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Dodgers cap successful road trip with win over Brewers

May 24, 2026

Dodgers’ Kyle Tucker hits a two-RBI triple during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

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Dodgers’ Kyle Tucker hits a two-RBI triple during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

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MILWAUKEE – They didn’t stray very far at first. But it was a nine-game road trip that took them down the 5 Freeway and then all the way to Wisconsin.

The Dodgers return to L.A. now looking more like themselves, having won seven of the nine games – and nine of their past 11 overall – after beating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Sunday afternoon to complete their third consecutive series victory.

A sweep in Anaheim was followed by taking two out of three in San Diego and again in Milwaukee. Before this trip, the Dodgers had won just one of their previous five series. The offense, in particular, came to life on the road, outscoring their three opponents 57-17 in the nine games.

“We took care of business in Anaheim with the offense,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “San Diego was an emotional series. … The last two series, we lost the first one, came back to win the series. But I think I’m probably most proud of the bullpen as far as what they’ve been doing. There’s a lot of different guys that are the reason why they’ve been so successful recently. And I think the offensive fight is better.

“I think it just gets us back to winning series, builds a little momentum.”

Coming into the series, the Dodgers could feel fortunate that they would miss the Miz – Jacob Misiorowski, the young flamethrower and Cy Young contender. Instead, they faced three young starters – Logan Henderson, Robert Gasser and Brandon Sproat – they had never faced before, mid-90s mph mysteries to be solved.

That proved problematic in Friday’s loss when Henderson held them scoreless on two hits in five innings, less so on Saturday when Gasser gave up a three-run home run to Teoscar Hernandez.

The Dodgers also drew a season-high 11 walks in Saturday’s win and remained patient against Sproat, letting him walk three of the first seven batters he faced.

They couldn’t put a run on the board, though, until the fourth inning when they loaded the bases on singles by Hernandez and Dalton Rushing and a hit batter. Sproat wild-pitched a run home to tie the game.

The Dodgers grabbed hold of the game an inning later.

Mookie Betts beat out an infield single and Freddie Freeman drew yet another walk (one of his eight in the series). Sproat’s day was done at that point and left-hander Shane Drohan came in to face Kyle Tucker who drove them both in when he lined a triple into the right field corner.

It was Tucker’s second extra-base hit of the game (he also doubled in the first) and further confirmed his comfort level in the middle of the lineup. Since being moved out of the No. 2 spot, Tucker is 26 for 96 (.271) with 12 doubles and more walks (18) than strikeouts (17).

“I feel like my approach and swinging has gotten a lot better recently,” Tucker said. “I’d like to stay inside of the ball a little bit better, but as long as I’m getting some walks and hits, and especially with guys on base and getting some RBIs, just take them.

“I feel like I’ve been taking good pitches, or close pitches for balls, feel like I’ve just had better at-bats overall, in terms of chasing.”

Drohan’s next pitch was a cutter inside to Andy Pages and Pages sent a towering fly ball into the left-field seats for a two-run home run and a four-run Dodger lead.

Pages also made the defensive play of the game in the third inning. He cut off Brice Turang’s drive into the left-center field gap and, from the warning track, threw Turang out going for a double.

“It was a big play, man,” Roberts said. “The overall player, the WAR, the defensive value, not only getting to baseballs but the plays that he makes. He’s got to be up there in league leaders in assists by outfielders (he is tied for the major-league lead with five). It’s a strong arm, it’s an accurate arm, and it definitely flipped the momentum.”

It helped Yoshinobu Yamamoto settle in after giving up a run in the second inning.

Yamamoto also got his game back in order on this road trip. He had a 5.18 ERA over a four-start stretch before this trip with five home runs allowed in those starts. But he held the Padres to one run over seven innings in San Diego and did the same to the Brewers Sunday, scattering seven hits along the way.

Will Klein and Tanner Scott combined to retire the final six Brewers in order, extending the Dodgers bullpen’s franchise-record scoreless streak to 38 innings. No Dodger reliever has been charged with a run since May 12.

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