Dodgers Lose Syndergaard Early but Still Beat Brewers 6–2

Mookie Betts (50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers is congratulated by Freddie Freeman (5) following a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning at American Family Field in Milwaukee on May 9, 2023. Stacy Revere/Getty Images

MILWAUKEE—The Los Angeles Dodgers withstood Noah Syndergaard’s early exit, getting home runs from Mookie Betts, Will Smith and Miguel Vargas on Tuesday night, May 9, in a 6–2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Syndergaard lasted only one inning because of a cut on the index finger of the 30-year-old right-hander’s pitching hand. Syndergaard headed to the dugout after warming up before the bottom of the first inning, apparently to have the cut treated.