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Two catcher's interference calls help Dodgers beat Brewers 7-1 for 10th straight win
Mookie Betts went 3 for 4 and scored four runs, and the Dodgers benefitted from two catcher's interference calls to win their 10th in a row, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Wednesday night.
The Dodgers increased their NL West lead to 10 games over second-place San Francisco. They've outscored the opposition 61-22 during their winning streak.
“August is the worst month of the season,” Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw said. “For us to be playing as well as we are right now, it's fun.”
Freddie Freeman ended an 0-for-14 skid with a 3-for-5 performance to go with stellar defense on a night when the Dodgers turned three double plays.
Five of the Dodgers’ seven runs came with two outs, including Chris Taylor’s solo shot in the seventh.
Kershaw (11-4) allowed one run and three hits in five innings, struck out two and walked two in his second start since coming off the injured list. The left-hander's 208th victory moved him within one of tying Don Drysdale for second on the franchise's all-time wins list.
“Better to be lucky than good,” Kershaw said. “The last one (start) was better than this one. Games like tonight where you don't really have your best stuff, it's definitely a huge blessing to have such a great team. I think Wade (Miley) honestly pitched better than I did. He just had some unlucky breaks.”
Brewers catcher William Contreras was called for interference in the first and second innings that led to runs, both times involving batter J.D. Martinez. Contreras leads the majors with five interference calls this season.
“I didn't know J.D. was a guy who can draw that,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I guess Contreras didn't get the memo that he might have a longer backswing there, so we'll take it.”
The Dodgers snapped a 1-all tie in the second with a pair of two-out runs.
Miguel Rojas got things started with a solo shot.
Betts singled, Freeman doubled and Will Smith reached on an infield single to Miley (6-3) to load the bases. Contreras was called for interference by home-plate umpire Dan Merzel, allowing Betts to score and make it 3-1.
“We can win in many different ways,” Betts said.
The Dodgers tacked on two runs in the sixth for a 6-1 lead.
Freeman's double to center was dropped at the wall by Joey Wiemer and Betts, running on contact with two outs, scored from first. Smith followed with a single to center and Freeman beat the tag at the plate.
Smith's sacrifice fly extended the Dodgers' lead to 4-1 in the fourth.
Freeman completed his own double play in the fourth. Sal Frelick lined into Freeman's glove and then he doubled Andruw Monasterio off first to end the inning.
Freeman made another sparkling defensive play in the fifth. Wiemer grounded to third and Max Muncy fired a long throw to Freeman, who stretched full-length as he fell on his face while keeping his foot on the bag for the first out of a 1-2-3 inning for Kershaw.
The Brewers' lone run came on Mark Canha's solo homer — his first with Milwaukee — leading off the second. Christian Yelich was hitless in four at-bats with a strikeout.
Miley gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings. The left-hander struck out two and walked two. Two of his three losses have come against the Dodgers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Joe Kelly (elbow) will throw a bullpen session Friday.
UP NEXT
RHP Corbin Burnes (9-6, 3.60 ERA) goes for the Brewers and RHP Lance Lynn (9-9, 5.88) starts for the Dodgers in the series finale Thursday.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Canha grounded out to third. | |
9th Inning | Santana struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Contreras struck out swinging. | |
8th Inning | Martinez struck out swinging. | |
8th Inning | Smith struck out swinging. | |
8th Inning | Freeman grounded out to shortstop. |
Statistics
MIL | LAD | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
9 | Ground Balls | 15 |
7 | Strikeouts | 6 |
1 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
3 | Hits | 10 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
3 | Walks | 4 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 2 |
1 | Runs | 7 |
2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
27 | At Bats | 33 |
1 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
7 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
2 | Doubles | 1 |
11 | Fly Balls | 13 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
114 | Pitches | 142 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
8 | Total Bases | 17 |
31 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
1.1 | Runs Created | 6.1 |
.111 | Batting Average | .303 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.296 | Slugging Percentage | .515 |
.296 | Secondary Average | .333 |
.226 | On Base Percentage | .368 |
.522 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .884 |
0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
1.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.6 |
14.0 | Batter Rating | 44.0 |
27.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.68 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.55 |
.185 | Isolated Power | .212 |
0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.67 |
.097 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .100 |
.185 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .030 |
2.0 | Runs Produced | 13.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
65.3 | MLB Rating | 93.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 41,413 | Capacity:
2024 National League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | L1 |
St. Louis | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | W1 |
Chicago | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | L1 |
Cincinnati | 77 | 85 | .475 | 16 | W1 |
Pittsburgh | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | L1 |
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | W5 |
San Diego | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5 | L1 |
Arizona | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | W1 |
San Francisco | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | L1 |
Colorado | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | L3 |