Brewers top Dodgers again, 8-7; winning streak now at 9
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: Pitcher Freddy Peralta #51 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws against Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on July 19, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - Nine victories in a row! The Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to a season-best on Saturday night, July 19 by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-7.
Brewers win 9th in a row!
What we know:
Milwaukee is 5-0 against the defending World Series champions in 2025 – and on Saturday night, it took a full-on team effort to get the job done.
Freddy Peralta (12-4) gave up four runs and five hits in five innings.
After the teams traded four-run rallies in the third, the Brewers took a 5-4 lead on Isaac Collins’ 363-foot homer over the short right-field wall in the fourth. They made it 6-4 on Caleb Durbin’s RBI double in the sixth.
The Dodgers pulled to 6-5 in the sixth when Edman snapped an 0-for-29 skid with a single and Ohtani sliced an RBI single to left.
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Milwaukee pushed it to 7-5 in the seventh when Andrew Vaughn hit a two-out RBI single, and 8-5 in the eighth on Ortiz’s homer.
But the Brewers later tacked on three insurance runs to maintain the lead.
With the victory, Peralta became the first 12-game winner in the majors.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by FOX Sports and The Associated Press.