Angels 6, Brewers 5
Angels 6, Brewers 5: Pinch hitter Hank Conger hit a two-run homer off the right-field foul pole with two outs in the ninth inning to lift visiting Los Angeles to its seventh win in eight games.
Milwaukee closer Jim Henderson (3-4) recorded two quick outs in the ninth before pinch hitter Josh Hamilton lined a double that right fielder Caleb Gindl nearly caught. Conger followed by hitting a towering shot down the line on a 2-1 fastball.
Chris Iannetta had a home run among his two hits for the Angels, and Jonathan Lucroy recorded three hits and four RBIs for Milwaukee, including a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh. Dane De La Rosa (6-1) struck out two in a scoreless eighth for the win and Ernesto Frieri worked around a one-out single in the ninth for his 29th save.
The Angels' pitching staff brought a 22-inning scoreless streak into the game, but it didn't last through the first frame as Lucroy doubled home two runs for an early Milwaukee lead. The Angels took a 3-2 advantage in the third on RBI singles by Mike Trout, Kole Calhoun and Luis Jimenez, only to see Aramis Ramirez knot it with an RBI double in the bottom of the inning.
Iannetta blasted a 1-0 fastball from Milwaukee starter Marco Estrada to center leading off the fourth to give the Angels a 4-3 lead, but the Brewers loaded the bases with one out in the seventh and Lucroy dumped a single into shallow right to plate the tying and go-ahead runs.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Brewers RF Norichika Aoki did not start because of a sore knee but singled as a pinch hitter leading off the seventh. … Estrada allowed four runs on nine hits over seven innings, while Angels starter Jerome Williams surrendered three runs on eight hits in six frames. … Milwaukee 2B Scooter Gennett went 3-for-4 for his 10th multi-hit effort in 25 contests since being recalled July 30.