MILWAUKEE -- There have been far too many games like Monday night for the D-backs this season. Games where they're on the verge of a satisfying victory only to watch a late lead slip away and another loss take its place.

The D-backs carried a three-run lead into the bottom of the ninth inning at American Family Field and needed just three outs to eliminate the Brewers’ postseason hopes.

Instead, Milwaukee rallied for three runs in the ninth and handed Arizona a 6-5 walk-off loss in 10 innings.

Of course not long after the game ended, so did the Brewers’ playoff chances as the Phillies clinched the final National League Wild Card berth with a win in Houston -- leaving both clubhouses unhappy.

Here are two things to know from the game:

1. Tommy Henry finished the season strong
The rookie left-hander pitched well in his first five starts after being called up from Triple-A Reno on Aug. 3, but after allowing seven runs to the Phillies on Aug. 31 and five runs to the Padres on Sept. 7, he was sent back to Reno.

Recalled 10 days ago, Henry was not sharp in allowing five runs over 4 2/3 innings, so Monday's start gave him a chance to end his season on a good note.

Henry did just that, allowing just one run (a Christian Yelich homer) on three hits and one walk over 6 1/3 innings to go with five strikeouts.

When manager Torey Lovullo went to take Henry out of the game, he made Henry pause for a moment before allowing him to walk off the mound.

"I told him, 'Congrats on your year, you should be proud of the accomplishments that you've made and the strides you've made this year. Enjoy it. Walk off this mound and be proud of what you've accomplished.’" Lovullo said.

Henry, selected by the D-backs in the Comp B Round (74th overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft, should find himself squarely in the mix for a rotation spot next spring.

"I feel good," Henry said. "I feel like I’ve learned a lot this year and I had plenty of opportunities to do that. That’s also given me plenty of chances to look in the mirror, know what adjustments I need to make to be better in the future and provide a little extra motivation at the same time.

“I want to get a little bit stronger and I think that will provide me with the ability to control my body on a more consistent level, which will kind of hone everything in with all four pitches to a more consistent level, which always helps."

2. The ninth inning was ugly
Priority No. 1 for general manager Mike Hazen and the front office this offseason is improving the bullpen, which has struggled mightily this year.

The D-backs thought they were shoring up the backend of the ‘pen when they signed free-agent right-handers Mark Melancon and Ian Kennedy, but both lost their jobs as closer at different times during the year. Recently it's been Reyes Moronta, a waiver claim in August, who has been getting the save opportunities.

Moronta took the loss in the 10th, but the lead evaporated on left-hander Joe Mantiply in the ninth thanks to a pair of defensive miscues, one ruled an error, the other a play that should have been made.

After Hunter Renfroe led off the inning with a homer to make it 4-2, Christian Yelich hit a chopper up the middle and third baseman Sergio Alcántara, who was shifted over into the shortstop position, could not field it cleanly.

While it wasn't an error, it arguably should have been one.

A walk and an out later, Victor Caratini hit a line drive 102 mph off the bat just to the right of first baseman Christian Walker. The ball handcuffed Walker, who leads all Major League first basemen in Outs Above Average, and scooted just far enough behind him that two runs scored to tie the game.

"We've got to find a way to make those types of plays," Lovullo said. "I know they're difficult, but I've seen those guys make them. It just added up and it was a perfect storm." 

And one the D-backs couldn't navigate.