Arizona Diamondbacks vs Milwaukee Brewers Box Score on May 25, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 25, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Robbie Ray spun seven scoreless innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks hit a pair of home runs as they maintained their winning ways with a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night at Miller Park.

Ray (4-3) struck out nine batters while scattering two hits to earn his second consecutive victory.

Home runs from Gregor Blanco -- who finished with three of Arizona's nine hits -- and Chris Owings in the first and second innings proved to be more than enough offensive support, but the Diamondbacks added insurance runs in the third and eighth innings.

Arizona (30-19) has won four in a row and nine of its last 10 contests to move 11 games above .500 for the first time since ending the 2011 season 94-68.

Milwaukee, which was shut out for only the second time this season, got six innings out of starter Zach Davies, who held Arizona to three runs despite giving up seven hits and a pair of walks while striking out two as his five-decision winning streak came to an end.

Blanco sent Davies' second offering of the game into left-center for his first home run of the season. Davies got through the rest of the inning unscathed, but Owings led off the second with a solo shot to make it 2-0.

Blanco scored again in the third, this time on a double by David Peralta.

Davies (5-3) faced one batter over the minimum the rest of the way, but the Brewers' offense couldn't do anything against Ray.

Right-hander Archie Bradley and lefty T.J. McFarland put up zeros in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, to preserve the shutout.

NOTES: Brewers OF Ryan Braun was marking the 10th anniversary of his major league debut but had to be replaced by a pinch hitter in the fourth inning because of tightness in his left calf -- the same injury that landed him on the 10-day disabled list until Sunday. ... Milwaukee also lost C Manny Pina after hit was hit in the arm by a pitch from Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray in the second inning. ... OF A.J. Pollock did not join the Diamondbacks for their 11-game road trip but resumed baseball activities back in Arizona as he works his way back from a strained right groin. ... Brewers RHP Junior Guerra is expected to return from the disabled list Friday and start in Game 2 of the four-game series. Guerra has been out since straining his right calf three innings into his Opening Day start.