Triple play keys Milwaukee’s defensive dominance of Dodgers

For a team not recognized as a defensive stalwart, the Milwaukee Brewers sure flashed lot of leather in shaking down the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Crew turned a slick triple play and added four double plays to help them seal a 3-0 victory at Miller Park on Monday night. In winning 17 of 19, the Brewers have pushed themselves to 20 games over .500 and six games ahead in the NL Central. Most of their success has come because of strong hitting and OK pitching. But they turned in a complete defensive effort against the Dodgers. Most notably, the triple play. The Dodgers put the first two men on base in the second inning against lefty Randy Wolf, and James Loney hit a tricky grounder up the middle. Josh Wilson picked it up and made a quick glove flip to shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt, who stepped on second base and relayed to Prince Fielder at first for the second out. Matt Kemp kept running and Fielder pivoted to relay home. His throw was off the mark a bit, forcing catcher George Kottara...