Diamondbacks lose 13th time in 14 games
MILWAUKEE — The tables did not turn for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Milwaukee.
Travis Shaw hit a threerun homer and Jesus Aguilar had a go-ahead, two-run single during a seven-run fourth inning to help the Brewers beat Arizona 9-2 Wednesday and send the Diamondbacks to their seventh straight loss.
“I’m not going to flip a table clear across the room,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “I’ve seen managers do that. It definitely doesn’t have a very positive impact on the clubhouse.”
Brent Suter (4-3) allowed two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings as the NL Central-leading Brewers moved a season-high 12 games over .500. Milwaukee’s 31-19 start is the team’s best over 50 games in franchise history.
Arizona has lost a season-high seven straight games — its longest skid since September 2014. The Diamondbacks have fallen from the NL West lead while losing 13 of 14 and scoring just 26 runs in that span. The three
Mil: 31-19 overall AZ: 25-24 overall
straight losses to Milwaukee marked the Brewers’ first sweep of the Diamondbacks since June 2-4, 2008.
“It’s just baseball,” Paul Goldschmidt said. “It doesn’t turn just because you want it to.”
Suter allowed solo home runs by Goldschmidt and John Ryan Murphy in the second inning in his first start against the Diamondbacks.
“We’re going to have to play better,” Goldschmidt said.
That’s exactly what Lovullo wants to see. When it doesn’t happen, he tries to stay calm — at least most of the time.
“I’ll admit it,” Lovullo said. “I’ve had a couple of ugly moments postgame, and I’m not proud of that. But I think these guys realize that I’m human and I