Brewers 2, Dodgers 1
Pinch-hitter Mark Kotsay delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers their fifth straight victory, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
Prince Fielder drew a leadoff walk in the ninth against Hong-Chih Kuo (0-2) and advanced to second on a base hit by Casey McGehee. After Yuniesky Betancourt walked to load the bases, Kotsay lined the first pitch from Mike MacDougal into center field.
Takashi Saito (4-1) pitched a perfect ninth as the Brewers, who improved to a major-league best 46-15 at home, extended their lead over St. Louis in the National League Central to seven games.
Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo allowed one run, four hits and struck out nine in eight innings, and Los Angeles' Chad Billingsley gave up one run, four hits and struck out five in seven innings.
The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI single by Aaron Miles before the Brewers tied it in the bottom half on an RBI groundout by Corey Hart.