"You pitch for the Dodgers and you want to win a game?

Easy.

Don't give up any runs.

Hiroki Kuroda has figured out that much.

Backed by a two-run home run by Matt Kemp and a run-scoring double by Jerry Sands, Kuroda pitched 72/3 innings Tuesday night to lift the Dodgers to a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that ended their losing streak at three games.

"The team is a little down right now," Kuroda said. "Somebody has to change something. The rotatino has been pitching well. Today just happened to be my turn."

The win was the second in a row for Kuroda (5-3), who six days earlier blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates over seven innings.

Kemp aided Kuroda's effort not only with his bat, but also his glove.

The Gold Glove center fielder leaped into the wall to turn a would-be extra-base hit by Casey McGehee with runners at the corners into the final out of the top of the first inning.

Kemp made a similar play in center field on Prince Fielder in the sixth inning with Ryan Braun standing on first base.

The two collisions with the wall ensured that the home run Kemp hit against Randy Wolf (3-4) would be the difference.

The Dodgers' run total Tuesday matched their output from the three previous games combined.

If anyone is prepared to deal with situations such as these, it's Kuroda.

"You can really tell he's bearing down," Manager Don Mattingly said. "The experience, I guess, helps him."

Kuroda spent the first 11 seasons of his professional career pitching for an under-financed, small-market team in Japan, the Hiroshima Carp."