Up-and-down Diamondbacks avoid sweep behind Robbie Ray in 'must-win' at Brewers

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MILWAUKEE – Robbie Ray returned from the injured list with an on-brand performance, the offense awoke from its slumber and manager Torey Lovullo’s optimism was renewed for another day. And thus it was a relatively typical day in the Diamondbacks’ bumpy season.

A couple hours before their 5-2, sweep-avoiding win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, Lovullo compared the past five months to a ride across the desert in a dune buggy. The dips haven’t been all that low, the highs not so high, but the terrain has been anything but smooth.

Though the Diamondbacks of 2018 had two miserable months that ultimately knocked them out of contention, they at least performed well enough…