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07/07 21:45 CDT Peralta pitches 6 shutout innings and Brewers chase Yamamoto
early in 9-1 rout of Dodgers
Peralta pitches 6 shutout innings and Brewers chase Yamamoto early in 9-1 rout
of Dodgers
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run homer in his first plate
appearance with his new team, Freddy Peralta threw six shutout innings and the
Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-1 on Monday night.
Peralta (10-4) struck out seven while allowing five hits and one walk, lowering
his ERA to 2.74. Christian Yelich added a two-run homer for Milwaukee.
Los Angeles starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-7) got just two outs before leaving
the shortest start of his career as the Dodgers lost their fourth straight. His
quick exit spoiled a starting pitching matchup featuring two NL All-Stars in
Peralta and Yamamoto.
With two outs in the first inning, Yamamoto allowed a 409-foot shot to Vaughn,
who got called up from the minors earlier in the day as the Brewers put first
baseman Rhys Hoskins on the injured list. The Brewers acquired Vaughn from the
Chicago White Sox last month.
Vaughn became the fifth player in franchise history --- and first since Gabe
Gross in 2006 --- to homer in his first plate appearance with the team.
The Brewers added two unearned runs later in the inning.
Milwaukee extended its lead to 7-0 in the fifth on Brice Turang's two-out,
two-run single off Will Klein. The Brewers made it 9-0 when Yelich homered off
Julian Fernndez in the seventh.
The Dodgers got their run on Esteury Ruiz's two-out RBI single in the eighth.
Key moment The Dodgers already trailed 3-0 with two outs in the first when shortstop Mookie Betts fielded a routine grounder from Caleb Durbin and bounced a throw to first baseman Freddie Freeman, who was unable to scoop it. Betts' error enabled Isaac Collins to score from second. The Brewers added a fifth run on Andruw Monasterio's RBI single that knocked Yamamoto out of the game.
Key stat The Dodgers have lost their last four games by a combined score of 38-7. That follows a 15-3 stretch.
Up next Clayton Kershaw (4-0, 3.43 ERA) makes his first appearance for the Dodgers since joining the 3,000-strikeout club, and rookie Jacob Misiorowski (3-1, 3.20) pitches for the Brewers as the series continues Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Key moment The Dodgers already trailed 3-0 with two outs in the first when shortstop Mookie Betts fielded a routine grounder from Caleb Durbin and bounced a throw to first baseman Freddie Freeman, who was unable to scoop it. Betts' error enabled Isaac Collins to score from second. The Brewers added a fifth run on Andruw Monasterio's RBI single that knocked Yamamoto out of the game.
Key stat The Dodgers have lost their last four games by a combined score of 38-7. That follows a 15-3 stretch.
Up next Clayton Kershaw (4-0, 3.43 ERA) makes his first appearance for the Dodgers since joining the 3,000-strikeout club, and rookie Jacob Misiorowski (3-1, 3.20) pitches for the Brewers as the series continues Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
