MIAMI, Apr. 14 \u2014 The Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> are now on their second road trip of the season, heading to play a three-game weekend series against the Miami Marlins<\/a> and a three-game Monday-Wednesday series against the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>. Heading into the Marlins series, the Diamondbacks (8\u20135) find themselves in first place, one game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> (7\u20136) in the NL West standings. It comes on the heels of a series victory over the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> (9\u20134), the second straight series victory for the Diamondbacks in the young season. They still have yet to lose a series, having split their road series with the Dodgers and San Diego Padres<\/a> during the first week of the season. For this edition of Diamondbacks Report, we will review the Brewers series and preview the clash with the Marlins.<\/p>\n In Game One<\/a>, Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen<\/a><\/strong> tossed seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball, striking out 11 en route to a 3\u20130 victory. The only inning all night where the Diamondbacks did not face the minimum three came in the second. In the fifth, both Brewers hits were wiped out \u2014 the first with a double-play groundout and the second by a failed stolen base attempt. The other two Diamondbacks pitchers \u2014 Scott McGough<\/a><\/strong> and Andrew Chafin<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 each tossed a scoreless, hitless inning.<\/p>\n Offensively, the Diamondbacks were led by Nick Ahmed<\/a><\/strong>, who went 3-for-4 with a double; Ketel Marte<\/a><\/strong>, who went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and two runs scored; and Christian Walker<\/a><\/strong>, who went 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBI.<\/p>\n Game Two<\/a> saw Merrill Kelly<\/a><\/strong> go toe-to-toe with Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes<\/a><\/strong>. It was a great pitchers\u2019 duel through the first six. Burnes had only given up one hit but faced the minimum due to a double-play groundout. Kelly had walked two while allowing no hits. That all changed in the seventh, when Brewers shortstop Willy Adames<\/a><\/strong> led off with a solo home run. Kelly walked the next two before being pulled. In came Miguel Castro<\/a><\/strong>, who \u2014 in his fourth outing of 2023 \u2014 gave up runs for the first time all season, allowing both inherited runners to score while coughing up two runs of his own. It turned into a five-run inning, the first steps toward a 7\u20131 Brewers victory.<\/p>\n Game Three<\/a> saw the Diamondbacks rough up Brewers starter Janson Junk<\/a><\/strong>, filling in for the injured Brandon Woodruff<\/a><\/strong>. They tagged him for five runs (four earned) on seven hits in 4 2\/3 innings. This included three doubles and a Lourdes Gurriel Jr.<\/strong><\/a> home run \u2014 his first as a Diamondback. They added two runs off reliever Gus Varland<\/a><\/strong> thanks to a two-run homer by Corbin Carroll<\/a><\/strong>. The only Diamondbacks pitcher charged with runs was Luis Frias<\/a><\/strong>, who gave up three without recording an out.<\/p>\n The story of this series was execution in big moments. In the first game, Gallen faced a second and third, one out scenario with a one-run lead. He struck out both Luke Voit<\/a><\/strong> and Brice Turang<\/a><\/strong> to strand the runners and maintain the lead. Both times that a Brewer reached base in the fifth, the Diamondbacks shut them down. Gallen got Voit to ground into a double play, erasing the leadoff single by Garrett Mitchell<\/a><\/strong>. When the next hitter \u2014 Turang \u2014 singled and attempted to steal second, catcher Gabriel Moreno<\/a><\/strong> threw him out. In the bottom half of that inning, Christian Walker made sure Ketel Marte\u2019s leadoff walk didn\u2019t go to waste, belting a two-run homer with two outs to give the Diamondbacks a comfortable 3\u20130 lead.<\/p>\n In Game Two, the Diamondbacks failed to execute in big moments. The lone time they had a runner reach base in the six innings, the next batter grounded into a double play. Conversely, when the Brewers had a big moment come up in the seventh, they pounced. A leadoff homer by Adames cracked the door open against Kelly, who had been tossing a no-hitter up to that point. In the rest of the inning, the Brewers turned the cracked door into a wide-open floodgate, scoring five runs as they sent nine men to the plate.<\/p>\n Game Three saw the Diamondbacks do the executing once again. They took advantage of Josh Rojas<\/a><\/strong> reaching via catcher\u2019s interference in the first inning, bringing him across with a double and groundout. Gurriel came up with two on and no outs in the third, belting a homer to run the score to 4\u20130. They took advantage of a Geraldo Perdomo<\/a><\/strong> walk and an error by Brewers catcher William Contreras<\/strong><\/a>, scoring Perdomo on a groundout and a double to make the score 5\u20130. Andrew Chafin<\/strong><\/a> pitched the Diamondbacks out of a jam, entering the game with the bases loaded, no outs, and the tying run at the plate. He allowed two of the inherited runners to score. However, he kept it from getting worse. He made a falling stretch at first on a double play ball and caught a line-drive comebacker to prevent further damage.<\/p>\nDiamondbacks \u2013 Brewers Series Summary<\/h3>\n
Games Two and Three<\/h4>\n
Story of the Series<\/h4>\n
Game Three<\/h5>\n
Pitching Matchups between the Diamondbacks and Marlins<\/h3>\n