Brewers bash D-backs, take 2-0 series lead

Braun, Morgan lead 12-hit attack in 9-4 victory over Arizona

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Milwaukee's Ryan Braun hits a double against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

updated 8:37 p.m. ET Oct. 2, 2011

MILWAUKEE - Jonathan Lucroy drove in the go-ahead run with a squeeze and the Milwaukee Brewers showed they could bunt as well as bash, breaking away from the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in their NL division series.

Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer and fellow slugger Prince Fielder added an RBI single for Milwaukee. But the brawny Brewers also excel at the little things, especially Lucroy.

Lucroy's safety squeeze keyed a five-run sixth inning, and right after Diamondbacks reliever Brad Ziegler became angry about a balk call. That's when rookie Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke put on a play ? he'd already seen Lucroy successfully bunt a few times this season.

The Brewers now hold a 2-0 lead in a postseason series for the first time in franchise history. Game 3 is Tuesday at Arizona, and Milwaukee will go for a sweep when Shaun Marcum takes on rookie Josh Collmenter.

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