MILWAUKEE—Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs and Clayton Kershaw won his National League-best sixth game as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8–1 on Wednesday, May 10, to take the three-game series. Will Smith and Miguel Vargas also went deep for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who top the NL in home…

MILWAUKEE—The Los Angeles Dodgers withstood Noah Syndergaard’s early exit, getting home runs from Mookie Betts, Will Smith and Miguel Vargas on Tuesday night, May 9, in a 6–2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Syndergaard lasted only one inning because of a cut on the index finger of the 30-year-old right-hander’s pitching hand. Syndergaard headed to…

MILWAUKEE—Joey Wiemer and Willy Adames hit three-run homers to back Freddy Peralta’s strong pitching and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 9–3 on Monday night, May 8. The Brewers have won their last two games after losing six straight. Milwaukee ended its longest skid of the young season Sunday with a 7–3 victory…

MILWAUKEE—Shohei Ohtani hit a third-inning drive to center field, a no-doubt home run. “I kept waiting for it to hit somewhere up on the scoreboard. Then I saw the metrics,” Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “I haven’t seen many like that. He’s special, and we see something new each day with him.” Ohtani’s…

MILWAUKEE—The St. Louis Cardinals finally separated themselves from the Milwaukee Brewers in early August after chasing them for much of the season. They haven’t looked back since, turning what had been a nip-and-tuck NL Central race into something of a runaway. MVP contender Paul Goldschmidt went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs as…

LOS ANGELES—Andrew Heaney struck out 10 in his first win in four months, Austin Barnes drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pummeled the Milwaukee Brewers for the second straight game, winning 12–6 on Wednesday night. The Dodgers took the season series, 4–3, while outscoring the Brewers 22–11 over the three-game series, including…

LOS ANGELES—Tony Gonsolin combined with four pitchers on a four-hitter in his major league-tying 16th victory, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 10–1 on Tuesday night. Trayce Thompson blasted a three-run homer in the second and drove in another run as part of a 2 for 3 performance. Freddie Freeman went 3…

LOS ANGELES—Eric Lauer and four Milwaukee relievers combined to hand Los Angeles its first shutout of the season at Dodger Stadium, pitching the Brewers to a 4–0 win Monday night. The Dodgers, with the best record in baseball and the highest-scoring team in the majors, had their nine-game home winning streak snapped. Los Angeles was…

MILWAUKEE—If Andrew McCutchen gets back to hitting left-handers as effectively as he has for much of his career, it could go a long way toward helping the Milwaukee Brewers to a fifth straight playoff berth. McCutchen homered twice Thursday and Hunter Renfroe also went deep off left-hander Andrew Heaney in Milwaukee’s 5–3 win over the…

MILWAUKEE—Tony Gonsolin pitched seven scoreless innings for his 15th victory, Austin Barnes and Max Muncy homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2–1 on Wednesday night. Gonsolsin (15–1) matched the Astros’ Justin Verlander for the major league lead in wins. Los Angeles is 21–5 since the All-Star break and has the majors’…