Kenta Maeda’s struggles in the first inning reared its head again and so too did command issues. The end result was the Los Angeles Dodgers dropping their road trip and series finale to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-0.
While Maeda wasn’t particularly sharp, he did manage to keep the damage to a minimum. Eric Thames’ solo home run in the first inning provided the Brewers with an early lead. A walk and hit by pitch in the second inning led to an Eric Sogard two-out RBI base hit.
Maeda became the second Dodgers starter and third in the past four games to only pitch four innings.