May 18-20: ARIZONA (30-19) @ MILWAUKEE (32-18)
May 21: Arizona 2, Milwaukee 1
May 22: Milwaukee 1, Arizona 0
May 23: Arizona 10, Milwaukee 2
The Arizona Diamondbacks won a pitcher's duel on Monday night in Milwaukee, 2-1 over the Brewers. Patrick Corbin (2-1) won this one, picthing seven solid innings, allowing just one run on four hits, whiel striking out seven. Ketel Marte provided all the offense that Arizona would need with a two-run home run in the top of the sixth, his first on the year. Archie Bradley pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 17th save.
Both teams had just four hits in a briskly played game that lasted just two hours and 31 minutes.
The Brewers took game two in another pitcher's duel as Brent Suter out pitched Robbie Ray as the Brewers defeated the DBacks 1-0. Milwaukee pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as Lorenzo Cain beat out a possible inning ending double play with the bases loaded, allowing Manny Pina to score. Pina walked to open the inning and was the last batter that Robbie Ray would face. The Brewers scored just one run on four hits for the second consecutive game.
Ray (2-5) was magnificent in this one, scattering three hits and walking three, while striking out six. Brent Suter (7-1) was better. He pitched eight shut out innings, allowing six hits and no runs whiel striking out three. Corey Knebel worked a tight rope in the ninth to pick up his 17th save. He got A.J. Pollock to line out to left to end the game, leaving Nick Ahmed stranded at third after a diving catch from Christian Yelich.
The Diamondbacks took the Wednesday afternoon rubber match, crushing the Brewers 10-2. Paul Goldschmidt, Alex Avila and Daniel Descalso hit home runs to lead the DBacks offense. Zack Godley (4-1) went the distance, allowing single runs in the eighth and ninth. He scattered eight hits and struck out 12, while walking none.
The first place DBacks (30-19) will have tomorrow off and they finish their nine game road trip with a three game weekend series in Oakland, beginning on Friday evening.

Ketel Marte's two-run shot on Monday proved to be the game winner.
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