The Brewers fell to the Dodgers 4-2 in the wild card series opener late Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Milwaukee starter Brent Suter walked two batters with the bases loaded in the first inning, issued five walks total in just one-and-two-thirds innings, and gave up three runs to take the loss.
Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer to pull with Brewers within one run in the fourth inning before L-A’s Corey Seager added a solo shot in the seventh off Freddy Peralta.
Dodgers starter Walker Buehler allowed two runs over four innings with eight strikeouts and left-hander Juluio Urias pitched three scoreless for the playoff victory.
The Crew sends Brandon Woodruff to the mound facing elimination tonight (Thursday 9 p-m) against L-A veteran Clayton Kershaw.
The Brewers pitching staff is extremely thin for the best-of-three playoff series in Los Angeles.
Milwaukee left reliever Devin Williams off the Wild Card round roster due to a sore shoulder.
Williams was named National League Reliever of the Month for September and an important part of the bullpen. He struck out 53 of the 100 batters he’s faced in 2020.
Brewers number-one starter Corbin Burnes is on the injured list with an oblique strain and left-hander Brett Anderson is out with a blister issue.
