Early offense, solid pitching lead Brewers to 5-1 victory over Dodgers

Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras (24) celebrates his three-run home run during the first inning of their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, May 22, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Brewers got right down to business tonight. They came after Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski early, and before anyone seemed to know what was happening, the Brewers had the lead.

They added to that lead in the second inning, and while Wrobleski settled down and the Brewer offense turned quiet, the early lead proved more than enough for Milwaukee starter Logan Henderson and the relievers who closed this one out. When all was said and done, the Brewers had won their ninth consecutive regular-season game against the Dodgers (though most Brewers fans will only really care about the not -regular-season games sandwiched in between this win and the last one). Henderson, a player who doesn’t typically walk many batters, looked a little tentative with the game’s first batter, Shohei Ohtani, at the plate, and walked him on five pitches.

He went right after Mookie Betts, though, and struck him out on three pitches for the first out. Henderson struck out Freddie Freeman, too, perhaps with the aid of a favorable call on strike two. With Kyle Tucker batting, Ohtani appeared to steal second base, but a Brewers challenge overturned the call and Ohtani was out to end the inning.

Wild Bill cuts down Ohtani to end the first → https://t. co/68EQQYUZ6Z pic. twitter.