ANAHEIM -- The Angels kept it rolling with a six-run first inning that featured several rare occurrences against Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta, and in a slugfest it was a bases-loaded walk in the seventh that proved to be the difference in an 11-8 win on Tuesday at Angel Stadium.\n\nThe Angels, who won their fifth straight to get to .500 on the year, put together six hits against Peralta in the opening frame, including four in a row capped by
Peralta escaped the inning by striking out Zack Cozart on the 42nd pitch of the frame. It was the first swing and miss induced by Peralta, who entered with a career strikeout rate of 11.1 batters per nine innings.\n\nLa Stella topped his first homer with a solo blast to lead off the fourth off Peralta with the ball leaving at his bat at 101.8 and traveling a projected 414 feet. It marked his second career multi-homer game, as he also hit two long balls against the Phillies on Aug. 26, 2017.\n\n\"He got off to a slow start, but he kind of turned the corner the other night, and I don't know if I would've pegged him with the second-most homers on the team at this point in the season but I'm glad he did,\" Ausmus said. \"I'm glad he had two tonight because they were very important.\"\n\nThe offense proved important with right-hander
But Lucroy haunted his former team with a three-RBI night, tying the game with an RBI single in the fifth before drawing a four-pitch walk with the bases loaded in the seventh that proved to be the winning run. The Angels tacked on two more insurance runs in the eighth, keyed by an RBI double from Simmons.
\"It's great,\" said Trout, who is expecting to be out until at least Friday. \"I was telling you guys this -- we're going to come around. The offense has been great the last few games. The pitching's been … obviously, tonight was tough, but we came out with a 'W.' It's good to see this club do that. We know what we're capable of. It's fun to go out there and play.\"
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