The Milwaukee Brewers exploded for 5-runs in the 6th inning and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 at Miller Park on Sunday. The Brewers take a 2-0 lead in the series, which now shifts to Phoenix for game 3 of the best-of-5 series Tuesday night.
The Brewers led 4-1 early, but Zach Greinke couldn’t hold it. The Diamondbacks clubbed 3-home runs off of Greinke to tie the score in the 5th. Brewers catcher Jonathan LuCroy said Greinke’s control and command was off, but he still did the job.
AUDIO: Jonathan Lucroy on Zach Greinke :18
Lucroy started the scoring in the 6th with a suicide squeeze bunt that plated Jerry Hairston Jr., who doubled earlier. Lucroy said he works on suicide squeeze bunts and it’s helped.
AUDIO: Jonathan Lucroy on his suicide squeeze bunt :14
Ryan Braun clubbed a 2-run homer and drove in three runs. Jerry Hairston Jr. and Corey Hart added 2-hits for the Brewers.
The Brewers now head to Phoenix and hope the series will be finished there. Shaun Marcum gets the game 3 nod for the Brewers on Tuesday night.