Back-to-back times two! Arizona's four straight HRs down Brewers
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08/12/2010 -
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona tied a major league record by
homering in four straight at-bats off Milwaukee's Dave Bush in the fourth
inning, on the way to a 8-2 victory at Miller Park.
Adam LaRoche, Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds and Stephen Drew all went deep
with one out during the four-run frame. The homers came in a span of 10
pitches as Bush became the third big league pitcher to allow four consecutive
homers.
The others are Chase Wright of the New York Yankees in the third inning
against Boston on April 22, 2007, and Paul Foytack of the Los Angeles Angels
on July 31, 1963, in the sixth inning of the second game of a doubleheader
against Cleveland.
Bush also tied a major league record for most homers allowed in an inning.
Daniel Hudson (3-0) had a career-high nine strikeouts over seven innings.
and won his third straight start since being traded from the White Sox last
month. The right-hander, who allowed seven hits and two runs, added a three-
run double in the sixth inning.
Bush (5-10) was tagged for eight hits and seven runs over 5 1/3 innings,
losing for the fourth time in his last five decisions.
The Diamondbacks won for the sixth time in seven games, while the Brewers are
in danger of being swept in the four-game series.
Prince Fielder and Casey McGehee hit back-to-back homers to start the bottom
of the second inning to account for Milwaukee's runs.
LaRoche homered to right field on a 3-2 pitch with one out in the fourth.
Montero belted a ball to the second deck in right field and then Reynolds
connected off the facing of the second deck in left-center. Drew was next and
he lined a 1-0 offering over the wall in right to give Arizona a 4-2 lead.
The Drew brothers (J.D. and Stephen) have been involved in three of the
seven times a team has hit 4 consecutive homers.
"It was pretty wild. I was like, 'what am I supposed to do now?' It was pretty
special," Drew said. "It was one of those things you don't see too often. It
was fun. My brother was a part of two of them, so now he's only one-up on me."
Before Wednesday, Bush hadn't allowed a homer in three straight games.
It's the seventh time in major league history a team has hit four consecutive
home runs in the same inning. The four straight HRs are the first time it's
occurred in Arizona history.
"I thought Hudson acquitted himself well after the second inning,"
Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "Fielder and McGehee are good hitters.
We're getting comfortable sticking to the plan."
Bush walked Montero and Drew in the sixth before hitting Gerardo Parra with a
pitch. Todd Coffey entered with one out, but Hudson doubled to center to clear
the bases. After two more walks, Justin Upton's fielder's choice plated Hudson
for the game's final run.
Milwaukee had its chances to come back. It put men on second and third with
one out in the seventh, but couldn't capitalize. It loaded the bases the
following frame, but Jordan Norberto fanned pinch-hitter Ryan Braun to end the
inning.
"In the fourth inning with four home runs in a row, Bush was dislocating his
pitches," Brewers manager Ken Macha said. "He went right down the middle with
them. The sixth inning kind of opened the game up."
Game Notes
Parra's single in the third inning snapped an 0-for-19 hitless streak...The
Diamondbacks became the third NL team to hit four straight homers in a game,
joining the Dodgers on Sep. 18, 2006 and Braves on June 8, 1961...Fielder
played in his 300th consecutive game...Bush joined Mike Caldwell as the only
pitchers in Brewers franchise history to allow four homers in an inning.
Caldwell did it in a 19-8 Brewers win at Boston on May 31, 1980...Wright
currently pitches for Triple-A Nashville...The last team to homer four
consecutive times was the White Sox on Aug. 14, 2008 against Kansas City when
Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Juan Uribe accomplished the
feat...Fielder's homer to center field traveled 440 feet.
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