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Brewers beat Angels; rested Woodruff has solid start, Perkins drives in 5

Published  September 17, 2025 9:38pm CDT
Milwaukee Brewers
Associated Press
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 17: Brandon Woodruff #53 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws a pitch in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at American Family Field on September 17, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty I

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The Brief

    • The Milwaukee Brewers scored a 9-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
    • Brandon Woodruff pitched five solid innings, Sal Frelick hit a three-run homer and Blake Perkins tied a career high with five RBIs.
    • The Angels (69-83) have lost six straight, while the major league-best Brewers (93-59) have won four of five.

MILWAUKEE - Brandon Woodruff pitched five solid innings, Sal Frelick hit a three-run homer and Blake Perkins tied a career high with five RBIs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.

Woodruff (7-2) gave up two hits and one run, struck out nine and threw 52 of his 69 pitches for strikes. He was pitching on 10 days rest to manage his workload after he missed last season while recovering from right shoulder surgery.

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Angels starter José Soriano (10-11) exited with one out in the second after being struck by a line drive off the bat of Jake Bauers. Soriano sustained a right forearm contusion. X-rays were negative.

Connor Brogdon came on in relief and gave up an opposite-field single to Blake Perkins that drove in a pair. Frelick's three-run homer later in the inning gave the Brewers a 5-0 lead.

Taylor Ward provided the Angels offense with homers in the fourth and sixth.

The Angels (69-83) have lost six straight, while the major league-best Brewers (93-59) have won four of five.

Key moment

After Soriano departed, the switch-hitting Perkins, batting left-handed, came up next and hit a grounder between shortstop and third on a 2-2 pitch from Brogdon to get the Brewers on the board.

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Key stat

Mike Trout remains stuck on 399 career home runs after going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. Trout has homered just twice since Aug. 6, the last coming on Sept. 11.

Up next

LHP Yusei Kikuchi (6-11, 4.08 ERA) starts for the Angels against Brewers RHP Quinn Priester (13-2, 3.25) in the series finale Wednesday.

The Source: The Associated Press

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