LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Thursday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their playoff series. A crowd of 51,251 at Dodger Stadium watched as strong pitching performances dominated the game. The Dodgers scored once in the first inning on Mookie Betts’ RBI double and broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the sixth. Caleb Durbin tripled and scored on a Jake Bauers single for the Brewers’ lone run. Tyler Glasnow struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings for Los Angeles, while Alex Vesia earned the win in relief. Roki Sasaki recorded the save. Jacob Misiorowski took the loss for Milwaukee despite striking out nine in five innings. Game 4 is scheduled for Friday.