Christian Walker clubbed a two-run homer in the first inning off of Zach Davies to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on Sunday.
Eduardo Escobar added a solo shot for Arizona, which avoided a three-game sweep. It also put an end to the Brewers three-game winning streak.
Robbie Ray fired five shutout innings to earn the win in his return game from the injured list, improving to 11-7 for the Diamondbacks. Archie Bradley got the final four outs for his seventh save.
Manny Pina homered in the seventh and Ryan Braun knocked in the other run in the eighth on a sac-fly for the Brewers. Zach Davies allowed four runs in four innings to take the loss, falling to 8-7 on the season. [Read more…]