Angels Sit José Soriano With Trade Deadline Looming, Then Lose To Brewers

Brice Turang had a go-ahead RBI azygous successful nan eighth inning and nan Milwaukee Brewers vanished disconnected a 3-1 triumph complete nan Angels connected Saturday night.

The Brewers won for nan 5th clip successful their past 7 games and moved past nan Dodgers for nan champion grounds successful nan awesome leagues astatine 69-41.

Jake Bauers deed a location tally and left-hander Robert Gasser gave up 1 tally complete 5 innings, while right-hander Chad Patrick (6-4) went 2 scoreless innings to prime up nan win. Trevor Megill sounded nan ninth for his 18th save.

Jorge Soler drove successful a tally for nan Angels, who pulled right-handed starter José Soriano from his outing arsenic a precaution successful beforehand of Monday’s waste and acquisition deadline. The Angels person mislaid 5 consecutive games and 8 of its past nine.

The Angels utilized 4 pitchers successful a bullpen game, pinch 3 going astatine slightest 2 innings. Right-hander Brett Kerry gave up 1 tally complete 4 innings aft he was recalled earlier Saturday. Left-hander Samy Natera Jr. (1-1) gave up Turang’s azygous successful nan eighth.

The Angels took a 1-0 lead successful nan opening inning erstwhile Mike Trout singled pinch 1 retired and scored from first guidelines aft Soler blooped a double complete nan caput of 3rd baseman Joey Ortiz.

The Brewers tied it 1-1 successful nan 4th connected a location tally to halfway by Bauers, who now has 20 successful a play for nan first clip successful his career. His erstwhile precocious was 12.

Jackson Chourio doubled pinch 1 retired successful nan eighth inning for Milwaukee and Turang followed pinch his RBI single. Cooper Pratt added an security tally successful nan ninth pinch his ain RBI single.

Up next: Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski (11-4, 1.58 ERA) was group to look nan Angels right-hander Walbert Urena (6-7, 2.70) successful nan bid finale Sunday.