Guerra, Brewers shut down Dodgers
MILWAUKEE -- Home runs from Ryan Braun and Kirk Nieuwenhuis and a career-high eight shutout innings from right-hander Junior Guerra led the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night at Miller Park.
Guerra (5-1) earned his second consecutive victory by holding the Dodgers to just two hits and two walks while striking out seven.
He stranded runners at the corners in the first inning then faced just one over the minimum the rest of the way.
Braun's home run was his 13th of the season and extended his hitting streak to 10 games while Nieuwenhuis' hit his fifth of the year and spoiled the major league debut of Dodgers right-hander Brock Stewart (0-1), who allowed five runs on eight hits and a pair of walks while striking out seven.
With a large contingent in the stands from his hometown of Normal, Ill., Stewart made quick work of the Brewers, recording the first two strikeouts of his big league career en route to a 1-2-3 inning. But the magic eluded him in the second. Back-to-back one-out singles set the stage for Nieuwenhuis' three-run homer and after retiring Ramon Flores on a fly ball to center, Stewart gave up two more hits and a walk, loading the bases for Ryan Braun who doubled to center to make it 5-0.
Stewart and the Dodgers took a big chance by intentionally walking Jonathan Lucroy, loading the bases with two out for Chris Carter but Stewart escaped by striking out Carter to end the inning.
The Dodgers played the final five innings without first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, who was ejected by third base umpire Dan Bellino after striking out in the fourth.
NOTES: The Dodgers placed UT Enrique Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list with a sore left rib cage and moved LHP Alex Wood to the 60-day disabled list. The two moves cleared way to add RHP Brock Stewart, Los Angeles' Wednesday starter, to the active roster. ... Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said the "odds are very high" that RHP Julio Urias remains in the rotation until at least the All-Star break. The 19-year-old threw only 80 innings last season because of surgery and has already thrown 74 in 2016 between Triple-A Oklahoma City and Los Angeles. ... Brewers OF Domingo Santana (sore right elbow) isn't expected to return before the All-Star break, manager Craig Counsell said. Santana has been sidelined since June 10 and has yet to take part in baseball-related activities, according to Counsell. ... Milwaukee LF Ryan Braun extended his hitting streak to 10 games.