Angels’ three-game winning streak ends as they are edged by Brewers on late run
Rowdy Tellez hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers won 2-1 on Friday night to stop the Angels’ three-game winning streak.
Willy Adames had a first-inning home run for Milwaukee, and the Angels’ Gio Urshela hit a two-out RBI single in the fourth as part of a three-for-three night. With two outs and two on in the fourth, Brewers center fielder Joey Wiemer ran 89 feet to make a leaping backhand catch on the center-field warning track 395 feet from the plate to retire Chad Wallach.
William Contreras and Mike Brosseau singled off Angels left-handed reliever Aaron Loup (0-2) starting the eighth. Tellez grounded a single in the hole between second and first and into right field.
Loup has “made a really good career of getting lefties out,” Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said.
Shohei Ohtani was brilliant on the mound for the first three innings and a home run short of a cycle as the Angels edged the Oakland Athletics 8-7.
Over his last 14 games, Tellez is hitting .319 with six home runs and 15 RBIs.
The Angels had put runners at the corners in the top half of the eighth when Taylor Ward reached on a throwing error by Brosseau at third and Shohei Ohtani singled with one out. Peter Strzelecki (2-0) retired Anthony Rendon on a flyout and Hunter Renfroe on a groundout.
Milwaukee closer Devin Williams pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save in four chances. He has pitched nine scoreless innings in nine appearances.
The Angels made their first visit to Milwaukee since 2016.
In a matchup of left-handers, the Angels’ Tyler Anderson bounced back from three bad outings. He gave up five hits and three walks in 6 2/3 innings and struck out seven, throwing a season-high 109 pitches. He surrendered 16 earned runs over 14 innings in his three previous starts.
“You can kind of feel guys’ game plans out as the game goes on, and then when you get in a situation, just don’t give in,” Anderson said.
Milwaukee’s Wade Miley, coming off wins over San Diego and Boston, gave up seven hits in six innings.
Brandon Drury homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and Shohei Ohtani hit a late two-run homer in the Angels’ 11-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Ohtani and Mike Trout went a combined two for eight.
“You’ve just got to try to find their holes and attack them,” Miley said. “I feel like if you go in there pitching a little scared, that’s when the damage is going to happen.”
Milwaukee’s four pitchers didn’t walk a batter.
Hot hop
One of the hardest hits stayed in the infield. It was a one-bounce grounder that Adames snagged and turned into a forceout that ended the third inning. The ball was 110 mph off Trout’s bat, an exit velocity 4 mph faster than Adames’ homer.
Ohtani update
A day after nearly hitting for the cycle while pitching, Ohtani went one for four as the designated hitter. His next mound start is slated for Wednesday at St. Louis, manager Phil Nevin said.
Trainer’s room
Angels: Left-hander José Quijada will be put on the injured list because of elbow discomfort. Right-hander Chris Devenski will be recalled from triple-A Salt Lake. ... Right-hander Justin Garza was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox. He was designated for assignment April 21.
Up next
Left-hander Reid Detmers (0-1, 4.15 ERA) starts for the Angels on Saturday, and right-hander Corbin Burnes (2-1, 4.55 ERA) will go for the Brewers.
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