The Angels led for seven innings on a single run. It wasn't enough. Milwaukee scratched across the tying run in the fourth, then broke through late, taking three of the final four runs to escape Anaheim with a 3-1 win.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Robert Gasser set the tone for Milwaukee, working 5.0 innings and allowing just 1 run on 4 hits with 6 strikeouts. He departed with the score tied, having given the Brewers' offense time to find its footing against the Angels' bullpen. Jake Bauers supplied the answer for that early deficit, going 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.
Los Angeles struck first when Soler doubled to left in the first inning, scoring Trout to make it 0-1. Milwaukee answered in the fourth as Bauers homered to right center, tying the game at 1-1. The Brewers finally moved ahead in the eighth when Turang singled to center and Chourio scored, putting Milwaukee up 2-1 in what stood as the decisive go-ahead play of the game. Cooper Pratt added insurance in the ninth, singling to center to bring home Mitchell and make it 3-1.
Samy Natera Jr. took the loss for the Angels, allowing 1 run on 2 hits over 2.0 innings, his ERA now at 2.28. Los Angeles starter Brent Suter had kept Milwaukee off the board in his own 2.0 innings, walking 3 but yielding no runs, though the bullpen behind him eventually cracked in the eighth and ninth. Chad Patrick earned the win in relief with 2.0 scoreless innings and 5 strikeouts, and Trevor Megill closed it out for his 18th save of the season.
The result dropped Los Angeles to 42-69, extending their losing streak to five games. Milwaukee improved to 69-41, good for first place in their division, riding a two-game winning streak into the next series.