D-backs top Brewers, end losing streak at 17 games

D Backs Top Brewers End Losing Streak at 17 Games. Merrill Kelly tossed seven strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped their franchise-record, 17-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in Phoenix.

Kelly (3-7) allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts for Arizona, which had lost 31 of its previous 33 games.

Brewers Ketel Marte contributed two hits, an RBI and a run as the Diamondbacks recorded their first victory since June 1.

Brewers was held to five hits and lost for the sixth time in its past eight games.

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Avisail Garcia gave the Brewers an early lead in the first inning when his two-out single scored Kolten Wong, who opened the game with a double to right field.

Arizona responded with three runs in the second. Brett Anderson (2-5) surrendered five consecutive singles before exiting due to right knee discomfort.

Pavin Smith and Stephen Vogt each delivered run-scoring singles off Anderson, who was replaced with one out by Trevor Richards. Marte capped the rally with a run-scoring single to right, making it 3-0.

Marte is 11-for-25 (.440) with seven RBIs during a six-game hitting streak. Brewers

Arizona added to its lead with a pair of runs in the fourth. Vogt drew a leadoff walk from Hoby Miller and was sacrificed to second before moving to third on Marte’s single.

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Vogt scored on Josh Rojas’ double, and Marte scored from third on Asdrubal Cabrera’s groundout.

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jake Cousins made his major league debut and struck out five over two scoreless, hitless innings of relief.

Kelly, who settled in quickly after a shaky first inning, recorded his first victory since April 27.

Anderson wound up charged with three runs on five hits in 1 1/3 innings. He struck out one and issued no walks.

Arizona out-hit the Brewers 9-5 without infielder Eduardo Escobar, who is listed as day-to-day due to a right quad strain.

–Field Level Media