LOS ANGELES – Keeping Miguel Vargas out of the starting lineup is starting to look like a bad idea.
Vargas came off the bench to hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning Saturday, helping to rescue a game that nearly got away from the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani also homered in the eighth inning as the Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Saturday afternoon.
The Dodgers led for most of the game after a three-run first inning, featuring Will Smith’s fourth consecutive home run.