PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) — Willy Adames hit a grand slam as part of a two-homer night, Garrett Mitchell added a two-run shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 15-8 on Saturday.
Milwaukee’s magic number to win the NL Central has dropped to 3. The Brewers will go for a three-game sweep on Sunday.
Arizona (82-66) still has sole possession of the second NL wild-card spot, but is just one game ahead of the Atlanta Braves (81-67) and New York Mets (81-67) with 14 games remaining.
Milwaukee’s Tobias Myers (8-5) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings. He struck out three.
D-backs right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (9-9) retired the first two batters of the second before the next seven batters reached base. Adames homered for an 8-0 lead, ending Pfaadt’s outing after 1 2/3 innings. He allowed seven hits and walked three.
For the Brewers, Venezuelans Jackson Chourio 6-2 with two runs scored and one RBI and William Contreras 4-2 with three runs scored and four RBI.
For the Diamondbacks, Venezuelan Eugenio Suárez was 1-for-2. Dominican Geraldo Perdomo was 2-for-4 with one run scored and two RBIs.
