Brewers right-hander Jimmy Nelson was excellent in his start against the Diamondbacks on Friday night. The young hurler held the D-Backs scoreless over seven innings. He allowed five hits and three walks while striking out five in the 2-1 victory.
Nelson (8-9) did a good job of working around trouble all night as he kept Arizona off the scoresheet through his seven innings of work.
The strong outing lowered his season ERA to 3.97. Nelson is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA over his last six starts.