Ohtani, Vargas Homer in 8th, Smith Homers in 4th Straight At-bat, Dodgers Top Brewers 5–3

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (L) hits a solo home run as Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Bryan Hudson (2nd L) and catcher William Contreras watch along with home plate umpire Edwin Moscoso during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles on July 6, 2024. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Shohei Ohtani and Miguel Vargas hit solo shots in the eighth inning, Will Smith became the first Los Angeles player to homer in four consecutive at-bats in a decade, and the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5–3 on Saturday, July 6.

After Christian Yelich went deep to tie the game at 3–all in the top of the eighth, the Dodgers responded with two homers to win their second straight in the matchup of National League division leaders.