 also held the major league-leading Dodgers (91-37) without a run over six innings in a June 4 win at Milwaukee.Los Angeles went with a bullpen game, using six relievers. All were effective but Josh Ravin (0-1), who gave up a leadoff single to Manny Pina in the fifth and then Arcia's 13th home run.Davies allowed only three hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out seven.Anthony Swarzak worked the eighth and Corey Knebel pitched the ninth for his 28th save.The Dodgers' best scoring chance against Davies came with two outs in the fifth when Chase Utley and Austin Barnes singled. Davies struck out pinch-hitter Adrian Gonzalez to end the threat.Yasiel Puig doubled in the second for the Dodgers' only other hit against Davies, and provided the defensive play of the night. In the sixth, Domingo Santana sent a drive just inside the right-field foul pole. Puig sprinted over and made a reaching catch as he hit the short wall, preventing a likely home run.The Brewers tacked on a run in the eighth against Luis Avilan. Hernan Perez singled and scored on Neil Walker's double under the glove of third baseman Justin Turner.It was the second time the Dodgers have been shut out in their past four games.TRAINER'S ROOMBrewers: Manager Craig Counsell said C Andrew Susac (right trapezius) is expected to go out on a rehab assignment early next week. . Counsell said C Jett Bandy (broken rib) is expected back this season but not when rosters expand on Sept. 1.Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (lower back strain) threw five innings in his first rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He allowed one run and two hits, did not walk a batter and struck out eight. . 1B-LF Cody Bellinger (ankle) completed a full workout without issue and is expected to be activated from the disabled list when eligible Wednesday.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (9-6, 3.79 ERA) is 0-2 lifetime in four starts against the Dodgers but with a 1.33 ERA.Dodgers: RHP Yu Darvish (8-9, 3.83) is scheduled to come off the disabled list (lower back stiffness) and make his fourth start for the Dodgers. He is 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA in his three previous starts for Los Angeles.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Dodgers' Stripling in unsual spot vs. Davies, Brewers 45m ago• 2 min read LOS ANGELES -- Right-hander Ross Stripling has been whatever the Los Angeles Dodgers have needed him to be this season, yet his most drastic role reversal will come Saturday.Stripling will be pressed into service as the Dodgers' spot starter against the Milwaukee Brewers, taking the assignment after being used as the closer in his last outing. He will face off against the Milwaukee Brewers' Zach Davies in the second game of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won the series opener 3-1 on Friday.Stripling does have two saves this season, but his first was a three-inning outing against the Chicago Cubs on May 27 when the Dodgers won 5-0. On Monday at Pittsburgh, Stripling came on to record the final three outs in typical closer fashion as the Dodgers won 6-5. Regular closer Kenley Jansen had been used earlier in the game.Stripling (3-4, 3.41 ERA) will now follow his first traditional closer appearance with his first turn as a starter this year. He made 14 starts in 22 appearances during his rookie season last year."I'm just a man of many trades," Stripling said. "It's fun. I think that was the idea at the beginning of the year was to kind of have a swing man. I had that long role early and then the idea was that when we needed a spot start, I was going to be the guy to do it. We just have so much starter depth and guys have stayed healthy that we haven't needed it until Aug. 26." Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he hopes to get three, and possibly four innings out of Stripling in the outing. He will then turn it over to the bullpen. He is actually calling the game a "bullpen day," for obvious reasons.Stripling has not thrown more than 36 pitches in any of his 13 outings during July and August. He made back-to-back one-inning relief appearances against the Brewers in early June at Milwaukee and did not allow a run in either. He did not face Milwaukee last season.Davies (14-7, 4.09) will have no pitch restrictions when he faces the Dodgers, or at least not any uncommon to the typical starter. Not only that, but the right-hander has been impressive over his last 11 starts, posting a 2.65 ERA.If that is not enough reason to carry some confidence into Saturday's start, Davies will take the mound knowing he was in complete control when facing Los Angeles on June 4 at Milwaukee. He held the Dodgers to just three hits and no runs over six innings in a Brewers 3-0 victory.Yet Brewers manager Craig Counsell will take a cautious approach to Saturday's game."I think when you start going back around to a team, it's kind of more local knowledge for each side," Counsell said. "And I think for each side, it's a cat-and-mouse game of adjustments. I think they have some hitters who are pretty good at making some adjustments and Zach has the ability to make adjustments with his repertoire." In three career starts against the Dodgers, Davies is 1-1 with a 3.63 ERA. His seven earned runs allowed to Los Angeles came in his two starts against the club last season.
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