MLB

• Brewers edge D'Backs

  
  

  Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - J.J. Hardy hit a pair of home runs as Milwaukee clubbed Arizona, 8-6, in the second contest of a four-game set at Chase Field.

  Jeff Suppan (5-6) benefited from Hardy's big night, collecting the victory after surrendering five runs on nine hits with two walks in five frames. Joe Dillon hit a two-run home run with two runs scored and Corey Hart ended 3- for-5 with two runs scored for the Brewers.

  Arizona still hasn't won back-to-back games since June 18-19 after Randy Johnson (4-7) was hit for seven runs and eight hits over 3 2/3 frames. Conor Jackson did most of the damage, as he finished 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI.

  "Just a lot of balls in the middle of the plate today, (Johnson) just wasn't able to get the ball inside like he normally does," D'Backs manager Bob Melvin said. "This was not one of his better games, the fastball command to either side wasn't great today, they hit some sliders, they hit some fastball and got on him early and he couldn't stop the bleeding." The walking wounded lost two more key players prior to the contest. Eric Byrnes, saddled with hamstring injuries most of the season, was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring injury and Chris Snyder joined him with a left testicular fracture suffered when a foul ball struck him in Monday's game.

  Robby Hammock and pitcher Connor Robertson were recalled to take the vacated roster spots.

  Snyder will have surgery on Wednesday and the club plans on his return after the All-Star break. In other team news, pitcher Micah Owings will miss his scheduled start on Wednesday with an undisclosed injury.

  Hardy hit his first home run, a two-run spot, as part of a three-run first frame.

  Hart singled, stole a pair of bases and scored on Mike Rivera's base hit.

  Jackson's RBI single put Arizona on the scoreboard in the home half of the frame before Milwaukee put another three-spot up in the second frame. Jason Kendall singled to begin the inning then Dillon drilled a two-run homer. Hardy followed with a solo shot, his eighth of the campaign.

  Hardy was again in the middle of the action in the fourth, walking and stealing second in front of Hart's run-scoring base hit.

  "This was pretty exciting for me, just hitting two homers my first two at bats in any game is pretty exciting," Hardy said. "And, it was off of Randy Johnson, who is one of the best pitchers ever." Arizona sneaked back into the game with a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth frames. Jackson singled, Chad Tracy walked and Chris Young singled to load the bases in front of Miguel Montero's run-scoring hit. Augie Ojeda's RBI groundout cut the deficit to 7-3.

  Jackson's two-run home run in the fifth made the score 7-5. Rivera's double followed Hart's double, leading to another run in the seventh and Arizona put up its last run in the bottom of the eighth on Young's RBI groundout.

  Salomon Torres pitched the ninth for his 14th save.

  Game Notes Playing.500 ball at 42-42, Arizona still leads the National League West...Hardy is now 5-for-9 with two doubles and two home runs in the series...Johnson hasn't won since May 18, a span of eight starts...Attendance 21,736.

  07/02 02:07:49 ET