Killer Tomato Helps Dodgers Win 5-4

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jason Schmidt gave his bullpen all the credit for his first victory with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Schmidt escaped a bases-loaded jam of his own in the fifth, and the bullpen gave up three runs but held on as Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 5-4 to avoid being swept by the Brewers on Wednesday night.

“We all know how strong that bullpen is here and they kind of proved it,” Schmidt said. “(I) stretched them a little thin, and they did a heck of a job, they’re the ones that won that ballgame.”

It wasn’t easy for Schmidt or the rest of the Dodgers.

Schmidt, the former Giants ace who signed a three-year, $47 million contract in December, was the prized acquisition for the pitching staff, while the Dodgers also signed free agent Juan Pierre and Luis Gonzalez for the outfield.

The Dodgers went up 5-1 off pinch hitter Olmedo Saenz’s two-run double and Matt Kemp’s sacrifice fly in the eighth after Carlos Villanueva walked the bases loaded and was taken out for former Dodgers reliever Elmer Dessens.

Dodgers won the game 5-4 with Saito getting the save and Schmidt getting the win.