MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jake Bauers drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit infield single that capped a four-run eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame an eight-run deficit and avoided a series sweep, rallying for a 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
The Brewers trailed 8-0 in the third before chipping away and tying that game at 9 by scoring three runs with two outs in the eighth inning. Jackson Chourio walked, took second on Blake Perkins’ single, and scored on Garrett Mitchell’s RBI single to make it 9-7. Justin Martinez (5-6) relieved and Rhys Hoskins tied it with a two-run single to left.
Willy Adames doubled and Hoskins advanced to third base before Bauers hit a run-scoring slow-rolling grounder for a single to the left side.
Jared Koenig (9-4) earned the win and the Brewers’ Devin Williams worked a scoreless ninth for his 13th save in 14 chances.
Milwaukee rallied within 8-4 with a run in the third, two in the fourth and an unearned run in the sixth. Milwaukee made it 8-6 in the seventh on RBI doubles by Hoskins and Adames.
Arizona (87-69) entered Sunday two games behind San Diego for the top NL wild card, and a game in front of the New York Mets, who play Sunday night against Philadelphia. Milwaukee (89-67), which clinched the NL Central title Wednesday, remained the only team in the major leagues this season without a losing streak of four or more games.
Randal Grichuk’s pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth off Jared Koenig (9-4) put Arizona up 9-6. Mitchell answered with an RBI single in the bottom half.
Josh Bell and Eugenio Suárez homered in a seven-run third inning off Milwaukee starter Frankie Montas (7-12), who lasted just 2 2/3 innings. Geraldo Perdomo tripled into the corner in right field with one out and raced home on an errant throw by second baseman Brice Turang.
Arizona loaded the bases on a single, walk and catcher’s interference. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. followed with an RBI ground-out and Jake McCarthy delivered a two-run single to right, giving Arizona a 5-0 lead.
Bell followed with his 19th homer, a 436-foot shot to center, and Suarez added his 29th homer to put the Diamondbacks in front 8-0.
Montas was tagged for eight runs, seven earned, on six hits, with two walks and four strikeouts.
Ketel Marte put the Diamondbacks up 1-0 with one out in the first with his career-high 35th home run.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: RHP Ryne Nelson, on the injured list retroactive to Sept. 11 due to right shoulder inflammation threw a bullpen session, although manager Torey Lovullo did not have an update. “I would have heard it if it wasn’t good,” Lovullo said Sunday. Nelson was 6-1 with a 3.59 ERA over his last 15 games, including 14 starts. … C Gabriel Moreno was removed in the fourth inning with left adductor tightness.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (3-3, 5:09 ERA) starts for Arizona on Monday in the opener of a three-game series against . San Francisco, opposed by right-hander Hayden Birdsong (4-5, 4.74).
Brewers: After an off day on Monday, open a three-game series on Tuesday at Pittsburgh.
