None of it ended up mattering once the game actually started. Henderson did what he's done most of the year — he simply didn't let the Dodgers do much of anything — and LA's only clean run came off a solo shot.
Max Muncy's 4th-inning homer, his 24th of the season, was the only Dodgers run through 9 that didn't come with an asterisk attached. Their other run showed up in the 9th off their own mistakes — Tommy Edman and Kyle Tucker each botched a play late, part of 2 costly Dodgers errors on the day. Jake Bauers, on the other side, went 4-for-4 to help Milwaukee cash in.
Skubal actually held up his end, working 6 innings with 7 strikeouts in his first outing north of 100 pitches since coming back from elbow surgery. It was the bullpen that let him down — Edgardo Henriquez and Alex Vesia combined to give up the late insurance runs, and Aaron Ashby slammed the door for Milwaukee to seal it.
The loss clinched the season series for Milwaukee, part of a stretch that has the Brewers sitting on the best record in the sport. The Dodgers still have plenty of season left to sort this out, but afternoons like this one are exactly why the front office went and got a two-time Cy Young winner in the first place.
Both rosters are banged up well beyond the two names on the mound Sunday. Milwaukee is already down three relievers to injury, and the Dodgers keep adding to their own list. Neither team was at full strength, and for nine innings, it showed.