Sasaki settles in, Hernández delivers career night in Dodgers win
Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) hits a home run during the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. MILWAUKEE — The Dodgers had spent the better part of two regular seasons getting pushed around by the Brewers. Bullied might have been the better word for it.
Saturday night at American Family Field finally looked different. The Dodgers answered back with a loud offensive performance, erupting late for an 11-3 victory over the Brewers that snapped their regular-season skid against Milwaukee and pushed them to 32-20, one game ahead of the Padres in the National League West. And somehow, the night belonged equally to a lineup that exploded for 11 runs and a pitcher who nearly unraveled before the game ever settled in.
Because for one inning, the Roki Sasaki experiment looked dangerously close to another disaster. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.
The Brewers ambushed the Dodgers’ right-hander immediately. The Brewers forced Sasaki into a grueling 35-pitch first inning filled with deep counts, scattered command and defensive chaos. Brice Turang opened the scoring with an RBI double to left that brought home Jackson Chourio.
Moments later, Turang scored when Sasaki rushed a throw on a slow comebacker and fired it away for an error. Then Sal Frelick lined a single to center that scored Christian Yelich for a quick 3-0 deficit. The matchup was always going to test Sasaki.
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