MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers erupted for 11 runs over the final six innings Saturday, overcoming an early three-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3 at American Family Field before a crowd of 38,136 in 3 hours, 11 minutes.

The Brewers jumped on Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki in the bottom of the first. Jackson Chourio led off with a ground-rule double and scored on Brice Turang’s double. Andrew Vaughn then reached on a throwing error by Sasaki, allowing Turang to score. After Christian Yelich grounded into a force out and Gary Sanchez walked, Sal Frelick singled to drive in Yelich, but center fielder Andy Pages threw out Sanchez at third to end the inning.

Sasaki settled down after that shaky start. He allowed only three hits over five innings, striking out five and walking two, while his defense turned three groundouts in the second and third innings. The Dodgers’ offense, meanwhile, had been quiet against Brewers starter Robert Gasser, managing just a triple from Kyle Tucker in the second that went nowhere.

The game’s decisive moment came in the fourth inning. Freddie Freeman led off with a double, and Andy Pages followed with a double that scored Freeman. After Will Smith lined out, Kyle Tucker walked, bringing Teoscar Hernandez to the plate. Hernandez launched a three-run homer to left field, turning a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 Dodgers lead. The Dodgers never trailed again.

Gasser lasted only one more inning. He finished with 4 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and four earned runs while striking out four and walking two, taking the loss. The Dodgers threatened again in the fifth but could not add on, and the score remained 4-3 through the middle innings.

The Dodgers broke the game open with three runs in the eighth. Freeman walked, Pages walked, and Smith singled to score Freeman. After Tucker grounded into a force out, Hernandez singled to drive in Pages. Miguel Rojas then laid down a sacrifice bunt that brought in Tucker, putting the Dodgers up 7-3.

Los Angeles blew the game wide open with four more runs in the ninth. Freeman walked, and after a groundout and a walk to Smith, Hernandez delivered again with a single that scored Freeman and Smith. Rojas walked, and Santiago Espinal doubled to left to score Hernandez. Shohei Ohtani capped the inning with a single to right that drove in Rojas, making the score 11-3.

The Brewers managed only one baserunner after the fifth inning. Sanchez singled in the eighth but was left stranded. Milwaukee reliever Grant Anderson pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits, but the Brewers could not mount a rally against a trio of Dodgers relievers.

Key performances for the Brewers included Chourio, who had two doubles among his two hits. Turang went 1 for 2 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Frelick was 1 for 3 with an RBI. Gasser took the loss in his first decision of the season, falling to 0-1. For the Dodgers, Hernandez was the star, finishing 3 for 4 with a home run, a walk and six RBIs. Freeman walked four times and scored three runs. Ohtani had two hits and an RBI. Sasaki earned the win, improving to 3-3.

The Dodgers outhit the Brewers 10-5. Los Angeles improved to 32-20, while Milwaukee dropped to 30-19. The win avenged a 5-1 loss to the Brewers the previous night. The teams conclude their three-game series Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of 8-7 in favor of the Dodgers. Interstat’s ELO system gave Los Angeles a 51.00 percent probability to win. The Dodgers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 14 runs went under the over/under line of 9.