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 "We grind it out and find ways to win, and we did," Overbay
added.
Overbay's pinch-hit, bases-clearing double keyed a five-run surge in
the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 6-3 victory
over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night before 47,272 fans at
Dodger Stadium.
Overbay's tiebreaking hit, a run-scoring single by second baseman
Scooter Gennett and an RBI double by left fielder Khris Davis
against reliever Jamey Wright (4-3) boosted Milwaukee (68-55) to its
10th win in the past 14 games at Dodger Stadium in a clash of
division leaders.
Wright was tagged for five runs and four hits in one-third inning.
"You just have to see a pitch up and hope for the best," said
Overbay, who is 8-for-18 (.444) as a pinch hitter this season with
two doubles, a homer and seven RBIs. "He made a mistake. It was
away, but it was up. Usually, he gets it down in the zone. Guess I'm
lucky. Better lucky than good."
 The National League Central-leading Brewers have been good against
the Dodgers (70-54), beating them for the third time in the last
four meetings. They took two of three from Los Angeles, leaders of
the NL West, last weekend in Milwaukee.
"To be the best, you have to beat the best," Overbay said.
Milwaukee's Brandon Kintzler (2-3) gave up a hit in one inning.
Closer Francisco Rodriguez retired the side in order in the ninth
for his 37th save and tied Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers for 11th on
the all-time list with 341 saves.
"It means a lot," Rodriguez said. "It is huge."
Dodgers starter Zack Greinke failed to defeat his former club for
the third time despite leaving with a two-run lead after five
innings and laboring through them with 99 pitches. After giving up
singles in the first inning to catcher Jonathan Lucroy and third
baseman Aramis Ramirez, Greinke kept the Brewers hitless. However,
he walked a season-high-tying five batters.
"Obviously, that was a lot of pitches," said Dodgers manager Don
Mattingly, who said Greinke might have been trying to be a little
too fine around the plate. "The walks are definitely unlike him.
Obviously, (he) was trying to hit the edges a little bit. Sometimes,
he was good and sometimes he wasn't."
Milwaukee starter Jimmy Nelson allowed two runs and six hits with
four strikeouts and a walk in six innings, but he didn't figure in
the decision.
"Jimmy was great," Roenicke said. "He kept the ball down well. His
sliders were good."
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Dodgers third baseman Juan Uribe left the game after the sixth inning with
tightness in his left hamstring. Brewers third baseman Jean Segura
departed after the seventh with a bruise on his right hand after
attempting to break up a double play. Roenicke said x-rays were
negative, though Segura's hand was sore.
The Dodgers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Gordon, who reached
on an infield single, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing
error by Lucroy, and scored on a single by Puig with no outs.
The Brewers loaded the bases with two outs in the fourth inning when
Greinke issued three straight walks to Davis, first baseman Mark
Reynolds and Segura. However, Greinke escaped the jam by retiring Nelson
on a called third strike.
Gordon scored again on a RBI base hit by Puig, who went 3-for-4 with a
run, in the fifth inning for a 2-0 advantage.
Gordon, who was 2-for-4 with two runs, stole a pair of bases to raise
his total to a major league-leading 56 this season. He tied former
Dodger Steve Sax (1983) for the seventh-most steals in a single season
in Los Angeles history.
NOTES: Los Angeles LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu was placed on the 15-day disabled
list with a strained right gluteus muscle. Ryu suffered the injury in
Wednesday's loss to the Atlanta Braves. ... The Dodgers acquired RHP
Justin Germano from the Texas Rangers for future considerations. Germano
was sent to Triple-A Albuquerque. ... Milwaukee RF Ryan Braun returned
to the lineup after missing Thursday's win over the Chicago Cubs with an
ailing right thumb. Frequently booed, Braun went 1-for-4 with a walk.
... Brewers RHP Kyle Lohse will skip his next start because of lingering
soreness in his right foot. ... New Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott
threw out the first pitch.
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