(247NEWSSOURCE/LEARFIELD) – The Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to earn a 5-4 win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Jake Bauers capped the inning with a go-ahead, RBI-single as the Brewers snapped a three-game losing streak.
Bauers’ hit was preceded by run-scoring singles by Jackson Chourio and Garrett Mitchell.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said that this was a solid comeback.
Murphy said that the Brewers were determined to win.
The Brewers had taken a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on bases-loaded walks to Joey Ortiz and David Hamilton.
Ben Rortvedt drove in the Dodgers’ first run with a single in the fifth inning and Max Muncy hit a 3-run home run to make it 4-2 in the sixth inning.
DL Hall picked up the win in relief of Shane Drohan and Trevor Megill notched his 22nd save.
Max Muncy belted a three-run homer for the Dodgers, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
Edwin Diaz suffered the loss.
The 2 teams meet again tonight in Los Angeles.
Robert Gasser who is 3-4 with a 4.57 ERA will pitch for the Brewers.
The Dodgers will send Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound. He is 11- 7 with a 2.65 ERA.
The game can be heard beginning with the pre-games show at 8:35 on 97.5 and 1360 WTAQ.
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