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Brewers defeat the Dodgers, 9-3
Ninth inning
Dodgers: James Outman singled to right. Miguel Vargas, batting for Peralta, popped to second. Chris Taylor, batting for Busch, homered to center. Miguel Rojas grounded to short. Austin Barnes struck out looking.
Final score: Brewers 9, Dodgers 3
Brewers lead 9-1 after eight
Eighth inning
Dodgers: Austin Barnes grounded to third. Mookie Betts doubled to center. Left-hander Bennett Sousa now pitching for the Brewers. Freddie Freeman struck out swinging. Trayce Thompson, batting for Jason Heyward, walked. Max Muncy popped to short.
Brewers: Brian Anderson popped to second. Brice Turang grounded to the pitcher. Tyrone Taylor grounded to short.
Score after eight: Brewers 9, Dodgers 1
Brewers take 9-1 lead after seven innings
Seventh inning
Dodgers: Right-hander Elvis Peguero now pitching for the Brewers. David Peralta grounded to second. Michael Busch grounded to second. Miguel Rojas lined to center.
Brewers: Phil Bickford now pitching for the Dodgers. Brian Anderson had an infield single to third. Brice Turang singled to center, Anderson to second. Tyrone Taylor flied to left. Joey Wiemer doubled off of Rojas’ glove, scoring Anderson, Turang to third. Christian Yelich singled to left, scoring both runners. Wander Suero is now pitching for the Dodgers. Jesse Winker walked. Willy Adames homered to left. It’s 9-1 Brewers. Rowdy Tellez flied to left. William Contreras grounded to third.
Score after seven: Brewers 9, Dodgers 1
Dodgers close the gap in the sixth
Sixth inning
Dodgers: Freddie Freeman hit a ground-rule double to right. Jason Heyward grounded to first, Freeman to third. Max Muncy grounded to first, Freeman scoring. James Outman struck out swinging.
Brewers: Willy Adames grounded to short. Rowdy Tellez lined to center. William Contreras flied to right.
Score after six: Brewers 3, Dodgers 1
Brewers take 3-0 lead in fifth inning
Fifth inning
Dodgers: Michael Busch struck out swinging. Miguel Rojas grounded to short. Austin Barnes singled to left and took second on Yelich’s error in left. Mookie Betts grounded to short.
Brewers: William Contreras reached first on third baseman Busch’s error. Brian Anderson struck out swinging. Brice Turang grounded to second, forcing Contreras. Tyrone Taylor singled to center, Turang to second. Joey Wiemer homered to left. It’s 3-0 Brewers. Christian Yelich was hit by a pitch. Jesse Winker grounded to second, forcing Yelich.
Score after five: Brewers 3, Dodgers 0
No score after four innings
Fourth inning
Dodgers: Jason Heyward walked. Max Muncy struck out swinging. James Outman struck out swinging. David Peralta grounded to second.
Brewers: Jesse Winker struck out looking. Willy Adames grounded to third. Rowdy Tellez struck out swinging. Tony Gonsolin has five strikeouts through four innings.
Score after four: Dodgers 0, Brewers 0
Dodgers 0, Brewers 0 after three
Third inning
Dodgers: Austin Barnes struck out looking. Mookie Betts lined to left. Freddie Freeman grounded to second.
Brewers: Brian Turang struck out swinging. Tyrone Taylor singled to center. Joey Wiemer struck out looking. Taylor stole second. Christian Yelich struck out looking.
Score after three: Dodgers 0, Brewers 0
Still scoreless after two
Second inning
Dodgers: Max Muncy flied to center. James Outman grounded to the pitcher. David Peralta doubled to left. Michael Busch walked. Miguel Rojas grounded to first.
Brewers: Rowdy Tellez flied to center. William Contreras lined to center. Brian Anderson flied to center.
Score after two: Dodgers 0, Brewers 0
No score after one inning
First inning
Dodgers: Mookie Betts flied to left. Freddie Freeman lined to right. Jason Heyward grounded to second.
Brewers: Christian Yelich flied to right. Jesse Winker flied to center. Willy Adames grounded to short.
Score after one inning: Dodgers 0, Brewers 0
Starting lineups for Dodgers vs. the Milwaukee Brewers
Here are the starting lineups for Monday’s series opener between the Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field:
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After long night of travel, Dodgers will be a man down against Brewers
MILWAUKEE–The Dodgers will be a man down in the bullpen for Monday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers after left-hander Caleb Ferguson returned home to be with his wife, Carissa, who is expecting the couple’s first child, a son, this week.
Ferguson, who is 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA in 15 appearances, striking out 14 and walking three in 14 ⅓ innings, pitched in victories over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night and Sunday night and would not have been available Monday, so the Dodgers didn’t feel compelled to rush another reliever to American Family Field.
But they are expected to place Ferguson on the paternity list and add another arm for the final two games of a three-game series against the Brewers. Ferguson will be the fifth Dodgers player to miss time on the paternity list this season, joining Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Evan Phillips and Brusdar Graterol.
Phillips, who closed both weekend wins in Petco Park, will also be down Monday night, leaving Graterol as the team’s likely closer. Muncy, slowed by flu-like symptoms in San Diego, remained in the lineup on Monday but at designated hitter, not third base.
“He’s hanging in there,” manager Dave Roberts said of Muncy, who went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts Sunday night but still leads the major leagues with 12 homers. “He’s still not up to full capacity, but he’s doing the best he can, and I appreciate him posting.”
The Dodgers did not arrive in their Milwaukee hotel until almost 4 a.m. local time Monday after playing the Padres on Sunday night and traveling from San Diego Milwaukee late Sunday night.
Tony Gonsolin flew to Milwaukee ahead of the team earlier Sunday, so Roberts expects the right-hander to be well-rested for his start against the Brewers. Roberts canceled batting practice Monday but liked the energy his players displayed before the game. If there is a letdown after a long night of travel, he said, it’s usually the day after.
“It just seems like guys are in a good spot today,” Roberts said. “We got in late last night, and we’ll let the guys show-and-go today, but we’re going to try to ramp up the intensity [on Tuesday] because it seems like the second day is one that kind of affects the most. I don’t know why, but there’s got to be some kind of science to it.”
Hypnosis and mental hurdles: Dodgers’ Noah Syndergaard seeks answers amid poor start
SAN DIEGO — The sessions begin in the quiet of the “nap room” inside the Dodgers’ home clubhouse, where Noah Syndergaard will pull on an eye mask, relax his body and then try to clear his head.
Several times in recent weeks, the pitcher has followed this new routine, slipping into a mind-numbing trance as mental skills coach Brent Walker hypnotizes him — literally — while seated by his side.
There’s no pendulum clock swaying back and forth; no voodoo magic or enchanting spell.
Dodgers still know how to win, and the Padres are still baseball’s Chargers
SAN DIEGO — Compare the lineups of the Dodgers and San Diego Padres. The Padres’ is better. Observe the quality of their at-bats. The Padres are better. Watch their defenses. The Padres’ is better.
So how were the Dodgers able to leave Petco Park still in first place in the National League West? How were they able to win the last two of their three games here, even though they were outplayed for the majority of the series?
The Dodgers might not be as talented as they were in previous seasons, but they’re still the Dodgers.
“We play every out,” manager Dave Roberts said Sunday. “It’s kind of been who we have been.”
The Dodgers still know how to win — just like how the Padres still know how to lose.
Dodgers show their prizefighter instincts in comeback victory over Padres
SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers survived blow after blow. They absorbed punch after punch.
For eight innings Sunday, they were outhit, outfielded and outplayed by the San Diego Padres, seemingly destined for a rubber-match loss and series defeat against their National League West rivals.
But then Mookie Betts landed a game-saving hook, tying the score with a two-out home run in the ninth.
Michael Busch delivered a go-ahead jab, putting the Dodgers in front with an RBI single in the 10th.
Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers: How to watch and betting odds
What you need to know: The Dodgers begin a short trip to Wisconsin with the first of three games against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Park.
Tony Gonsolin (0-0, 3.38 earned-run average) will try to notch his first win of the season when he faces Freddy Peralta (3-2, 3.63) in the series opener.
After winning two of three games against San Diego Padres over the weekend, the Dodgers (21-14, .600) maintained their 1½-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West.
The Brewers (19-13, .559) snapped a six-game losing streak Sunday with a 7-3 victory at San Francisco, and they now trail the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates by half a game in the National League Central.
The Dodgers will return to Dodger Stadium Friday to again face the Padres in a three-game series, which will be followed by a three-game interleague visit by the Minnesota Twins.
Betting odds and lines: Dodgers -110/Milwaukee +106
