Is it defensible to refer to the defending National League Central champs as "upstarts?" It is, and such is the state of the expectations -- and the baseball -- in Milwaukee these days. The Brewers on Saturday night in L.

The former Brewers prospect, sent away in the William Contreras trade in December 2023, got an order of revenge on the Brewers with a go-ahead solo shot with one out in the fifth. It was the first homer of the year for Ruiz, who's graded out as a below-replacement level player since the trade.

Abner Uribe retired Mookie Betts with the bases loaded for the final out, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 for their 10th straight victory.