Dodgers win 9th in a row with 6-2 victory over Brewers in matchup of NL division leaders

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy (13) celebrates with David Peralta (6) after scoring on a single by Kik Hernndez against the Milwaukee Brewers during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

LOS ANGELES ā€“ Christian Yelich hit Bobby Miller's first pitch of the game for a single. Then the rookie walked William Contreras.

ā€œAfter that inning just got to forget about what's happening and focus on getting that first guy out every inning,ā€ Miller said. ā€œWhen I'm commanding the ball and throwing it where I want to things usually go well.ā€

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Indeed they did.

Miller tossed six innings of one-run ball and retired the final 18 batters he faced to help the Los Angeles Dodgers win their ninth straight game, 6-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night in a matchup of NL division leaders.

ā€œThe bar for us is not a particular opponent, it's ourselves,ā€ Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

The NL West-leading Dodgers are riding their longest winning streak since taking 12 in a row from July 31-Aug. 13 last year. They improved to 13-1 this month and are a season-best 26 games over .500 at 72-46.

ā€œWe're just focused on the task at hand,ā€ said Mookie Betts, who got the Dodgers' first hit with a single in the fourth. ā€œNobody needs to do more than they're capable of doing.ā€

Miller (7-2) allowed one hit in his first win since July 22. The right-hander struck out four and walked one.

Ryan Yarbrough earned his first save of the season with three innings of relief.

The NL Central-leading Brewers had their three-game winning streak snapped.

The Dodgers sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs while breaking open a tie game in the sixth.

In his first game since Aug. 6, J.D. Martinez doubled off the wall in left, chasing Adrian Houser (4-4) and scoring Will Smith, who reached on a throwing error by third baseman Andruw Monasterio.

Pinch-hitter KikƩ HernƔndez followed with a single up the middle off Hoby Milner, scoring Max Muncy and Martinez. HernƔndez scored on Miguel Rojas' single to left. Betts followed with a RBI single to the same spot off Bryse Wilson for a 6-1 lead.

Miller was backed by sparkling defense. Center fielder James Outman made a diving catch of Tyrone Taylorā€™s liner to open the sixth. Shortstop Rojas fielded a ball over the head of Miller and got the speedy Yelich for the second out of the inning.

The Brewers scored on a fielderā€™s choice groundout by Sal Frelick in the first. Carlos Santana had a 442-foot blast leading off the seventh against Yarbrough, his first homer in 20 career games against the Dodgers.

Houser gave up four runs ā€” three earned ā€” and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked none.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Brewers: RHP J.C. MejĆ­a (right shoulder inflammation) went on 15-day IL. ... OF Jesse Winker (back spasms) began a rehab assignment for Class-A Wisconsin.

Dodgers: Moved OF Jake Marisnick (hamstring) to 60-day DL.

UP NEXT

In a matchup of left-handers, Wade Miley (6-2, 2.90 ERA) starts for the Brewers on Wednesday against Clayton Kershaw (10-4, 2.51).

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