{"id":999692,"date":"2026-08-14T06:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/999692\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T06:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:03:14","slug":"edwin-diaz-meltdown-blows-dodgers-lead-in-loss-to-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/999692\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwin D\u00edaz meltdown blows Dodgers’ lead in loss to Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Again, it was the slider that betrayed Dodgers closer Edwin D\u00edaz<\/a>. He put one on the inside edge of the plate to Milwaukee\u2019s Garrett Mitchell, who lined it into right field to dissolve the Dodgers<\/a>\u2019 lead in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n

D\u00edaz\u2019s problems persisted in the battle for the best record in the National League. The Dodgers went on to lose 5-4<\/a> to the Brewers, after D\u00edaz was charged with three runs and a blown save.<\/p>\n

It started as a quiet offensive night for both teams. And though Roki Sasaki<\/a> was giving up hard contact, spiking his splitter in the dirt more than usual and losing his footing on the mound, the right-hander gave up only one hit through the first three innings.<\/p>\n

Then he briefly unraveled in the fourth.<\/p>\n

With one out and a runner on first, Sasaki hung a slider right over the middle to Andrew Vaughn. Luckily for Sasaki, Vaughn let it go for a strike. But then he threw four straight balls to walk him. Christian Yelich then singled to load the bases before Sasaki got William Contreras to chase a high fastball and a pair of splitters below the zone for a strikeout.<\/p>\n

But Joey Ortiz was pickier, and Sasaki was wilder. He walked Ortiz on four pitches to push in the game\u2019s first run. Then Sasaki walked David Hamilton on five pitches to double the Brewers\u2019 lead.<\/p>\n

Sasaki finally escaped by striking out Jackson Chourio.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers (73-49) got a run back the next inning on Ben Rortvedt\u2019s RBI single. And Sasaki got back on track to get through the sixth without giving up another run.<\/p>\n

\"Dodgers <\/p>\n

Dodgers pitcher Edwin D\u00edaz reacts after giving up the tying run in the ninth inning against the Brewers on Thursday.<\/p>\n

(Gina Ferazzi \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

In the bottom half of the inning, Max Muncy entered the game as a pinch hitter and delivered a go-ahead three-run home run. Muncy had to fight for the homer that would give him sole possession for the record of most home runs at Dodger Stadium. Muncy worked a full count against Brewers right-hander Antonio Senzatela. Then he jumped all over a 100-mph fastball, launching it into the right-field stands.<\/p>\n

The 426-foot blast gave him 131 career home runs in Chavez Ravine \u2014 breaking a tie with Eric Karros for the most in Dodger Stadium history.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou did it, Munce, you did it,\u201d said Karros, during the SportsNet LA game broadcast. \u201cNow the all-time home run leader at Dodger Stadium, Max Muncy. Congratulations, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

The celebration didn\u2019t last for the Dodgers. In the ninth inning, D\u00edaz recorded his third blown save in four appearances.<\/p>\n

With one out, he gave up four consecutive singles, and the Brewers (75-47) tied the score. After D\u00edaz tallied a second strikeout, left-hander Alex Vesia replaced him with two outs and runners on first and second.<\/p>\n

He got Jake Bauers to hit a ground ball to the right side of the field, but it found a hole to drive in the go-ahead run.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers then went down in order to end the game.<\/p>\n

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