Improbable home race against Josh Hader gives the Dodgers a 5-3 win over the Brewers

WP – Pedro Baez (1-1)
LP – Josh Hader (0-1)
SV – Kenley Jansen (7)
HR – MIL: Christian Yelich (11), Eric Thames (3); LAD – Kiké Hernandez (5)

The score of the box

By entering the evening, Josh Hader allowed only 4 shots on a score of 0-2. Already. ALREADY.

Nobody has ever dominated against him on a score of 0-2. Already. ALREADY.

Kiké Hernandez had never dominated a score of 0-2. Never. NEVER.

Hernandez then jumped on a 0-2 quick shot against Hader who was not high enough to hit a 3-run run in the 8th inning, helping the Dodgers win their sixth consecutive victory and sending the Brewers to their home team. 3rd consecutive loss, 5-3.

Things got off to a good start for Hader, with Craig Counsell calling for a match that seemed to decide the match: face Cody Bellinger with the goals loaded and 2 outs in the 7th inning.

The battle was up, and Bellinger played a 7-throw stick before Hader finally pushed him to swing to end the threat. If it was possible to have a playoff atmosphere in April, that may have been the case.

This clash would only be the first of many battles for Hader, as the Dodgers continued to make him work on every outing. After having to make 38 shots in 1.1 innings of work a week ago, the game was pretty much the same this time around. A J. Pollock led the 8th inning with a 9-length run, and David Freese also played in a match that had some tight strikes that were dominated by balloons to set up Hernandez's home run. .

Before Hader came in, Jhoulys Chacin and Junior Guerra also fought their command and an incoherent strike zone, but were largely able to escape unscathed.

Chacin walked 3 in his 5 innings, but managed to limit the Dodgers to only 2 points on 5 shots, bouncing off a bad start against them in his last game. It was a pretty typical departure for Chacin, who sometimes felt more chaotic than the results would show, but Chacin, Yasmani Grandal and the Brewers' staff deserve congratulations for changing his approach for his second start against the Dodgers in a week .

Chacin usually launches his slider 48% of the time, but tonight he is more focused on his fastball. Although he struggled to launch strikes at times, the change in strategy kept the Dodgers out of balance and they were not really able to catch up.

Alex Claudio bridged the gap between Chacin and Guerra, throwing 1.1 rounds without a hit and causing a weak contact, but left a runner at the base for Guerra after a walk. Guerra allowed a single forward to pinch Chris Taylor before allowing Corey Seager to charge the goals. Guerra was able to hit Justin Turner while watching, largely thanks to Grandal's coaching behind the plate, before passing the ball to Hader.

Offensively, the Brewers got off to a good start against Ross Stripling. Lorenzo Cain led the match with the 1,000th shot of his career and Christian Yelich beat again to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead in the first set. . Yelich added to his club record for the March / April RBI and has now defeated Eric Thames for the Brewers record for home runs of the month.

By the way, it's still April 19.

Stripling subsequently calmed down, but eventually scratched 8 while he was only working 4.2 innings. The Dodgers' office looked like his old stop after that, not allowing another race until Thames hit a solo home against Joe Kelly in the eighth inning. Kenley Jansen completed his 7th save and the 14th Dodger victory with a perfect 9th run.

After the game, Craig Counsell announced that Chase Anderson would start Saturday night. He will face Hyun-Jin Ryu, who is on the injured list, pushing Clayton Kershaw's departure to Sunday.

Not only does it probably give the Brewers a better chance of winning on Saturday, but it also plans a rematch on Sunday between Kershaw and Brandon Woodruff, who was dominated by Clayton Kershaw in the NLCS.

First launch Saturday at 18h10. CDT.