Milwaukee 7, LA Dodgers 1
When: 10:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 11, 2015
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
Joe West, 1B -
Kerwin Danley, 2B -
Rob Drake, 3B -
D.J. Reyburn
Attendance:
49081
By The Sports Xchange
LOS ANGELES -- Milwaukee Brewers rookie Taylor Jungmann delivered in impressive fashion and shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Jungmann threw a three-hitter and center fielder Carlos Gomez drove in a season-high five runs, leading the Brewers to a 7-1 rout of the Dodgers in front of 49,081 at Dodger Stadium.
Left fielder Gerardo Parra homered as Milwaukee (38-51) won for the 10th time in 13 games. The Brewers, who have captured eight of their last nine on the road, are 12-6 in their past 18 games at Dodger Stadium.
Jungmann (4-1), who induced the Dodgers to hit into three double plays, retired 11 in a row before serving up a leadoff double to catcher Yasmani Grandal, who was 2-for-3, in the eighth inning. A sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Enrique Hernandez that scored Grandal was the only run allowed by Jungmann.
Jungmann struck out a career-high seven and walked two on 100 pitches (62 strikes).
"Obviously, it's a big game for me," said Jungmann, who lowered his ERA to 2.15 in just his seventh major league start. "I think it's my first professonal complete game at any level. I don't look too much in to it, though. It's just another game. Giving the team an opportunity to win the game is all I'm trying to do. I was happy with the outing."
So was Brewers manager Craig Counsell.
"Complete games are rare today," Counsell said. "That's a good performance. To be that efficient with your pitches, that means you're really breezing through the lineup."
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly compared the 6-foot-6 Jungmann to right-hander Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels.
"He gives you a different angle and I think he gives us trouble," Mattingly said. "We didn't have a whole lot of good swings. Low pitch count and he kept rolling."
The Dodgers rolled out Brandon Beachy, who overcame two Tommy John surgeries to pitch in the majors for the first time since Aug. 20, 2013, when he was with the Atlanta Braves.
Beachy looked the part of a pitcher being away from the majors for such a significant stretch, lasting just four innings. Beachy (0-1) gave up three runs, five hits and three walks (one intentional) with two strikeouts on 78 pitches (46 strikes).
Despite the rough start, Mattingly remained hopeful that Beachy could bounce back at some point.
"Just a guy who hadn't pitched in a while. A little bit rusty to me, but also you could see what's there," Mattingly said. "I think you see the stuff there."
Jungmann led off the third inning with a single and advanced to third on right fielder Ryan Braun's ground-rule double. After an intentional walk to first baseman Adam Lind loaded the bases, Gomez, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, cleared the bases with a three-run double off the wall in left for a 3-0 Milwaukee lead with two outs.
That was more than enough for the Brewers, who finished with three hits.
"I think we anticipated that they would have a short leash with Beachy and that we would see a lot of their bullpen tonight," Counsell said. "We did a nice job facing different (pitchers) every time and still keeping pressure on."
Parra drove a 1-0 pitch from reliever Adam Liberatore into the bleachers in right center for a solo home run and a four-run cushion with one out in the seventh. It was Parra's ninth home run this season. Gomez added a two-run double in the inning.
In the eighth, Parra, who went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and was a triple shy of the cycle, had a run-scoring double.
Los Angeles (50-39) had its three-game winning streak snapped.
NOTES: Brewers RHP Wily Peralta allowed a run on two hits, struck out four and walked none in 2 2/3 innings during a rehab start Saturday for Class A Wisconsin. Peralta, who has been on the disabled list since May 25 with a left oblique strain, will make at least two more rehab appearances. ... Dodgers RHP Brandon Beachy was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list, RHP Matt West was designated for assignment, and RHP Josh Ravin was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. ... Former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva threw out the ceremonial first pitch. ... Brewers RHP Kyle Lohse (5-10, 6.29 ERA) will face Dodgers LHP Brett Anderson (5-5, 3.12) in the series finale Sunday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Milwaukee |
|
LA Dodgers |
Taylor Jungmann
|
Player |
Brandon Beachy |
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
9.0 |
IP |
4.0 |
7 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
3 |
Hits |
5 |
1.00 |
ERA |
6.75 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Milwaukee
|
12 |
1 |
21 |
.333 |
18 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
LA Dodgers
|
3 |
0 |
4 |
.115 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |