 retired 15 of 16 batters before giving up a solo home run to Mike Trout in the sixth. He allowed two runs and four hits over seven innings. Milwaukee broke through in the fifth against Los Angeles starter Jered Weaver (3-1) when left fielder Rafael Ortega misplayed Yadiel Rivera's liner, allowing Aaron Hill to score from first as the ball rolled to wall. Nelson, who entered the game with just one hit in 11 at-bats this season, drove in Rivera with his second single of the game to put the Brewers in front 2-1. With two outs, Weaver intentionally walked Braun, but the strategy backfired when Jonathan Lucroy doubled to drive in two more runs, putting Milwaukee up 4-1. Milwaukee sent nine batters to the plate in the sixth and added four runs, two on Jonathan Villar's double. Weaver, who held the Brewers scoreless through four innings, surrendered seven runs and 11 hits in five innings. He pitched to three batters in the sixth before being removed. Trout had for hits in five at-bats for the Angels, who brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth before Jeremy Jeffress retired Ji-Man Choi with the bases loaded. COLLISION COURSEAfter a crew chief review, Albert Pujols was ruled safe on a play at the plate after a collision with Lucroy, the Brewers' catcher. Pujols, who had doubled, tried to score on pinch-hitter C. J. Cron's eighth-inning single but initially was called out on a tag by Lucroy, whose left foot appeared to block the plate. The call was overturned after a review that lasted 4 minutes, 32 seconds. TRAINER'S ROOMAngels: An MRI on Monday on P Tyler Skaggs revealed biceps tendinitis. Skaggs, who is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, was scratched from a scheduled start last week at Triple-A Salt Lake City because of fatigue. He will be re-evaluated in one week. . OF Daniel Nava, who has been battling knee tendinitis, began a rehab assignment at Class A-Inland Empire on Monday and could rejoin the Angels by the weekend. . OF Craig Gentry, who is on the 15-day DL with a lumbar spine strain, is receiving therapy in Dallas, where he resides. Brewers: OF Domingo Santana, Milwaukee's leadoff hitter, was a last-minute scratch due to right shoulder tightness. UP NEXTAngels: Nick Tropeano (1-0, 2.11 ERA) will be making his first career start against the Brewers. Has allowed two runs or less in all four of his starts this season. Brewers: Junior Guerra will make his first major league start. He was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs, where he was 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA in four starts. Guerra has appeared in three major league games, all in relief last season with the Chicago White Sox.
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Time: 07:20 P.M. EST Venue: Miller Park
The last time the Milwaukee Brewers reached the postseason, Ron Roenicke guided them to their first NL Championship Series appearance in 29 years. One day shy of the one-year anniversary of his firing, Roenicke may have some mixed emotions when he returns to Miller Park for the first time Monday night. Roenicke made an impression during his first season as Milwaukee's manager in 2011, leading the club to a franchise-best 96-66 record while becoming only the fourth Brewers skipper to have a winning mark in his first full season. He finished second in NL Manager of the Year voting that year, but the Brewers were never able to capitalize on that success. Milwaukee (9-15) finished with 83, 74 and 82 victories over the following three seasons before he was let go last May 3 after the team had gotten off to a disappointing 7-18 start." I knew it was going to come sometime," Roenicke told the league's official website. "I wish it wasn't that quick. But I think part of managing, when you do it, is you know you're going to have some tough times in different years. I had some great years there, had a lot of fun, and then a couple tough ones." Roenicke landed on his feet as the Los Angeles Dodgers' third base coach in August before leaving after the season to take over the same role with the crosstown Angels. He's hoping to wave more runners home following Sunday's big scoring effort. Los Angeles had scored just four times while going 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position in back-to-back losses at Texas before Kole Calhoun and C. J. Cron had three hits apiece and Geovany Soto homered in his second straight game in a 9-6 win. Calhoun is 5 for 8 in his last two games, while Cron is 8 for 15 in his past four. Right-hander Jered Weaver (3-0, 3.86 ERA) will try to win his first four decisions for the first time since opening 5-0 four years ago and lead the Angels (12-13) to their first back-to-back road victories since sweeping Oakland from April 11-13. In his only start at Miller Park, Weaver gave up three hits over six innings in a 5-0 win Aug. 30, 2013. He was 6-0 with a 1.96 ERA over 11 interleague road starts before allowing five runs over five innings in a 5-0 loss at San Francisco last May. The veteran will face a Milwaukee team that broke out offensively in Sunday's 14-5 home win over Miami that ended a season-high four-game slide. Jonathan Villar, Ryan Braun, Chris Carter and Kirk Nieuwenhuis finished with three hits apiece. Two of Carter's hits left the yard, giving him seven homers on the season. He has two in his last four games against the Angels dating to his time with Houston, but he's just 4 for 20 with one long ball and seven strikeouts all-time versus Weaver." It's pretty clear how he impacts a baseball when he hits it," said manager Craig Counsell, who replaced Roenicke the day after the former manager was fired. Milwaukee will try to keep it going offensively for Jimmy Nelson (3-2, 3.16) as it looks to win back-to-back games for only the third time. The right-hander had his three-game winning streak end Tuesday when he allowed three runs - one earned - and two hits while walking four over 5 1/3 innings in a 4-3 loss at Wrigley Field. The Brewers have dropped a franchise-worst eight straight home meetings.
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