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MILWAUKEE -- Chip Hale liked Robbie Ray start. The Arizona manager was none too happy with his bullpen.Robbie Ray fanned a career-high 11, but Zach Davies pitched 6 1/3 effective innings, Hernan Perez hit a two-run homer, singled and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Diamondbacks 6-4 on Thursday.He had stuff that was good enough to win the game, Hale said about Ray. He pitched well enough to win the game. He gave up the lead 3-2, but other than that it was one itch, the home run. He had almost no-hit type stuff today. Impressive, but again, its about winning.The 24-year-old left-hander extended the longest streak in the majors this season to 20 consecutive starts with at least five strikeouts. It was his first career start against the Brewers.Ray (5-10) retired five straight, including the side in second, but made two mistakes with two outs in the third. Scooter Gennett singled and Perez followed with a home run that tied the score at 2. Ray regrouped and retired the next eight batters before faltering with two out in the sixth.I felt great, Ray said. I was pitching in and out with my fastball. Getting ahead of guys and putting them away. My breaking stuff was really good today, too.With one out, Perez singled and Chris Carter walked. After Ray struck out Nieuwenhuis for the third time, Martin Maldonado ended Rays 21st start with an RBI single that scored Perez.If Ray could have gone further was a question he answered himself.If I didnt want to come out of the game, I should have gotten those two first guys out, Ray said. Thats just the way it is. I made a good pitch to Maldonado. He just kind of poked it out there, didnt really get a good bat on it.Hale expected the bullpen to keep it close, and that didnt happen.I took him (Ray) out after he gave up the lead and our bullpens got to be able to hold it, Hale said. (Enrique) Burgos has got to be able to get that guy out and get us in the dugout.Keon Broxton followed with a two-run double off Burgos.The Brewers added a run when Kirk Nieuwenhuis homered off Tyler Clippard leading off the eighth.If the bullpen doesnt get squared away, Hale hinted at some changes.We have got to find some guys out of our bullpen that are going to stop the bleeding, shut it down, Hale said. Its imperative. If we cant find them here, were going to have to go elsewhere and give other guys a chance.The Diamondbacks didnt go quietly, though.Michael Bourns RBI single off Will Smith in the seventh and Rickie Weeks Jr. run-scoring base hit off Tyler Thornburg in the eighth pulled the Diamondbacks to 5-4.Davies is now 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA with four walks and 17 strikeouts in four starts in July.Hes had a bunch of starts like this, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. When he gets into a groove, he runs through the lineup pretty good.Davies (8-4) allowed three runs -two earned- on six hits. Facing the Diamondbacks for the first time, he walked one and struck out five.Jeremy Jeffress pitched the ninth for his 24th save in 25 chances.Arizonas Yasmany Tomas came in hitting .375 over his last eight games and stayed hot. His two-run ground-rule double with two out in the top of the first was his fifth double over that stretch.Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun was scratched from the lineup due to right-side tightness.PERALTA COMING BACKAfter the game, the Diamondbacks optioned INF Mike Freeman to Triple-A Reno. However, no corresponding roster move was announced. Arizona is expected to activate OF David Peralta from the disabled list Friday. Hes been out since June 14 with a lower back strain.Freeman went 0-for-9 in eight games with the Diamondbacks. He struck out in the ninth inning Thursday.GOLDSCHMIDT HOTPaul Goldschmidt had two singles for Arizona, raising his batting average against Milwaukee to .432 (48-for-111) and .500 (34-for-68) at Miller Park.TOMAS SIZZLING, TOOTomas is batting .389 (14-for-36) five doubles, four home runs and 10 RBI in his last nine games.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: 3B Jake Lamb struck out as a pinch hitter in the seventh and stayed in the game at third. He missed the previous two games with a bruised left hand. Hale said that Lamb would start Friday. ... OF David Peralta (lower back strain) is scheduled to join the Diamondbacks on Friday. Hes been on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Reno. ... 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I never got a chance to meet my grandfather -- a dentist, who wrote Notre Dame football game recaps in his spare time just for the heck of it -- but Ive always felt a part of him lives on in my dad when we talk about Bill Russell and the glory days of the Boston Celtics or Muhammad Alis earliest fights. Those were things my dad and grandfather watched together.While my dad ran varsity track in high school and played baseball during his childhood, his true passion was basketball. While he may not have had the height or talent to make the school team, his love for the game never wavered.And he passed that on to me -- from the day I was born.My mom was a professional dancer and remains to this day one of the best athletes I know, but she has never cared for watching sports on television. So I became my dads defacto buddy, sitting on the couch watching the UConn Huskies or the Celtics starting as an infant. While I dont remember going to my first UConn game as a toddler, my dad bought me my first soda at halftime, and my moms plan for a sugar-free child went out the window.I was four when a basketball was first put in my hands.In second grade, I had my first chance to play organized basketball. A league called Saturday Hoopsters took place at my elementary school, and I remember walking down the street on the first day, side by side with my proud dad. He didnt hesitate when they asked for parent volunteers to coach.I loved everything about the game, from the musty smell of the old gym to the sound of the ball on the squeaky hardwood. I also loved walking to the school with my dad and spending time with him. On our walks back, we would dissect everything that took place. Saturdays were my sanctuary, and I looked forward to our ritual all week.Our mutual love for basketball soon extended to other sports as well. My boundless energy needed to be harnessed, so I started playing soccer around the same time. While my dad was well versed in many sports, he knew nothing about soccer. But that didnt stop him from signing up to be the coach for my sister, Erin, and my team when no one else stepped up. He bought a Soccer for Dummies book..ddddddddddddMy dad was the frequent carpool driver when other parents wanted to sleep in or had other things to do. He was always there, whether as a coach or as a devoted fan in the stands.With a fused neck due to Ankylosing spondylitis, among other serious ailments, he has never let his health stop him. While his condition is visibly apparent and has left him unable to turn his head since he was in his 20s, I dont remember noticing that as a kid. He never once complained and still played with me like any other parent might.It didnt take long for sports to be my absolute everything. And if I wasnt playing something, I was watching. While my dad had always been a fan of the UConn mens basketball team, he hadnt watched much of the womens team, but that changed as soon as their games were first televised on a local channel. We watched just about every game during the 1994-95 season.The Huskies went 35-0 that year and won their first national championship. I was obsessed with the team, in a way that many of my peers were about heartthrobs Jonathan Taylor Thomas or Leonardo DiCaprio. Together, we attended the Huskies victory parade in downtown Hartford, went to pep rallies and to just about every event celebrating the team.While I barely stood over 4 feet at that point, I was determined to one day play for coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies. Im sure it was apparent to everyone but me that this wasnt going to happen, but my dad encouraged me to go for my dream.I spent about every moment in my free time shooting around on the basketball hoop I had begged for in the driveway. The hoop was a combined birthday and Christmas present. My dad shot around with me whenever he could. We usually played H-O-R-S-E together, or with any other neighborhood kid -- and I almost always lost. My dad never let me win. But Ill never forget the first time I beat him. I couldnt believe it.Like my dad, my talent for the game never matched my passion, and I never did get recruited by Auriemma. But I did play throughout high school, and my dad came to almost every game. He arranged his work schedule to have a few hours off in the afternoon and would go back to the office or to meetings in the evening. It made for long days, but his support meant (and still means) everything to me.After a successful heart surgery this year, Im training for a 5K race in the spring -- my first organized run since high school. While I know I have no chance at winning, I do know Ill have the most dedicated fan cheering me on.Thanks, Dad. ' ' '