The Milwaukee Brewers lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 in Arizona on Saturday night. Starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff left the game with a right shoulder injury after pitching 3 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6.
Arizona took a 3-0 lead on a first-inning home run by Adrian Del Castillo. Christian Yelich made it a 1-run game with a 2-run home run in the fifth inning.
A double by Ildemaro Vargas made it 4-2 in favor of Arizona in the eighth inning before the Brewers’ Jackson Chourio hit a solo home run in the ninth for the final score of 4-3. It was Chourio’s 13th home run of the season.
Merrill Kelly pitched 5 innings and got the win for Arizona. Paul Sewald picked up his 20th save. Woodruff will have his ailing right shoulder examined today.
The 2 teams will close out the series Sunday afternoon with Brandon Sproat (3-4, 5.28 ERA) pitching for the Brewers. Ed Rodriguez (7-2, 2.21 ERA) will pitch for Arizona.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
