Eugenio Suarez on Sunday hit a game-ending single off the right-field wall, just a few feet shy of a grand slam, capping a three-run 10th inning that led the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Milwaukee Brewers 11-10 to avoid a series sweep.
Arizona wasted a 5-0, fifth-inning lead, then overcame an 8-5 deficit with two runs in the seventh inning and Suarez’s sacrifice fly in the eighth.
“Crazy game,” Suarez said. “They gave me that opportunity.”
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Jackson Chourio had a career-high five RBIs, including a two-out, opposite-field, two-run triple down the right-field line against Justin Martinez that put Milwaukee back ahead 10-8 in the 10th inning.
While Milwaukee closer Devin Williams warmed up twice, manager Pat Murphy did not bring him in for the bottom half. Murphy said Williams had limited availability.
“If you put him in the game with no outs, then potentially he’s got to throw a high number of pitches,” Murphy said. “That would have been four out of six [days] and then he wouldn’t be available for a while.”
Joel Payamps got one out in the seventh inning. Murphy said Payamps had forearm tightness and otherwise he would have remained in for the eighth.
“That changed everything,” Murphy said.
Chourio tripled after right-hander Justin Martinez intentionally walked left-handed Brice Turang to bring up the right-handed Chourio.
“I walked him right into their hottest hitter. That’s on me,” Diamondbacks acting manager Jeff Banister said. “It came down to the number of pitches. Turang is a contact-type guy.”
Adrian del Castillo singled off Jared Koenig (8-4) leading off the 10th, driving in automatic runner Kevin Newman. Singles by Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll loaded the bases, and Koenig forced in the tying run when he hit Christian Walker with a cutter.
Blake Walston (1-0) struck out Willy Adames to strand Chourio at third base to get his first major league win in his fourth appearance.
Arizona (83-66) are in the second National League wild-card position, 1.5 games behind San Diego (85-65) and two games ahead of New York (81-68) and Atlanta (81-68). The Mets lost 2-1 in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, while the Braves fell 9-2 to the Dodgers.
The Diamondbacks improved to 37-1 this year when taking a five-run lead. Milwaukee have not overcome a five-run deficit to win on the road since May 11, 2018.
Suarez and Josh Bell hit RBI singles in the first inning, and Pavin Smith had a three-run double in the third off D.L. Hall, who allowed five runs, five hits and three walks in three innings.
Chourio’s 21st homer, a three-run drive, cut the deficit in the fifth inning against Zac Gallen and Haase hit a two-run homer off Kevin Ginkel in a four-run sixth that included a two-run double by Willy Adames, who has a career-best 109 RBIs.
Sal Frelick boosted the lead to 8-5 with an RBI single in the seventh inning, but Arizona closed in the bottom half when Gerardo Perdomo hit an RBI single and scored on Randal Grichuk’s double.
Carroll singled in the eighth inning, stole second base, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Suarez’s sacrifice fly.
Elsewhere, the Tigers tamed the Orioles 4-2, the Yankees downed the Red Sox 5-2, the Blue Jays beat the Cardinals 3-2, the Guardians stung the Rays 2-0, the Pirates pipped the Royals 4-3 and the Nationals mastered the Marlins 4-3.
The White Sox overcame the Athletics 4-3, the Cubs crushed the Rockies 6-2, the Mariners routed the Rangers 7-0, the Astros edged the Angels 6-4, the Twins thrashed the Reds 9-2 and the Padres downed the Giants 4-3 in 10 innings.
Additional reporting by staff writer
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