The Brewers kept their road trip rolling Saturday night at Angel Stadium, with Milwaukee and Los Angeles meeting again in Anaheim on Aug. 1.
Milwaukee sent left-hander Robert Gasser to the mound. Gasser entered at 3-4 with a 4.71 ERA. The Angels originally lined up right-hander José Soriano, but he was scratched, and left-hander Brent Suter was set to open instead.
The game also came against the backdrop of a trade that broke earlier in the day. The Brewers dealt outfielder Blake Perkins and right-hander Craig Yoho to the Cleveland Guardians in return for catcher Bo Naylor and right-hander Codi Heuer.
Milwaukee came into the night sitting at 68-41 and in first place in the NL Central.
The Brewers’ lineup featured Jackson Chourio leading off in left field, followed by Brice Turang at second and William Contreras behind the plate. Christian Yelich served as the designated hitter, with Andrew Vaughn at first base, Jake Bauers in right field, Garrett Mitchell in center, Cooper Pratt at shortstop and Joey Ortiz at third.
Los Angeles countered with Zach Neto at shortstop, Mike Trout in center and Nolan Schanuel at first. Jorge Soler hit fourth as the DH, with Vaughn Grissom at second, Jo Adell in right, Travis d’Arnaud catching, Denzer Guzman at third and Jose Siri in left.
The series was set to continue Sunday, Aug. 2, at 2:15 p.m. when Jacob Misiorowski, 11-4 with a 1.58 ERA, was scheduled to face Los Angeles right-hander Walbert Ureña, who entered at 6-7 with a 2.70 ERA. That game was listed for Peacock, with radio coverage on AM-620 WTMJ.
The Brewers’ upcoming schedule also included three games against the Pirates. Brandon Sproat was scheduled to start Aug. 3 at 6:40 p.m., with Pittsburgh listed as TBA.
Logan Henderson was lined up for Aug. 4 at 6:40 p.m., also against a Pirates TBA. Another game was listed for Aug. 5 at 6:40 p.m. with both teams TBA.
A separate entry showed Shane Drohan slated for Aug. 3 at 1:10 p.m. against a Pirates TBA.
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