Sal Frelick robs Taylor Ward of a tying home run to end the Brewers' 6-3 win over the Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Sal Frelick robbed Taylor Ward of a tying home run with a leaping catch in center field for the final out of the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.

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

Ward drove a 384-foot fly to center, but Frelick confidently ran back and made a one-handed grab on the warning track.

“I was thinking tie score,” Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said. “(But) if Sal is near it, it goes in his glove 99.9% of the time.”

The 5-foot-9 Frelick stretched his arm just above the yellow line representing the top of the outfield fence and held onto the ball while his torso hit the wall.

“It was hit really high, so it was coming down," Frelick said. “It's just a little easier versus the ones that are hit really hard or aren't coming down as much. I was able to see it and jump, and it just went right in.”

Christian Yelich hit his 200th homer and rookie Tobias Myers pitched scoreless, four-hit ball into the seventh inning for the Brewers, who have won three of four. Jackson Chourio drove in three runs, including a two-run double that turned into a Little League homer on the Angels' third error of the night in the fourth.

Los Angeles avoided its third shutout loss of the season when Logan O’Hoppe doubled in the ninth and scored on two wild pitches by Elieser Hernández. Jo Adell and Nolan Schanuel then drove in runs, and the Angels got two more runners on base before Huntington Beach native Megill barely secured his 14th save.

“I thought it was a tie ballgame, but he went up there and got it off the wall,” Angels manager Ron Washington said. “We didn’t quit. We just couldn’t do nothing with the starter at the beginning of the game. But then we took care of their bullpen when it came in, but it wasn’t enough.”

Myers (4-2) was sharp in his third straight victory, matching his career high with six strikeouts against two walks while limiting Los Angeles to one extra-base hit.

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

Yelich connected in the first inning, sending his milestone solo shot to right for his seventh homer of the season. The 2018 NL MVP — a Southern California native — hadn't homered in 17 games since May 29, and he has only two homers in the past six weeks since returning from a 20-game absence with a lower back strain.

“It was cool to finally get it,” Yelich said. “You kind of know eventually it's going to happen, but you never know really when. Obviously it took me a while to do it, so pretty cool — a lot cooler in a win. It looked like it was going to be one of those smooth-sailing nights, not an easy win, but an uneventful one. It turned out to be everything but that.”

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

Chourio capped a two-out rally in the fourth with his double down the right-field line — and he motored all the way around to score when Adell allowed the ball to get away.

TRAINER'S ROOM

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

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

UP NEXT

Freddy Peralta (4-4, 4.38 ERA) looks to rebound in the series finale Wednesday after allowing a career-high 10 hits in his last start for Milwaukee. The Angels counter with Tyler Anderson (6-6, 2.58 ERA), their top starter.

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Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto, right, prepares to throw out Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich at first to complete a double play after forcing out William Contreras, left, during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward catches a fly ball hit by Milwaukee Brewers' Willy Adames during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio (11) celebrates with Sal Frelick after scoring off a fielding error by Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell after hitting a double to score Frelick and Gary Sanchez during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio celebrates in the dugout after scoring off a fielding error by Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell after hitting a double to score Sal Frelick and Gary Sanchez during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich runs the bases on a solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick, right, celebrates with right fielder Jackson Chourio after catching a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Taylor Ward for the final out of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick celebrates with teammates after catching a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Taylor Ward for the final out of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick celebrates after catching a fly ball by Los Angeles Angels' Taylor Ward for the final out of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick collides with the wall after catching a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Taylor Ward for the final out of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick catches a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Taylor Ward for the final out of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

The president of Bolivia, who was the target of an attempted coup on Wednesday night, is a 60-year-old leftist whom many see as an opponent of Washington-backed free-market and neoliberal policies.

Luis Arce, who studied economics in London, was economy minister under President Evo Morales, whose time in office from 2006 to 2019 made him an icon of the Latin American left.

After Morales left office, Arce became president in November 2020, following Jeanine Añez's short time in office.

Bolivian television showed Arce confronting the apparent leader of the rebellion — the general commander of the Army — in the hallway of the government palace Wednesday night.

“I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination,” Arce said.

Arce's career has mirrored Bolivia's economic trajectory from boom to bust. He worked in the Central Bank from 1987 to 2006 and worked for Morales administering a bonanza in metals and hydrocarbons prices that came to be known as the “Bolivian Miracle.”

But by the time Arce took office, Bolivia was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and social tensions set off by Morales' 2019 departure after street protests and extreme pressure from the military.

Neoliberal reforms in the 1990s helped Bolivia become a significant energy producer, and it moved from a low-income to a middle-income nation, according to the World Bank. The percentage of people in extreme poverty fell to 15%, the state built highways and cable cars, and cities grew.

But incomes began to fall in 2014.

Assuming the presidency, Arce described his country’s recession as the worst in 40 years.

He recently said gasoline and diesel production no longer covered national consumption, and that the country had to import 86% of its diesel and 56% of its gasoline because of a lack of exploration and production.

Households also have been forced to grapple with high food prices.

Meanwhile, tensions between Morales and his party continued to rise.

In November, Arce criticized his opponents and said they “dreamed of new coups d’état.”

FILE - Bolivian President Luis Arce attends an Indigenous ritual before delivering his annual state of the nation address at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 22, 2024. Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday, June 26, 2024, as a top government official warned of a coup attempt. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)