The All-Star break did not get the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense back on track as they were shut out by the Milwaukee Brewers in a 2-0 loss to begin the second half.
The Dodgers totaled just three hits and struck out 10 times without a walk over six innings against Brewers’ starter, Quinn Priester. They also went 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left two runners on base.
Priester started his night by striking out the side for the first time in his career, which came against Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Of that group, only Freeman had a hit in the game, a one-out double before Will Smith lined into a double play.
Following Priester, the Brewers’ bullpen kept the Dodgers off the board as well. Abner Uribe threw a scoreless seventh, despite walking a batter, and Jared Koenig was perfect in the eighth.
Although Uribe walked a hitter, Teoscar Hernández grounded into a double play so he faced the minimum and the Dodgers left no one on base.
Trevor Megill, one of the Brewers’ All-Star representatives, shut the game down in the ninth. He faced Tommy Edman, Ohtani and Betts, but none of them reached base.
While the Dodgers found some success in their final two games before the All-Star break, their offense continued to disappoint, and their winning streak stopped at two after breaking their seven-game losing streak.
Dodgers pitching strong against Brewers
Tyler Glasnow was on the mound for the Dodgers and turned in his second consecutive strong start since returning from the injured list. He tossed six innings while allowing one run on four hits with six strikeouts to one walk.
The only run he allowed came in the fifth inning after allowing a leadoff walk to Isaac Collins. Caleb Durbin drove in the first run of the game with an RBI-double to put Milwaukee up 1-0.
After Glasnow came out of the game in the seventh, he was replaced by Kirby Yates, who retired the first two hitters he faced. But before he could get out of the inning, Durbin slugges his second extra-base hit of the game as he homered to double the lead.
Will Klein, Lou Trivino and Anthony Banda combined to pitch the final three innings without allowing a run, despite falling into some trouble. Klein and Trivino both allowed two hits, but Banda stranded a pair after taking over in the ninth.
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