Brewers pound Kershaw, Dodgers 7-2
The Milwaukee Brewers pounded Clayton Kershaw and defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Tuesday.
Kershaw gave up two solo shots in the first inning and three more runs in the third to Milwaukee. In all, gave up eight hits and five earned runs in four innings of work.
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Kolten Wong hit the first solo homer for the Brewers, followed by another one-run bomb from Luis Urias.
Now THAT is how you start a ballgame!@KoltenWong and @LuisUrias03 went back-to-back off Clayton Kershaw in the first to give us a 2-0 lead.#CactusCrew pic.twitter.com/qY9BjZgA8h
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) March 16, 2021
Milwaukee got three more runs in the third inning with an RBI single from Jackie Bradley Jr., an RBI groundout from Keston Hiura and an RBI double from Omar Narvaez.
Brewers prospects Luke Maile and Zach Green added two more runs with solo home runs in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively. Both of those bombs came off Los Angeles pitcher Trevor Bauer, who pitched the final five innings for the Dodgers.
Milwaukee is back in action on Thursday at 3:10 p.m. for a road game against the Los Angeles Angels. That game will be televised on FOX Sports Wisconsin.