Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| MIL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 5 | 1 |
The Story
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on August 14, 2024, at American Family Field in a game that swung dramatically on a handful of pivotal plate appearances. The Dodgers struck first with three runs in the top of the first inning, but Milwaukee answered with three of its own in the bottom of the first and added another in the fourth, building a lead that its bullpen would ultimately protect. The DiamondIQ model entered the game giving Milwaukee a 52% win probability, and by the final out that figure had climbed to 100%.
The decisive stretch arrived in the seventh inning, where both teams made their most consequential contributions. Miguel Rojas delivered a single off Jared Koenig that shifted win probability 11.3 points in the Dodgers' favor, briefly threatening to upend Milwaukee's lead, but Koenig recovered to retire Austin Barnes on a strikeout that swung probability 11.3 points back toward the Brewers, and then fanned Teoscar Hernández for a loss of 9.3 points to LAD. Jackson Chourio then answered in the bottom half with a single off Evan Phillips worth 10.5 percentage points, effectively extinguishing the Dodger threat. A costly Dodger error and two Milwaukee errors factored into the final error totals, with LAD committing two and MIL one.
Chourio finished as the game's top batter by WPA at plus 15.1% with a RE24 of plus 1.7, while Freddie Freeman contributed plus 12.4% WPA and Rojas added plus 11.3%. On the mound, Devin Williams led all pitchers with a WPA of plus 15.2%, followed by Joel Payamps at plus 12.6% and Nick Mears at plus 7.3%, a trio that held the Dodgers scoreless from the second inning through the ninth and preserved the one-run Milwaukee victory.