Arizona Diamondbacks Bryce Jarvis provided long relief against Brewers
Diamondbacks pitcher Bryce Jarvis provided long relief against the Brewers on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.
The Diamondbacks lost 7-5 to the Brewers after a late arrival to Milwaukee due to plane issues.Arizona rallied with a five-run sixth inning, including a three-run homer from Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
MILWAUKEE — Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo was hit in the right hand with a pitch in the team’s 7-5 loss to the Brewers at American Family Field on Monday, Aug. 25.
He had X-rays taken after the game, the results of which were not immediately available. Perdomo was able to finish the game after being struck by a Brandon Woodruff pitch in the top of the sixth inning, and he nodded when asked after the game if he was OK.
“As of right now, everything seems to be just fine,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said after the game. It was another case of a player being hit in the hand by a pitch high and tight, which has happened several times this season.
“I don’t love it. I know it was a cut fastball and their pitcher was getting tired,” Lovullo said. “I don’t like balls up that high near the head. … Hopefully he’s OK.”
The Diamondbacks had one big inning of offense, but it wasn’t enough against the best team in Major League Baseball.
A five-run sixth inning turned a blowout into a close game, but the Diamondbacks couldn’t push across anything more.
The Brewers strung together six consecutive hits, five of them singles, against Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, chasing him from the game with one out in the bottom of the third. Rodriguez (5-8) allowed five runs and took the loss in his shortest outing of the season, 2 â…“ innings.
“Over the past couple of starts when he has count leverage and he finishes off hitters, that’s when he works deep into games,” Lovullo said of Rodriguez. “When he doesn’t and makes some mistakes … that’s what happens.”
Still, the Diamondbacks rallied from a 6-0 deficit with five runs in the top of the sixth inning, three on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s three-run home run to left field.
The Diamondbacks put five consecutive batters on base in the inning after managing just one hit off Woodruff through five. After Alek Thomas led off with a single, Perdomo shook off the pain and remained in the game, and back-to-back singles from Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll cut the lead to 6-2.
Then Gurriel hit his 19th home run of the season, his fifth in the past 11 games, and tallied his sixth straight game with an RBI. He has 32 RBIs in August.
Diamondbacks right-hander Bryce Jarvis allowed two solo home runs, one in the fourth and another in the eighth. A starter at Triple-A Reno before his recent call-up, Jarvis posted a pitching line of two runs on four hits allowed in 5 â…” innings of work.
He also struck out six and walked one.
“He did everything he could to keep us in the ball game,” Lovullo said of Jarvis. “Because of that, we’re set for tomorrow (Tuesday) with our pitching.”
“As soon as the call came, I knew it was my job to try and go as long as I can and save the ‘pen,” Jarvis said. “Just was happy to do that.”
Jarvis recorded the longest relief outing in MLB this season with the most pitches, 88.
Former Diamondbacks reliever Miller would like to return
Shelby Miller walked out of the Brewers dugout at American Family Field and headed straight to the visiting dugout, where he embraced Diamondbacks bench coach Jeff Banister, bullpen coach Wellington Cepeda and others, hours before the Diamondbacks and Brewers played on Monday, Aug. 25.
It seemed a little strange to see Miller in a bright yellow Brewers T-shirt, the 10th team for which he has pitched in his career. Miller was traded to the Brewers from the Diamondbacks at the trade deadline last month along with left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery.
Miller has a 4.91 earned run average in eight appearances out of the Milwaukee bullpen.
He went from a team on the fringe of postseason contention to the team that got hot and now has the best record in Major League Baseball. But after this season, he’s willing to consider re-signing with the Diamondbacks in free agency and return to pitching in the area he calls home.
Miller appreciates Lovullo, general manager Mike Hazen and president Derrick Hall.
“Absolutely, I would,” Miller said. “I love that organization. I played there for 3 ½ years now, I think it’s my longest-tenured team. I love Arizona, I love Torey, I love Hall and Hazen and everybody there. Definitely would be a top pick for me if the opportunity comes.”
Miller had never been traded at the deadline. He was out with his wife when Hazen called and informed him of the trade.
“You’re shocked at first, because I was about to get activated that Friday,” said Miller, who had been on the injured list with a forearm strain.
Instead of meeting the Diamondbacks in Sacramento, Miller reported to the Brewers’ spring training complex in Phoenix. He threw a couple of bullpen sessions, worked in a rehab assignment for Triple-A Nashville, and on Aug. 8, was activated by the Brewers.
“Definitely, the shock was there. And living in Phoenix, it was tough for me and the family, obviously having to leave,” Miller said. “But you get traded to an organization that’s in first place, that’s got a great group of guys and we’re playing really good baseball. Good ballclub, great fan base and great place to play.”
Miller has actually been in the Brewers organization before, appearing in minor league games in 2019 and opting out during COVID in 2020 after signing a minor-league deal.
Leaving the Diamondbacks was hard, given the relationships Miller built and his earlier tenure with the team (2016-18).
“They’re still right there with the possibility of them making the playoffs,” Miller said of his former team. “The what-ifs, if they could have kept them (traded players) together, where would they be. It’s a young, fun team. I had a lot of fun coming back there and seeing some familiar faces and getting to play for the DBacks again.”
Diamondbacks arrive in wee hours
The Diamondbacks didn’t get to Milwaukee until almost 4 a.m. local time early Monday, Aug. 25.
After their 6-1 loss on Sunday, Aug. 24, at home to Cincinnati, the Diamondbacks were to board their charter aircraft for Wisconsin not long after the game. But the flight was delayed at least five hours due to a brake issue on the original plane, and it took hours to get a new plane.
Lovullo passed the time in the clubhouse waiting for a new plane by getting players to autograph baseball cards he owns, and listening to pitcher John Curtiss’ entire album. Curtis, a right-handed reliever, has carried a guitar with him on road trips.
“Maybe we were staggering a little bit,” Lovullo said, asked if the team may have been fatigued from coming into town so late. “I gave them a late arrival here at the stadium, let them sleep as late as possible. But I don’t know, I don’t want to use that as an excuse. We got beat up early, the guys were engaged and they did their job the best way they know how.”
Coming up
Aug. 26: At Milwaukee, 4:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (12-8, 4.95) vs. Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski (4-2, 4.19).
Aug. 27: At Milwaukee, 4:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (6-3, 3.63) vs. Brewers RHP Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.44).
Aug. 28: At Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m., Diamondbacks TBA vs. Brewers LHP Jose Quintana (10-4, 3.32).
(This story has been updated to add new information.)