Garrett Mitchell Singles, but Dodgers Win 5-1 Behind Yamamoto

garrett mitchell singled in the second inning, but the Dodgers still beat the Brewers 5-1 on Sunday behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s seven innings. The win came after a five-run fifth that turned a one-run hole into a road result the Dodgers needed.

Yamamoto Stays In Control

Yamamoto worked through seven innings and earned the win, allowing seven hits and striking out three. He also induced a career-high 11 ground ball outs, a sign Milwaukee spent much of the afternoon trying to put the ball on the ground instead of lifting it.

The first crack in his line came in the bottom of the second. Jake Bauers reached after Yamamoto hit him, Mitchell followed with a single, and Sal Frelick drove Bauers home on a fielder’s choice to put Milwaukee in front by a run.

Tucker And Pages Flip It

The Dodgers answered in the fifth, and they did it fast. Kyle Tucker ripped a triple that scored Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, then Andy Pages followed on the next pitch with a two-run home run.

That sequence gave Los Angeles the edge for good and made the fifth inning the only one that mattered on the scoreboard. The Dodgers scored five runs in the frame, enough to bury the early deficit and keep the Brewers from turning Mitchell’s hit into more.

Dodgers Finish 7-2

The result also closed out a nine-game road trip at 7-2, with the Dodgers averaging 6.3 runs per game on the trip. It was their first winning road trip since their first road trip of the season, and it gave them their first series win in Milwaukee since July 2024.

For Yamamoto, Sunday also brought his first winning decision this season while tossing at least seven innings. The Dodgers leave Milwaukee with a series win, a finished trip, and a starter who finally put together the kind of outing they had been waiting for on that mound.