The game turned in one decisive inning. Los Angeles scored four runs in the fifth to break open a 1-1 tie and defeat Milwaukee 5-1 at American Family Field.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned the victory with seven innings of one-run ball, allowing seven hits while striking out three. The right-hander improved to 4-4 with a 3.09 ERA, working efficiently through 92 pitches to give the Dodgers their fourth quality start in five games.
The fifth inning decided everything. Kyle Tucker tripled to right, scoring Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman to give Los Angeles a 3-1 lead. Andy Pages followed with a two-run homer to left, extending the advantage to 5-1. Pages finished 1-for-4 with two RBI, raising his season totals to 11 home runs and 45 RBI.
Brandon Sproat took the loss for Milwaukee, allowing three runs over four innings with seven strikeouts and four walks. His control problems proved costly in the decisive fifth, as he issued two walks before Tucker's triple broke the game open. Sproat fell to 1-3 with a 5.84 ERA.
Los Angeles snapped a losing streak to improve to 32-20, maintaining first place in their division. Milwaukee dropped to 30-19 but remains atop their division standings. Tucker is nine runs away from 500 career runs scored.