Brewers hold off Dodgers again for Ninth straight win
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Preview the July 20 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won't have Shohei Ohtani leading off on Sunday's series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers. In an effort to snag a win before the Brew Crew leaves town, Mookie Betts will be leading things off for LA,
Despite homers from Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Rojas and Tommy Edman, the Dodgers can’t overcome Milwaukee’s timely hits and lose 8-7, their fifth straight loss to the Brewers. Emmet Sheehan allows
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Emmet Sheehan and Ben Casparius struggle to hold back the hard-hitting Milwaukee Brewers, who defeat the Dodgers for the fifth time this season.
The Brewers have been playing great baseball, but expecting them to sweep the Dodgers twice in one month is too much (L.A. is 33-19 at home). Will Smith has destroyed left-handed pitching (179 wRC+), and Shohei Ohtani has been adept at punishing pitchers of either hand, so both are likely to play a part if the Dodgers score runs in bunches.
While typical Brewers front office caveats apply — they’re never going to say no to conversations on any player — general manager Matt Arnold indicated July 18 ahead of his team’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers that he has every expectation that Peralta is still taking the ball in a Brewers uniform after the deadline.
The Dodgers' offense woke up on Saturday after getting blanked in the series opener but LA still lost to the red-hot Brewers.