MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Wiliam Contreras hit a home run in the first inning and scored again in an eighth-inning comeback as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
Devin Williams made his third save in as many opportunities, finishing the game by taking out Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani. This save came one day after Williams made a 5:4 triumph by removing Ohtani, Betts and Freddie Freeman from service one by one.
By winning both games, the Brewers secured a tie in the four-game series between the division leaders.
“We know we have a really good team here and that we can compete with anyone,” Chourio said through an interpreter. “Our job is to go out there and show that on the field.”
The Brewers trailed 4-3 when they loaded the bases to start the eighth inning: Chourio hit a double, Garrett Mitchell walked and Contreras hit an infield single that bounced off the left leg of reliever Daniel Hudson (6-2).
Willy Adames’ single to left brought Chourio home with the tying run. Dodgers third baseman Kiké Hernández then dove to left to catch a ground ball from Tyler Black, but didn’t have enough time to throw it to the base.
Hernández threw to first base instead when Mitchell scored the winning run on a fielder’s choice. Contreras scored another run from third base when Rhys Hoskins grounded out on a batted ball that also hit Hudson’s leg.
“He gets a double-play ground ball that unfortunately hits him,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “It lands right at (second baseman) Gavin (Lus). It was a double-play ball.”
After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, the Dodgers rallied to take a 4-3 lead when Hernández greeted Elvis Peguero with a crucial two-out single in the sixth inning.
Milwaukee took an early lead when Los Angeles’ Jack Flaherty allowed home runs to two of the first four batters he faced.
After Brice Turang hit a double to lead off the first inning home run, Chourio hit a 420-footer to left-center field for his 15th home run of the season. The 20-year-old rookie also has 16 steals.
Accordingly MLB.com, The only players this young to ever have a season with at least 15 home runs and 15 steals are Andruw Jones, Adrian Beltre, Bryce Harper, Ken Griffey Jr. and Phil Cavaretta.
One out later, Contreras hit a 417-footer into the second row of left-field seats for his third home run of the series.
“Everyone knows the Dodgers are a good team,” Contreras said through an interpreter. “We know it too.”
But after Contreras’ home run, Flaherty didn’t allow another hit until Turang hit a two-out single in the fifth inning. The Brewers didn’t score again until their comeback in the eighth inning.
“I have to get deeper into the game to make it easier for everyone else,” said Flaherty, who lasted five innings.
Brewers starter Tobias Myers allowed four runs, two earned, and gave up eight hits and a walk while recording one strikeout in 5 2/3 innings, ending a streak of three consecutive starts in which the rookie right-hander allowed no more than one run.
Bryan Hudson (5-1) earned the win by going two scoreless innings as a relief pitcher.
TRAINING ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (triceps) will face the Dodgers on Friday in St. Louis to pitch a simulated two-inning game. Yamamoto threw 41 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday. He last pitched for the Dodgers on June 15.
Brewers: RHP Trevor Megill (lower back strain) went to Single-A Wisconsin to begin a rehabilitation program.
Next
Dodgers: Start of a three-game series in St. Louis. The Dodgers have not yet named a starting pitcher for the opening game on Friday. RHP Miles Mikolas (8-9, 5.30 ERA) will pitch for the Cardinals.
Brewers: Open a three-game home series against the Cleveland Guardians. The scheduled starting pitchers for Friday are RHP Aaron Civale (3-8, 5.02) for the Brewers and RHP Gavin Williams (2-4, 4.38) for the Guardians.
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