The Dodgers entered the series against the Brewers as winners of their last four, but they had struggled against potential playoff teams outside the division thus far (1-6) and were looking to flip that script by kicking off the start of the four-game series with a victory. They managed to do exactly that behind Julio Urias, Cody Bellinger, and Max Muncy in a 3-1 win.
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The bats struggled to score against opposing starter Zach Davies, managing three hits and three walks but no runs. They failed to capitalize in the 2nd with a runner on second and two outs, then in the 4th with runners on the corners and two outs, and in the 5th with a runner on second and one out and with a runner on third and two outs.