Jacob Misiorowski overcame an early challenge to deliver a dominant outing Tuesday night, guiding the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at American Family Field. Misiorowski allowed a leadoff home run to Shohei Ohtani but then struck out a career-high 12 batters over six innings to win.
The win pushed the Brewers to 49-34 on the season, while the Dodgers, despite leading the National League West, continued their downward slide with a fifth consecutive loss. Misiorowski, a 6-foot-7 rookie making his fifth career start, improved to 4-1 after yielding only four hits and one walk across six innings. He retired the next five Dodgers in order following Ohtani’s 431-foot blast to center field and maintained control throughout the rest of his outing.
Veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw took the mound for Los Angeles in what was his fifth start of the season. Kershaw, who entered the game with a 4-0 record, allowed six hits and two earned runs over six innings while recording three strikeouts. He dropped to 4-1 with the loss.
Milwaukee tied the game in the bottom of the fourth after William Contreras reached on an infield single and scored on a base hit by Andrew Vaughn. Jackson Chourio later came around on a single from Isaac Collins to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead. Sal Frelick provided an insurance run in the eighth, homering off Dodgers reliever Kirby Yates.
The Dodgers threatened in the sixth inning, putting two runners in scoring position with only one out. Ohtani walked, and Mookie Betts followed with a single before Freddie Freeman advanced both runners with a groundout. Andy Pages hit a sharp grounder to the left side, but Brewers third baseman Andruw Monasterio made a strong throw to home plate to catch Ohtani attempting to score. Michael Conforto grounded out to first to end the threat, stranding the tying run at third.
Ohtani’s home run was his 31st of the season, setting a new franchise record for most home runs by a Dodgers player before the All-Star break. However, the Dodgers’ offense was otherwise quiet for the remainder of the game, managing only one hit after the third inning.
The Brewers’ bullpen continued its strong form. Jared Koenig, Abner Uribe, and Trevor Megill combined to retire all nine batters they faced. Megill earned his 21st save in 24 chances by closing out the ninth inning.
Looking ahead to Wednesday’s series finale, right-hander Tyler Glasnow is expected to come off the injured list to start for the Dodgers. Glasnow has not pitched since April 27. The Brewers will counter with left-hander José Quintana, who enters with a 6-3 record and a 3.44 ERA.
According to the betting odds, the Dodgers are slight favorites at -115, while the Brewers are priced at -105. The over/under for the game is set at 8.5 runs.