D-backs stun Brewers with walk-off comeback in Burnes’ home debut
PHOENIX (KYMA, KECY) - The Diamondbacks waited until the ninth inning to wake up, but when they did, Chase Field erupted.
Arizona completed a dramatic 5-4 walk-off win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night, snapping a 17-inning scoring drought with a five-run outburst that flipped the game on its head.
After eight innings of silence at the plate, it all clicked in the ninth. Gabriel Moreno reached base with one out, and Alek Thomas broke the scoring seal with a 106 MPH triple off the right-center field wall. That cut Milwaukee's lead to 4-1 and opened the floodgates.
The next three batters all reached: A walk by Garrett Hampson, a two-RBI double from Corbin Carroll, and another walk from Geraldo Perdomo. Suddenly, it was a one-run game, and the D-backs had the tying run on second with just one out.
Jake McCarthy delivered the equalizer on the first pitch he saw, and just like that, it was 4-4 with Perdomo advancing to third.
The Brewers opted to intentionally walk Josh Naylor to set up the force, but Lourdes Gurriel Jr. lifted a sac fly to right, just deep enough to end the game.
Carroll extended his on-base streak to 15 games and finished 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI. Suárez, whose bobblehead night brought fans to their feet before first pitch, reached base twice and notched his first single of the season.
Until the ninth inning, Arizona's offense had been stuck in neutral. The D-backs hadn't scored a run all series and left eight runners stranded through the first eight frames. But in the end, they cashed in when it counted most.
On the mound, Corbin Burnes made his Chase Field debut in a D-backs uniform and notched his first quality start at home.
The right-hander went six innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out three. He looked sharp early, retiring the first three batters and capping the first inning with a strikeout of Christian Yelich.
A shaky second inning was sparked by a seeing-eye single and a borderline missed call at the plate. Burnes gave up a pair of RBI knocks and walked two before getting out of the jam with a double play. A solo homer by Jackson Chourio in the sixth rounded out his night.
Ryne Nelson took over in the seventh and delivered one of his best relief outings of the year. Nelson threw three innings with three strikeouts and just one earned run. He needed just 36 pitches, 27 of them strikes, and topped out at 97 MPH with his fastball.
Arizona closes out the series against Milwaukee on Sunday with momentum fully back on their side.
