Nolan Arenado's 411-Foot Bomb Erases 2-0 Hole, Diamondbacks Stun Brewers 6-2

Down 2-0 after three innings at American Family Field on Wednesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks looked like they were about to get pushed around by Milwaukee. Then Nolan Arenado stepped into an 0-1 pitch and sent it 411 feet to left-center, and suddenly everything changed.

Arenado's three-run homer capped a four-run fourth inning that flipped the script completely. Adrian Del Castillo started the rally with a solo shot off Brewers starter Brandon Sproat (0-2), then Vargas and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. strung together consecutive singles before Arenado's crushing blow put Arizona ahead 4-2. The Diamondbacks weren't done either, tacking on two more in the ninth on back-to-back solo homers by Ketel Marte (his fifth) and Corbin Carroll (his fourth) to lock down the 6-2 victory and even the series.

Vargas' Historic Streak Keeps Rolling

If Arenado's power was the headline, Ildemaro Vargas' consistency has been equally relentless. The infielder extended his season-opening hitting streak to 22 games with another hit in the second inning, now sitting at 25 games overall when you count games from last season. That ties him with Joe Torre's Cardinals record from 1971 for the third-longest season-opening streak in the majors since 1940. Only Ron LeFlore (30 games in 1976 with Detroit) and Edgar Renteria (23 consecutive to open 2006 with Atlanta) have done better.

Pitching Gets the Job Done When It Counts

The Brewers threatened in the fourth when they loaded the bases on a Luis Rengifo double and consecutive two-out walks, but Eduardo Rodriguez escaped the jam by getting Brice Turang to hit into a force out at first. Rodriguez surrendered two runs on five hits through 4 2/3 innings before Kevin Ginkel (1-1) took over and threw 1 1/3 scoreless frames to earn the win. Juan Morillo, Taylor Clarke, and Paul Sewald each finished with a clean inning.

Milwaukee struck first with a pair of runs in the opening three innings, with Brice Turang and Jake Bauers pairing doubles in the first, then Brandon Lockridge beating out a bunt single and Turang delivering an RBI double in the third. But once the Diamondbacks got rolling in the fourth, the Brewers had no answer.

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