The Milwaukee Brewers' hot streak continued with a commanding 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night to kick off their three-game series.

After sweeping the Chicago Cubs to take control of the National League Central Division, Milwaukee's first meeting against the Dodgers since the 2025 National League Championship series seemed like a revenge game after they swept the Brewers.

And Friday's win gives Milwaukee its 30th of the season and the third-best record in baseball, which 24 hours ago belonged to Los Angeles. So, how did they get it done?

When it came to offense, the Brewers successfully threw two punches to rock Dodgers’ starting left-hander Justin Wrobleski and his teammates early on.

After back-to-back singles in the first inning by Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang, William Contreras stepped up to the plate and took a first pitch slider deep to left field for a three-run home run, his fourth of the season.

After Christian Yelich lined out to Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, Andrew Vaughn, Jake Bauers, and Luis Rengifo followed up with consecutive singles to load the bases. Milwaukee's flurry of hits set up Sal Frelick with only one out, and he responded with a sacrifice fly ball to left field to make it a 4-0 game.

The Brewers rounded out their scoring with a Vaughn RBI double to left center field in the bottom of the second inning to capitalize off Wrobleski one more time.

Coming into the series, Wrobleski was one of the Dodgers’ more lethal arms with a 6-1 record and a 2.49 ERA, but the Brewers made light work of him and sent him back to the dugout after five innings.

Wrobleski’s outing ended with him allowing eight hits, five earned runs, and two walks, and he was assessed his second loss of the season.

While Milwaukee’s offense was churning in the early innings of the game, its defense shut the door on Los Angeles time and time again.

The root of the Brewers’ strong defensive outings throughout the season has been their pitching, and that did not change on Friday. Right-hander Logan Henderson got the starting nod, and he provided five shutout innings of work and seven strikeouts while allowing two hits and three walks.

Once Henderson’s evening was over, manager Pat Murphy went three relievers deep in his bullpen to get the job done, and they held their own.

Shane Drohan, Aaron Ashby, and Chad Patrick each saw the mound, and they combined for two strikeouts while allowing three walks, one hit and one run. Between the Brewers’ arms and their overall defensive presence, the Dodgers were held to just three hits in 29 tries.

Milwaukee will have a chance to take ownership of the series when it hosts Los Angeles again on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. CT.

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