D-backs blow yet another save in extra innings loss to Brewers

PHOENIX – As has been the case time and time once more this 12 months, the Arizona Diamondbacks (63-68) took a lead into the highest of the ninth inning Saturday, solely to lose to the Milwaukee Brewers (70-62) 8-6 in entrance of twenty-two,138 followers at Chase Discipline.  

Together with his workforce main 6-5, D-backs reliever Ian Kennedy was known as upon for the save alternative within the ninth. He retired the primary batter of the inning, Hunter Renfroe, on a fly ball to proper discipline.

The Brewers then determined to insert Rowdy Tellez, who entered the evening with 27 residence runs in 2022, into the sport as a pinch-hitter rather than beginning second baseman Luis Urías. Tellez proceeded to  hit a homer run to deep middle, tying the sport at six.

The blown save was Kennedy’s fifth of the season, which places him amongst league leaders within the class.

Within the backside half of the ninth inning, the D-backs have been unable to stroll the sport off and it headed to further innings.

Within the tenth, Arizona introduced in All-Star reliever Joe Mantiply. Milwaukee’s first batter of the inning, Tyrone Taylor, launched his second residence run of the evening.

The homer scored each Taylor and the automated runner at second base, Esteury Ruiz, placing the Brewers up 8-6.

“Lately, I sort of really feel like a legal responsibility somewhat bit,” Mantiply mentioned postgame. “So, it’s robust to swallow, particularly that one. That one hit the toughest all 12 months. … Not getting the job executed sucks.”

Brewers reliever Taylor Rogers retired the facet so as within the backside of the tenth giving Milwaukee the victory.

“These are the video games that sort of eat at you …,” mentioned D-backs supervisor Torey Lovullo. “Couple outs away from profitable a baseball recreation, man hits a pinch-hit residence run. Doesn’t occur fairly often.”

Whereas Arizona misplaced the sport, it was not due to beginning pitcher Madison Bumgarner.

Bumgarner has struggled for properly over a month now however his begin Saturday was his finest since July 23 towards Washington. Bumgarner went 5 innings, gave up simply two earned runs and struck out 4 Milwaukee batters. He threw 95 pitches, 56 of which have been strikes.

The 2 earned runs have been his fewest in a begin for the reason that late July recreation towards the Nationals.

“There’s nonetheless so much to do higher,” Bumgarner mentioned. “Nevertheless it was fairly good tonight. … I felt like I did so much higher job of protecting the ball out of the center of the plate immediately.”

Lovullo mentioned what he noticed from the D-backs’ lefty on Saturday.

“(Bumgarner) was actual good immediately,” Lovullo mentioned. “Threw 5 innings, simply a few earned runs. Thought he had fastball, good command, was altering speeds.”

UP NEXT

The D-backs go for the collection victory on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. Arizona time. The D-backs will begin Zac Gallen (10-2, 2.53 ERA), who has not allowed a run in 34 1/3 innings, and Milwaukee will begin Jason Alexander (2-1, 4.97 ERA).

The sport could be listened to on 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports activities Station.