Brewers drop low-scoring affair to Diamondbacks, 2-1

The Brewers’ offense continued to scuffle on Friday night, managing just one run on a bases-loaded walk in a 2-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Eric Lauer delivered a strong start, working 6 2⁄3 innings and allowing two runs on six hits with five strikeouts. Most notably, Lauer did not issue any walks or allow any home runs, which have been categories of underwhelming performance for the left-hander since June.

Unfortunately, those two runs were too much for the Brewers to overcome. After Zach Davies held them scoreless for four-plus innings, they scratched across their only run in the top of the fifth on three consecutive walks.

The lead proved to be short-lived. Lauer’s only blemish came in the…