Freeman Singles in the Go-Ahead Runs in 8th and Smith Homers 3 Times as Dodgers Beat Brewers 8–5

Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith (R) hits a solo home run as Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Aaron Civale (L) and catcher William Contreras, watch along with home plate umpire Brian Walsh during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles on July 5, 2024. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Freddie Freeman singled in the go-ahead runs with two outs in the eighth inning, Will Smith homered three times, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Milwaukee Brewers 8–5 on Friday night in a matchup of NL division leaders.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani struck out three times on his 30th birthday and is 0 for 11—including six consecutive punchouts—since the second inning of Wednesday’s loss against Arizona.