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It was more of the same for the Dodgers in a 3-1 loss to the Brewers on Friday at American Family Field.
With the team in the middle of a stretch where they’re playing 14 games without an off-day, the Dodgers opted to go with a bullpen game. Edwin Uceta got the start in his Major League debut and picked up the loss as he allowed a two-run homer to Jackie Bradley Jr. in the second inning.
Behind Uceta, the Dodgers got effective and efficient shutdown innings from Scott Alexander, Mitch White, Victor González and Jimmy Nelson. Milwaukee was able to add an insurance run in the eighth against Blake Treinen. Those five pitchers combined to give up one run over six innings, giving the offense plenty of time to put together any sort of rally.
But as has been the case over most of the last two weeks, the Dodgers’ offense was nowhere to be found. Los Angeles was held without a hit through four innings. The first hit came courtesy of AJ Pollock’s second homer of the season, a solo shot off Brewers starter Freddy Peralta in the fifth.
Pollock has been one of the lone bright spots for the Dodgers’ offense recently. He has hit .360 (9-for-25) with two homers and three RBIs in his last eight games.
Outside of Pollock and Justin Turner, the Dodgers just can’t seem to get any momentum offensively. Will Smith’s broken-bat single just over the infield in the seventh inning was the only other hit Los Angeles recorded on Friday; he ended up stranded at first.