The Brewers were cruising with a 6-0 lead going into the ninth inning thanks to a strong start by Tobias Meyer, who pitched 6.1 innings of shutout baseball, allowing only four hits while striking out six.
Christian Yelich started the Brewers off with a solo home run in the first inning, marking the 200th homer of his career. In the fourth inning, Jackson Chourio hit a double that scored two runners and himself after an error in right field allowed him to circle the bases, giving the Brewers a 5-0 lead.
Milwaukee tacked on one more run in the sixth before things got interesting in the ninth inning.
After Elieser Hernandez came in to pitch for the Brewers, he managed only one out while giving up two runs. Joel Payamps could not put out the fire as he allowed two hits and a walk in 1/3 of an inning. Closer Trevor Megill then picked up his 14th save of the season with a dramatic ending.
Frelick made a leaping, game-ending catch to rob Taylor Ward of a potential three-run home run and denied the Angels a huge comeback in the bottom of the ninth.
Milwaukee (43-30), who lead the NL Central by 6.5 games, and the Angels will play the third game in the series tonight starting at 8:38 p.m.
