TODAY’S GAMES
The MilwauLOS ANGELES — kee Brewers know they can count on their intimidating bullpen to get outs. They may not have been expecting a twice-demoted shortstop to generate so much offense.
Jhoulys Chacin combined w ith four re l ievers on a five-hitter, and Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer in a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday that gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead in the NL Championship Series.
Los Angeles loaded the bases against Jeremy Jeffress in the ninth inning, but the struggling closer shut the door. He struck out Yasmani Grandal and pinch-hitter Brian Dozier to complete Milwaukee’s third shutout in six playoff games this year.
“We feel like we’re in really good shape,” manager Craig Counsell said.
Game 4 in the best-of-seven series was Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Ryan Braun had an early RBI double Monday off rookie Walker Buehler, who struck out eight in seven innings. Travis Shaw tripled a nd Brewers at Dodgers, 5:05 p.m., FS1
Red Sox at Astros, 8:39 p.m., TBS scored on a wild pitch in the sixth. Arcia connected for his third postseason homer in the seventh, his second in two games.
Chacin scattered three hits over 5⅓ innings before giving way to Corey Knebel, who worked 1⅔ perfect innings and struck out his last four batters.
Milwaukee’s vaunted bullpen delivered after the Dodgers hit .333 and scored eight of their nine runs against Brewers relievers during the first two games in Milwaukee, both decided by one run.
The Brewers became the first visiting team to pitch a postseason shutout at Dodger Stadium since the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the 1983 NLCS. Los Angeles had gone 50 consecutive home playoff games without being blanked, the second-longest streak in major league history behind 61 straight for the Boston Red Sox, according to STATS.