Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines as Dodgers hold late 3-1 lead over Brewers to tie series

The Dodgers  (74-49) bounced back and evened the series against the Brewers (75-48) Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Edwin Diaz got another shot at a save to redeem himself after Friday’s ninth-inning collapse.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six dominant innings with nine strikeouts. The offense supported him with three big scoring hits including two solo home runs from Andy Pages and Tommy Edman.

Even the bullpen, including closer Diaz, preserved the lead in late innings.

The Dodgers pulled a Brewers with one out in the first inning when they strung together three consecutive singles. Pages and Teoscar Hernández singled, and Mookie Betts drove in the first run of the game with a base hit down the left field line.

Joey Ortiz doubled with one out in the top of the third, the first base hit allowed by Yamamoto on the night.

The Brewers used their speed to get runners on the corners with nobody out against Yamamoto in the top of the fifth. Luis Lara nearly hit one out, but he barreled into second base with a double. David Hamilton, another speedster, bunted perfectly down the third base line. Hamilton and his wheels secured the infield single and easily moved Lara to third.

A sac fly from Ortiz tied the game, but the Dodgers struck back in the bottom of the inning.

Pages blasted a go-ahead solo home run, his 20th of the season, to put the Dodgers back in front 2-1 with two outs in the fifth.

The Dodgers All-Star outfielder took a Gasser sweeper for a ride over the left field corner wall.