Jack Draper slumped to a straight sets defeat in the first round of the Cincinnati Open after leading 5-2 in the second set.

Playing in his first match since breaking down in tears during his return from injury last week, the Briton looked set to force a deciding set against Spain’s Martin Landaluce.

But the former world number four spurned six set points as 20-year-old Landaluce won five straight games to clinch a 6-3 7-5 victory.

Draper, 24, finished with 47 unforced errors and 12 double faults against the world number 64.

He was playing just his second match since June having recently lost to Terence Atmane at the Canadian Open.

A persistent arm injury kept Draper sidelined and caused his world ranking to plummet from fourth to as low as 160th in a 12-month period.

Since injuring his shoulder at the US Open in August, Draper has struggled with bone bruising and pulled out of scheduled comebacks at Wimbledon and the Washington Open this summer.

While he did not appear to be injured against Landaluce, he tired during the second set and his confidence seemed gone once the Spaniard made it 5-5.

Draper has recently consulted biomechanics expert Carlos Cano in a bid to resolve his injury problems, with the 61-year-old Mexican having already helped Arthur Fery become British number one.

The Milwaukee Brewers will try to stop a three-game losing streak when visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers at 10:10 p.m. ET on Thursday. Roki Sasaki (5-5, 4.54 ERA) gets the start for the Dodgers, who are 73-48 this season and first in the NL West. Shane Drohan (6-4, 3.87 ERA) is expected to start for the Brewers, who are 74-47 and first in the NL Central.

How to watch Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Brewers vs. Dodgers odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Dodgers -149
• Underdog Moneyline: Brewers +125
• Total: 8.5
• Total Over Odds: -102
• Total Under Odds: -118

Injury reports

Dodgers

Dalton Rushing: 10 Day IL (Arm), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Will Klein: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bobby Miller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Blake Treinen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Will Smith: 60 Day IL (Neck), Brusdar Graterol: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Glasnow: 60 Day IL (Back), Ben Casparius: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Freddie Freeman: day-to-day (Shoulder)

Brewers

Sal Frelick: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Cooper Pratt: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), JoJo Romero: 15 Day IL (Appendix), Joel Kuhnel: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Rob Zastryzny: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Quinn Priester: 60 Day IL (Wrist)

Stats to know

• Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani has hit 27 home runs this season, which ranks 9th in MLB. He has also tallied 74 RBIs (13th in MLB) and has scored 77 runs. In 509 plate appearances, he has recorded a .292 BA, .393 OBP and .544 SLG with a 13.6% walk rate and a 23% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording seven steals on 10 attempts.
• In 517 plate appearances, Andy Pages has slashed .270/.337/.454 this season. He has hit 19 long balls and driven in 76 runs (10th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 20.1% and a walk rate of 8.3%. He has 11 stolen bases on 18 attempts. He has come around to score 66 times.
• Brice Turang has hit 16 home runs this season. He has also tallied 76 RBIs (10th in MLB) and has scored 74 runs. In 523 plate appearances, he has recorded a .268 BA, .360 OBP and .450 SLG with a 12.6% walk rate and a 25.2% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 16 steals on 21 attempts.
• In 430 plate appearances, Jake Bauers has posted a 25.3% strikeout rate and a 14% walk rate while slashing .268/.374/.499 with 21 home runs, 67 RBIs and 69 runs scored. He has stolen eight bases on 11 attempts.

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