Brewers Jump on Justin Wrobleski, Dodgers Offense Can't Get Going in Loss
The Milwaukee Brewers held the Los Angeles Dodgers at bay in their series opener.
The first round of a highly anticipated National League showdown goes to the Milwaukee Brewers . With the Los Angeles Dodgers riding the wave of a series win over the San Diego Padres , the Brewers, accompanied by a quality start from Logan Henderson and their arsenal of arms, hold on to a 5-1 victory over the Dodgers. Brewers Knock Around Wrobleski An aggressive 1-9 starting lineup for the Brewers presented a unique challenge as the southpaw Wrobleski took the mound at American Family Field.
Though Wrobleski has been known to attack the strikezone and induce a lot of contact, they would —more or less— result in outs. The Brewers hitters would quickly figure out this familiar pattern, as they tacked on a four-spot against Wrobleski to kick off Milwaukee's home half of the first. Two leadoff singles set the table for William Contreras to crank a three-run shot to left field.
In the previous half-inning, Contreras threw out Shohei Ohtani at second base on a stolen-base attempt to end the inning. It took 38 pitches, but by innings end, Wrobleski had given up four earned runs on six Brewers hits and one walk. The pitch count would drastically increase as he went on, but after giving up an RBI double to Andrew Vaughn, Wrobleski settled in.
He kept the pitch count under control, and on his 100th pitch of the game, he induced Jake Bauers to fly out to center field and capped off five innings. Henderson and Co. Shut Down Dodgers Offense In back-to-back starts dating back to May 16, the 24-year-old Henderson logged five innings of quality pitching.