Tony Gonsolin pitched seven scoreless innings for his 15th victory, Austin Barnes and Max Muncy homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Gonsolsin (15-1, 2.12 ERA) matched the Astros’ Justin Verlander for the major league lead in wins. Los Angeles is 21-5 since the All-Star break and has the majors’ best record at 81-35, having won 13 of 16 keyed by their recent 12 game win streak which was snapped Sunday in a 4-0 loss to the Royals.
Craig Kimbrel, who blew a save in the Brewers’ 5-4 win in 11 innings on Tuesday night, allowed two baserunners in the ninth but escaped for his 21st save.
Milwaukee(62-54) fell three games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central.
Eric Lauer (8-5, 3.58 ERA) pitched seven solid innings for the Brewers, allowing four hits in seven innings, including the two homers in the sixth and seventh.
Tony twirled a two hitter, while walking one batter and tying his season high with eight strikeouts. The All-Star right-hander continues to make his case for the NL CY Young award.
Christian Yelich had an RBI single off reliever Caleb Ferguson in the eighth for Milwaukee’s lone run of the night.
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