LOS ANGELES — The dog days of summer feel just fine to the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mookie Betts went 3 for 4 and scored four runs, and the Dodgers benefitted from two catcher’s interference calls to win their 10th in a row, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Wednesday night.
The Dodgers increased their NL West lead to 10 games over second-place San Francisco. They’ve outscored the opposition 61-22 during their winning streak.
“August is the worst month of the season,” Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw said. “For us to be playing as well as we are right now, it’s fun.”
Freddie Freeman ended an 0-for-14 skid with a 3-for-5 performance to go with stellar defense on a night when the Dodgers turned three double plays.
Five of the Dodgers’ seven runs came with two outs, including Chris Taylor’s solo shot in the seventh.
Kershaw (11-4) allowed one run and three hits in five innings, struck out two and walked two in his second start since coming off the injured list. The left-hander’s 208th victory moved him within one of tying Don Drysdale for second on the franchise’s all-time wins list.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, right, scores on a single by Will Smith as Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras puts a late tag on him during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. Credit: AP/Mark J. Terrill
“Better to be lucky than good,” Kershaw said. “The last one (start) was better than this one. Games like tonight where you don’t really have your best stuff, it’s definitely a huge blessing to have such a great team. I think Wade (Miley) honestly pitched better than I did. He just had some unlucky breaks.”
Brewers catcher William Contreras was called for interference in the first and second innings that led to runs, both times involving batter J.D. Martinez. Contreras leads the majors with five interference calls this season.
“I didn’t know J.D. was a guy who can draw that,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts…
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