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On a night when the ball was flying out of the park for the Dodgers, Contreras was able to manage one for his team. In the bottom of the third, Contreras hit a 418-foot shot to left center off Dodgers starter Gavin Stone to give the Brewers their first run of the night. It’s the 15th homer of the year for Contreras, who has homered in back-to-back games and now has four homers in 11 games for the month of August.

Rea had his work cut out for him in this one. The veteran righty gave up a solo homer to Will Smith in the second inning and another solo homer to Shohei Ohtani in the third. If that wasn’t bad enough, Rea later watched Gavin Lux take him 428 feet to right center for a two-run shot in the second, only to watch Andy Pages hit a two-run homer of his own in the same inning to give the Dodgers a 7-1 lead after four innings. Rea making it through six innings is surprising, but he also went on to pitch two scoreless frames after the disastrous start. We’ll consider this a one-off for Rea, who has been solid for much of the season. He’ll look to rebound from this outing on Sunday at home against the Guardians.

Black was called up earlier this week as extra depth for Milwaukee and will get an opportunity on Tuesday night to face Dodgers right-hander Gavin Stone. The 24-year-old’s impressive plate skills have yet to translate to the big leagues, but he’s been an offensive force in the upper minors over the last few years. He’s even capable of helping out in the stolen base department as well, which makes him a sneaky pickup in deeper mixed leagues.

Perkins’ injury probably means that Garrett Mitchell will play versus lefties as well as righties, giving him fantasy value a boost. Perkins’ offense has fallen off recently, but he’ll be missed; he’s been quite valuable for the Brewers this season while playing some of the best center field in the league.

Black focused on first base at the beginning of the season, but he’s spent time back at third and played some center field lately. He’ll see the occasional start against right-handers for now, but the Brewers would really have more use for a right-handed outfielder with Blake Perkins out.

Contreras got the Brewers on the board in the sixth inning with a two-run homer off an otherwise-effective Clayton Kershaw. The backstop also doubled and walked for a fine fantasy outing, even in one that ends in a loss for the Brewers. Contreras has homered three times in August, and 14 overall while hitting .286/.359/.457.

Peralta gave up all four runs on homers; one by Shohei Ohtani, and one by Mookie Betts. Outside of those homers the right-hander was fine with five hits allowed, two walks and four strikeouts. Peralta will try and keep the ball in the park Saturday against the Guardians.

Tyler Black has joined the Brewers and would be added to the roster if Perkins does land on the IL. Perkins has mostly played against lefties of late, and Garrett Mitchell might take those responsibilities, in addition to his duties against righties, while Perkins is out.

Hudson, one of the game’s most effective relievers through three months this season, returns after missing nearly three weeks with a mild oblique strain. He was fading before going on the injured list — five of the nine runs he’s allowed this season came in his six appearances in July — so it’ll be interesting to see which Hudson shows up now.

Hall’s long-awaited return from the IL on Sunday was more good than bad, but he’s still being swapped out for the returning Bryan Hudson. He’ll surely get more chances if he remains healthy.