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Brewers Sweep Angels to Cut NL Central Magic Number to Four

Christian Yelich reached 100 RBIs on a go-ahead double to punctuate Milwaukee’s late-season surge.

Overview

  • Milwaukee completed a 5-2 win to finish a three-game sweep of the Angels, following 9-2 victories in the first two games.
  • A three-run seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie, featuring Jackson Chourio’s ground-rule double, Brice Turang’s go-ahead single, a William Contreras walk, Yelich’s RBI double, and an Andrew Vaughn sacrifice fly.
  • Quinn Priester retired the first 12 hitters and allowed two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings with 10 strikeouts.
  • Aaron Ashby earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief, Abner Uribe handled the eighth, and Jared Koenig recorded his second save.
  • The Brewers improved to 94-59 with a six-game lead over the Cubs, lowered their magic number to four, and left the Angels on a seven-game losing streak.