Barnes leads Dodgers to 11-th straight win, beating Brewers 1-0

Austin Barnes hit a home run in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie as the Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 1-0 victory over Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

With the win, Dodgers extend their streak to a season-best 11 games.

Barnes recorder two of the Dodgers’ four hits, as one of them was his first home run of the season. After seven scoreless innings from Lance Lynn, Dodgers left-hander Caleb Ferguson (7-3) pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

More on this topic:

Ohtani and Aaron Judge leading the race for the MLB MVP award

Tyrone Taylor had two of the five hits produced by the Brewers, who now have their lead fall to two games over both the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds.