Turner’s HR ties series

Dodgers hammer Brewers’ bullpen, earn split on road

MILWAUKEE — Justin Turner and the Dodgers know all about performing in the postseason.

Shut down for most of Saturday, the Dodgers staged another late rally and Turner hit a two-run homer in the eighth for a 4-3 win over the Brewers that tied the NL Championship Series 1-1.

The Dodgers had just two singles off Wade Miley before breaking through against a vaunted bullpen. After forcing the Brewers to use six relievers to win 6-5 on Friday night, the NL West champions put that extended look to good use in Game 2, especially against faltering All-Star Jeremy Jeffress.

“As long as we have outs left, we know we’re in the game,” Turner said.

The Brewers wasted a terrific performance by Miley in their first loss in three weeks, ending a 12-game winning streak. He pitched 52⁄3 shutout innings.

“We were in really good shape with the effort Wade gave us,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “He pitched beautifully.”

Miley handed a 2-0 lead to his bullpen and then Travis Shaw tacked on a solo drive in the sixth. But that was the last run for the Brewers.

Cody Bellinger got the Dodgers on the board with an RBI single in the seventh, stopping an 0-for-15 slide in the playoffs that landed him on the bench at the start of the game. Austin Barnes forced in another run with a basesloaded walk off Jeffress.

The Dodgers went right back to work in the eighth. Chris Taylor reached on a leadoff single before Turner hit a long drive to left off Jeffress. Jeffress also struggled in Game 1, allowing two hits while recording only one out.

The Dodgers have scored eight runs against the Brewers’ bullpen, all in the seventh inning or later.

“The more you face the relievers, the easier it’s going to get,” Bellinger said.