Even though they snapped their seven-game home run drought thanks to Sal Frelick, the Milwaukee Brewers mostly made use of small-ball production to rout the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, 13-2.

After the game, Brewers manager Pat Murphy heaped praise on his team, especially after Milwaukee went up 3-0 before allowing two runs to Arizona in the top of the fifth inning and then subsequenty responding with two runs of its own. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Brewers blew the game open with eight runs.

“I think we executed fine,” Murphy said. “There was some great bats in that inning. That's staying relentless, you give up two and then you come back. That's kind of the mentality you want. And these guys pull together and get themselves the first in all different ways. I was really impressed with that.”

Murphy also lauded right-hander Chad Patrick, who pitched five innings and threw 98 total pitches despite dealing with a second-inning scare in which he became disoriented and had his vision affected as a result.

However, after a visit with head athletic trainer Brad Epstein, he remained in the game and ended the day with five strikeouts.

“I thought Chad did a great job, guys,” Murphy said. “I mean, you walk the leadoff hitter three times, that's not great, but he gives 100 pitches and gives up one hit or whatever he gave up. So, he did a lot of good things.”

The Brewers only went two-deep into their bullpen on Tuesday, and the two relievers who took the mound were lefty Shane Drohan and right-hander Jake Woodford. Drohan logged one inning and notched a strikeout while not allowing a hit, a walk, or an earned run. 

Meanwhile, Woodford went three innings and struck out two batters while only giving up two hits. He was also perfect on first-pitch strikes.

“11-for-11 first-pitch strikes,” Murphy said. “So, that's his best outing by far, and throwing consistent strikes.”

After praising his relievers, Murphy began going down the list of players who made a positive impact.

“A lot of great performances,” Murphy said. “You gotta go to William [Contreras] first and foremost. Turang came up big, Sal Frelick on track; Hammy finding ways to help us win, Tyler's getting comfortable, you know what I mean? 

“He's getting himself,” Murphy added about Tyler Black. “But he's got five hits and four of them aren't over 50 miles an hour. So, he's got one hard contact. And I think he's getting his, but I love it that he's getting hits, because then the confidence rolls a little bit.”

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