Sal Frelick steals a home run from Taylor Ward to tie the game and end the Brewers’ 6-3 victory over the Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Sal Frelick made a diving catch in center field to prevent Taylor Ward’s tying home run, making the final out in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.

The Angels managed a three-run rally in the ninth inning and then got two more runners on base, bringing in Trevor Megill as the Brewers’ third reliever of the inning.

Ward hit a 384-foot fly ball to center, but Frelick confidently ran back and caught the ball with one hand on the warning track, just above the yellow line that represents the top of the outfield fence.

Christian Yelich hit his 200th career home run and rookie Tobias Myers threw scoreless, four-hit ball through the seventh inning for the Brewers, who have won three of four games. Jackson Chourio drove in three runs, including a two-run double that became a Little League home run in the fourth inning after the Angels’ third error of the night.

Los Angeles avoided its third scoreless loss of the season when Logan O’Hoppe hit a double in the ninth inning to score on two wild pitches from Elieser Hernández. Jo Adell and Nolan Schanuel then scored and the Angels got two more runners on base before Huntington Beach native Megill barely made his 14th save.

Myers (4-2) had a strong performance in his third consecutive win, setting a career high with six strikeouts and two walks while limiting Los Angeles to one extra-base hit.

Griffin Canning (2-8) allowed eight hits and five earned runs in his fourth consecutive loss for the Angels, who had won eight of their last 13 games.

Yelich came through in the first inning, hitting his milestone solo hit to right for his seventh home run of the season. The 2018 NL MVP – a Southern California native – hadn’t hit a home run in 17 games since May 29, and he’s hit just two home runs in the last six weeks since returning from a 20-game absence due to a back strain.

Frelick then hit a double in the second inning and scored on the first of Canning’s two wild pitches. Milwaukee attempted a double steal in the third inning, but Brandon Drury struck out Brice Turang at the plate.

Chourio capped a two-out comeback in the fourth inning with a double down the right field line – and when Adell let the ball get away, he raced around the entire time to score.

TRAINING ROOM

Brewers: William Contreras returned to the lineup as the designated hitter after missing Monday’s game. The catcher was involved in a collision at home plate last Sunday, but he passed concussion protocol. Contreras has missed just two games this season.

Angel: Mike Trout said his recovery from knee surgery is “going slower than I thought,” but the three-time MVP remains optimistic. He hasn’t started running since his surgery on May 3 and there’s no timetable for his return.

NEXT

Freddy Peralta (4-4, 4.38 ERA) is hoping to make a comeback in Wednesday’s series finale after allowing a career-high 10 hits in his last game for Milwaukee. The Angels counter with Tyler Anderson (6-6, 2.58 ERA), their best starter.

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