Arizona forces Game 5 against Brewers

Associated Press

PHOENIX

The Arizona Diamondbacks came home and created a new way to celebrate big hits.

Now that “The Snake” has started rolling, there may be no stopping it.

Changing the complexion of the NL division series with a powerful display, the Diamondbacks hit another grand slam among their team-record four homers to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-6 Wednesday night and force Game 5.

Outgunned by Milwaukee’s “Beast Mode” in the series’ first two games, the Diamondbacks came up with “The Snake” after returning to the desert in an 0-2 hole.

The brainchild of catcher Miguel Montero, the hand gesture — a cupped right hand that makes a striking motion — has taken over the series as Arizona has bashed its way toward what may be its greatest comeback in a season filled with them.

“We’re not going to give up, even when we’re down 2-0,” said Chris Young, who drove in three runs. “In the clubhouse, we still believed we could do it. At the time our goal was to get back to Milwaukee. We’ve reached that, so it’s a toss-up now. We’re going to be ready to go.”

A day after rolling over the Brewers 8-1, the Diamondbacks struck quickly and often in Game 4, scoring five runs in the first inning off Randy Wolf. Ryan Roberts had the big blow with a grand slam, making the Diamondbacks the second team — with the 1977 Dodgers — to hit grand slams in consecutive playoff games.

Young added the first of his two homers in the next at-bat, Aaron Hill had a solo shot and Arizona had 13 hits to send the series back to Milwaukee for the decisive game Friday. It will be a rematch of Game 1 between 21-game winner Ian Kennedy of the Diamondbacks and fellow right-hander Yovani Gallardo.

“This team is resilient,” Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. “I expect this team to have a real good game on Friday.”