Player of the gameLogan HendersonMIL7.0ip 3h 1er 6k
LOS ANGELES – Logan Henderson was grateful the Brewers didn’t deal him away. Two weeks later, the Brewers are grateful, too. In a matchup against the ace left-hander the Brewers tried in vain to acquire at the Trade Deadline – perhaps because they refused to part with Henderson in a deal – the 24-year-old Texan delivered a career-high seven innings while outpitching Tarik Skubal in Milwaukee’s 6-2 win at Dodger Stadium. The Brewers didn’t just win the narrative, they won the series in a rematch of last year’s lopsided NLCS, 3-1. Most critically, they also won the season series between the teams, 4-3. “Whatever happens in October is whatever happens, but I think the anticipation is we're going to have to get through these guys,” said first baseman Jake Bauers. “We can play with them, and if we execute, we can beat them.” It was Bauers who urged his teammates to “chill the \[heck\
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteLAD -189 · 64% to win
Upset
Run LineLAD -1.5
MIL covered
TotalO/U 7.5 · 8 scored
Over
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