Tue Jul 1 01:01:30 2008

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Reynolds keys Arizona's win over Milwaukee

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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Mark Reynolds went 3-for-3, including two doubles, a solo home run and finished with three runs driven in, as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3, in the opener of a four- game set.

Stephen Drew had two doubles for the D'Backs, who have won two of their last three games. Conor Jackson and Justin Upton both had an RBI in the win, while Augie Ojeda tripled and scored twice.

Doug Davis (3-3) got the win as he tossed 5 2/3 innings and gave up only three runs on five hits. Brandon Lyon earned his 17th save of the year with a perfect ninth.

J.J. Hardy went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI for the Brewers, who have dropped two in a row and four of their last five contests overall. Prince Fielder and Gabe Kapler had an RBI each in defeat.

Dave Bush (4-8) took the loss as he was roughed up for five runs -- four earned -- on nine hits while walking two batters.

The Brewers wasted little time getting on the board as Rickie Weeks led the game off with a walk and scored as Hardy followed with a double. Ryan Braun then grounded out to advance the runner to third and Fielder chipped in an RBI single.

Arizona answered right back in the home first. Ojeda opened the frame with a triple and scored as Upton grounded out. Drew then offered a double to right and held at third as Jackson grounded out before Reynolds tied the game with a double to left.

The offenses went dormant for the next few innings until Ojeda opened the fifth with a single. After Upton flied out, Drew made it second and third with a double and Jackson singled in a run, and another scored on an error from right fielder Corey Hart. Reynolds kept it going with an RBI double, and the D'Backs had a 5-2 advantage.

The Brewers inched closer in the sixth. Fielder opened the frame by getting hit by a pitch. After Hart and Bill Hall were retired, Mike Cameron and Jason Kendall worked walks to load the bases. Chad Qualls came on in relief of Davis and walked Kapler, scoring Fielder.

A Reynolds homer in the seventh gave the D'Backs a 6-3 lead.

Lyon came in to pitch the ninth for Arizona and got Weeks to ground out. Hardy was caught looking at the third strike for the second out and Braun went down swinging to end the game.

Game Notes

The D'Backs are 25-15 in the desert this season...The Brewers fell to 19-25 on the road...Bush was 4-0 lifetime against Arizona prior to Monday...Milwaukee swept a three-game series versus Arizona at Miller Park from June 2-4 this season. The Brewers are 9-3 in their last 12 encounters with Arizona.