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Cameron's single in ninth lifts Brewers past D-Backs

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07/03/2008 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Cameron's run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning lifted Milwaukee over Arizona, 4-3, in the third-leg of a four-game set at Chase Field.

Cameron finished 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Brewers, who have won two straight after losing the series opener. Rickie Weeks added a pinch hit homer for Milwaukee, while J.J. Hardy was 2-for-4 with an RBI and extended his hitting streak to 14 games.

Seth McClung allowed two runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings, while walking one and fanning six. David Riske (1-1) earned the win despite allowing a run in the eighth, and Salomon Torres picked up his 15th save with a scoreless ninth.

Justin Upton homered for the Diamondbacks, who have dropped six of their past eight games. Orlando Hudson finished 4-of-5 with a run scored.

Yusmeiro Petit, who was making his first start of the season, was terrific on the hill but was let down by his bullpen. Petit gave up just one run on two hits in six innings. Brandon Lyon (2-3) lost it after giving up Cameron's single in the ninth.

With the game deadlocked at three, Milwaukee took advantage of some shoddy fielding to take the lead. Russell Branyan reached on Mark Reynolds' fielding error at first and Gabe Kapler quickly put him into scoring position by laying down a sacrifice bunt. Cameron then came through his run-scoring single that made it a 4-3 game.

The D'Backs threatened off Torres in the bottom of the ninth when Hudson led off with a single and advanced to second on Conor Jackson's deep fly to left. After Torres walked Reynolds, he induced Chris Young to ground into a 5-3 double play to end the game.

Arizona took an early 1-0 lead on Miguel Montero's RBI infield single in the second.

The D'Backs added another run in the third. Hudson led off the frame with a double to left and came around to score on Young's two-out single up the middle.

The Brewers finally broke through with a run off Petit in the sixth. Petit plunked Jason Kendall and McClung laid down a sac bunt to move the catcher into scoring position before Hardy rapped a two-out RBI single to left.

Milwaukee evened things in the seventh thanks to a poor decision by Arizona manger Bob Melvin. Doug Slaten started the inning on the hill for the D'Backs and got two quick outs but Melvin lifted to the reliever so Chad Qualls could match up with Kapler. The veteran outfielder laced a triple off Qualls and Cameron followed by lining a run-scoring double to left.

The Brewers then took the lead in the eighth when Weeks led off the eighth by taking Tony Pena over the wall in left for his eighth homer of the season.

Upton matched Weeks by leading off the home half of the frame with his 10th home run of the year off Riske.

Game Notes

Micah Owings was scheduled to start for Arizona, but after experiencing tightness in his glute as the result of covering first base in Friday's start versus Florida, he had his start skipped. Owings struggled during a bullpen session yesterday...After opening the season 20-8, the Diamondbacks have gone 22-35 since...The Brewers are 11-3 in their last 14 encounters with Arizona.