Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Carl Crawford and Scott Van Slyke both went 2-for-4 with two RBI as the Los Angeles Dodgers downed the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-2, to take the rubber match of a three-game series at Miller Park on Wednesday.

Ramon Hernandez had a solo homer and Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp and Nick Punto each added an RBI for the Dodgers, who had dropped four of five coming in.

Hyun-Jin Ryu (5-2) threw a stellar 7 1/3 innings, giving up six hits and two runs while striking out four with two walks.

The Dodgers reached the Brewers' bullpen quick as starter Wily Peralta (3-5) had his worst outing of his young career. He gave up six runs -- four earned -- on seven hits over just 1 2/3 innings.

Norichika Aoki finished with two hits and a run scored for the Brewers, who haven't won a series dating back to late April against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Kemp got the scoring going early with a two-out RBI single in the first inning, which followed a Crawford single and stolen base.

The Dodgers then opened the game up in the second with some small-ball and a couple of bases-loaded walks. They had three straight singles to begin the inning, and Crawford added another two batters later to bring in two runs and make it 3-0. Gonzalez reached on a fielding error by shortstop Jean Segura with the bases loaded to score another run.

Peralta then gave up two consecutive bases-loaded walks to go down 6-0 and end his day on the mound. The Brewers' bullpen had a good showing afterward, giving up three runs on five hits over 7 1/3 innings.

Hernandez led off the third inning with a home run to left, his first of the season, to add to the lead.

Ryan Braun got the Brewers on the board with a solo home run in the sixth.

Los Angeles tacked on two more runs in the ninth on a Van Slyke double and a double-play ball from Juan Uribe with the bases loaded.

Game Notes: Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse will miss his next start due to irritation in his right elbow, the team announced Wednesday ... Hernandez leads all active catchers with 167 career home runs... Ryu has allowed two earned runs or less in seven of his 10 starts this season ... The Brewers are 6-21 when opponents score first ... Hernandez ended an 0-for-17 hitting slump ... Crawford ranks third among active players with 441 career stolen bases.

Don Mattingly may well be in his final days as Dodgers manager, but he’s apparently not going to protect his players any longer.

Mattingly held Andre Ethier out of his starting lineup Wednesday in Milwaukee, saying, “I’m putting out my lineup that I feel is going to be the most competitive and going to compete the hardest.”

But it wasn’t only Ethier who seemed to draw Mattingly’s wrath – and it shouldn’t be. In a 5-2 loss to the Brewers on Monday night, the Dodgers’ offensive struggles continued. They were 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position and left 14 runners stranded.

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MILWAUKEE -- Before Tuesday night's game, Don Mattingly was asked who his closer was.

"I don't know," the Dodgers manager said. "We'll see."

So, there you have it. The bullpen-wide slump that cost the Dodgers a sweep in Atlanta has the manager as uncertain about the late innings as the fans.

"I know who I want to use. But I don't know if I want to anoint anybody," said Mattingly, who seems to be leaning toward Kenley Jansen over Brandon League in high-stress situations based on recent use. "I'd really like to see the bullpen get its confidence back and some semblance of order and get the guys in the roles we designed.

"I know where I want it to go, it just hasn't gone there. They set the roles the way they are pitching. Now it's hard to say, 'That guy deserves that inning.'"

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By David Vassegh

Don Mattingly was asked why Andre Ethier was not in the starting lineup today, he responded with this answer:

Mattingly also talked about in general he wants players that will play hard for the game of baseball and in particular, the Dodger organization and the legacy they have as one of the great franchises:

The Dodgers have under achieved to this point in the season being in last place of the NL West. I'm sure Andre Ethier will not be happy about Mattingly's comments

Dodgers assistant coach and now MLB Network analyst Larry Bowa tells The Petros and Money Show about the rumors circulating around Dodgers Skipper Don Mattingly: "If you want to be a nice guy as a manager and you want everybody to like you that’s fine, I’ve got no problem with that. But there comes a time maybe where some coaches got to jump in and maybe say 'you know what, this isn’t working guys, let’s kick it in the rear or do this.' That’s what coaches are for, there not just, 'Oh, a name with a coach on it.'"

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(Sports Network) - Right-hander Zack Greinke returns to the scene of his initial National League success on Tuesday night, when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Milwaukee Brewers for the second of three games at Miller Park.

Greinke, a 29-year-old Floridian, spent 2011 and the early part of 2012 with the Brewers and won 25 of 34 decisions across 49 starts between stints with the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

He was dealt to the Angels for three players on July 27, 2012, then signed a deal with the Dodgers in the offseason that could pay him as much as $147 million through 2018.

His initial weeks with the Dodgers have been littered by injuries that have limited him to just three starts, two in April and another in a return on May 15, when he allowed a run on five hits in 5 1/3 innings of a 3-1 win over Washington.

Greinke, of course, suffered a broken collarbone in a brawl against the San Diego Padres on April 11.

In 16 2/3 overall innings, he's given up just three runs and 12 hits while walking one batter, striking out 14 and allowing an opposition batting average of .200.

The Brewers reply with rookie righty Hiram Burgos, who tries to end a four- start winless skid.

The Puerto Rican debuted with a 5-1 defeat of the Chicago Cubs on April 20, but has since gone 0-2 in four outings while his earned run average has puffed up from 1.50 in five innings to 6.58 in 26 innings.

He was nicked for three runs on eight hits in five innings at Pittsburgh in a May 16 outing, dropping a 7-1 decision.

Burgos faced the Dodgers in his second start on April 26 and allowed three runs on four hits in six innings of a game the Brewers ultimately lost, 7-5.

He's 1-0 in two home starts.

On Monday, Clayton Kershaw fired a three-hit complete game, and Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp homered, as the Dodgers edged the Brewers, 3-1.

Kershaw (5-2) walked one and had five strikeouts to earn his 10th career complete game. He was one out shy of going the distance in his most recent start, last Tuesday against the Washington Nationals.

"It's pretty amazing to play defense behind him," Ethier said. "You thank your lucky stars you don't have to face him. It feels good, but we still need to score more runs for him."

Ethier tacked on an RBI triple for the Dodgers, who were swept in a three-game set at Atlanta over the weekend.

Yovani Gallardo (3-4) surrendered eight hits and three runs and had seven strikeouts over six innings for the Brewers. He's lost three consecutive starts.

Gallardo exited after throwing 105 pitches with just 57 for strikes.

"I think his pitch count is always up in the past because he's a strikeout pitcher," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "I think Yo will get better than that and will be able to go deeper. His command is getting better and he had more life on his fastball."

Norichika Aoki drove in the lone run for Milwaukee, which fell to 3-15 this month.

The Dodgers won two of three from the Brewers in a late April series this season, while Milwaukee won six of seven games between the teams in 2012.

MILWAUKEE -- Matt Kemp knew he'd find a cellphone blown up with texts and voicemails when he got back to his locker after Monday night's game, and not because he finally homered.

Kemp is from Oklahoma City and he was shaken after reading firsthand accounts from family and friends of destruction and death in the wake of Monday's monster tornado back home.

"It's bad. Real bad," Kemp said.

After the game, the slugger tweeted that, starting with Monday's long ball, he'll donate $1,000 per home run through the All-Star break to tornado relief.

I'm giving $1000 for tonight's HR and every HR until the All-Star break for the victims of my hometown in OKC. #PrayforOklahoma

— Matt Kemp (@TheRealMattKemp) May 21, 2013

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Dodgers.com - MILWAUKEE -- Hanley Ramirez continues to take ground balls and hit, but manager Don Mattingly reiterated that the club will be careful about not rushing the shortstop back from the disabled list before his strained left hamstring is completely healed.

Mattingly also said that Jerry Hairston, healed from a strained left groin muscle but now nursing left knee tendinitis, played in an extended spring game Monday as part of his rehab.

And Scott Elbert continued his rehab assignment for Double-A Chattanooga on Monday with two strikeouts in one perfect inning. But Mattingly said Elbert still needs a little more Minor League action before the club activates him after two elbow operations.

"His velocity still isn't where we want it to be," Mattingly said. "But he's going in the right direction."

Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Clayton Kershaw fired a three-hit complete game, and Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp homered, as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, to start a three-game set at Miller Park.

Kershaw (5-2) walked one and had five strikeouts to earn his 10th career complete game. He was one out shy of going the distance in his most recent start, last Tuesday against the Washington Nationals.

"It's pretty amazing to play defense behind him," Ethier said of Kershaw. "You thank your lucky stars you don't have to face him. It feels good, but we still need to score more runs for him."

Ethier tacked on an RBI triple for the Dodgers, who were swept in a three-game set at Atlanta over the weekend.

Yovani Gallardo (3-4) surrendered eight hits and three runs and had seven strikeouts over six innings for the Brewers. He's lost three consecutive starts.

Gallardo exited after throwing 105 pitches with just 57 for strikes.

"I think his pitch count is always up in the past because he's a strikeout pitcher," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "I think Yo will get better than that and will be able to go deeper. His command is getting better and he had more life on his fastball."

Norichika Aoki drove in the lone run for Milwaukee, which fell to 3-15 this month.

The Dodgers have a lot to look forward to Tuesday when Zack Greinke pitches against his former team in a ballpark where he has thrived. Greinke, who pitched for the Brewers in 2011 and part of last season, is 15-0 in 24 games (23 starts) in the regular season at Miller Park.

Kemp walked to start the second inning and Ethier tripled to right field when the ball took an odd bounce off the wall and away from Aoki.

Gallardo's sacrifice bunt moved Rickie Weeks and Yuniesky Betancourt into scoring position in the third, but the Brewers managed only one run thanks to Aoki's groundout to second. Jean Segura struck out looking to end the inning.

Ethier homered to right field with one out in the fourth for a 2-1 lead and Kemp went deep to left leading off the sixth. It was his second homer of the year and first since April 24.

Aramis Ramirez narrowly missed a homer down the left field line in the ninth, and after the foul ball he struck out.

Game Notes: Kershaw, who threw 75 of his 107 pitches for strikes, is 3-0 over his last six starts and hasn't lost since April 17 against San Diego ... The Dodgers have activated pitcher Ted Lilly from the 15-day disabled list. The 37-year-old Lilly landed on the DL, retroactively to April 30, with a right rib cage strain. To make room for the veteran left-hander, the Dodgers optioned Matt Magill to Triple-A Albuquerque ... Hiram Burgos starts for Milwaukee Tuesday.