Woodruff Deals, Frelick and Perkins Power Brewers Over Angels 9-2
The win reinforced Milwaukee's league-leading pace after José Soriano left early with a forearm contusion.
Overview
- Brandon Woodruff, pitching on 10 days' rest to manage his workload after shoulder surgery, allowed one run on two hits with nine strikeouts over five innings.
- Sal Frelick crushed a three-run homer in the second inning to finish a five-run frame that put Milwaukee in control.
- Blake Perkins tied a career high with five RBIs, starting with an opposite-field two-run single immediately after Soriano exited.
- Angels starter José Soriano departed in the second after being hit by a line drive, and X-rays on his right forearm were negative.
- The Brewers improved to 93-59 with four wins in five games as the Angels dropped their sixth straight, and Milwaukee placed José Quintana on the IL and reinstated reliever Nick Mears.