10 hits and three walks with three strikeouts but couldn't get out of the fifth inning.
Corbin gave up back-to-back singles to open the fourth and after Nelson moved the runners over, he walked Keon Broxton to load the bases.
Santana made him pay, driving a 1-0 change up to center, giving Milwaukee a 6-1 lead.
Insurance runs in the fifth and sixth made it an 8-1 game when Oliver Drake took over for Nelson in the eighth but he failed to retire a batter as the Diamondbacks cut the deficit to three with a four-run inning.
Milwaukee needed three pitchers to get through the frame but got a run back in the bottom of the eighth when Santana doubled and scored on Travis Shaw's ground-rule double.
Jacob Barnes retired pinch hitter Paul Goldschmidt to get Milwaukee out of the eighth came back and worked a perfect ninth for his second save.
NOTES: Brewers SS Orlando Arcia extended his hitting streak to a career-high eight games with a fourth-inning single off LHP Patrick Corbin. Arcia finished with two hits Sunday and is 12-for-31 during his streak. ... Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt was out of the starting lineup for the first time since April 24 and just the second time all season but entered the game as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and has appeared in all 51 of Arizona's games this season. ... Brewers OF Keon Broxton moved into the leadoff spot Sunday, replacing struggling 2B Jonathan Villar. Broxton tripled, walked and scored twice while Villar, batting sixth, finished with two singles and two strikeouts. ... The Diamondbacks have won or tied their last four series. ... The victory kept the Brewers in first place atop the NL Central.
