Brewers right-hander Jimmy Nelson almost came away with a win on Friday, but instead was handed his ninth loss of the year in the 3-2 loss to the Dodgers. Nelson put up zeroes for the first six innings, taking a 2-0 lead into the seventh.
And after getting the first two men out, it looked like Nelson was on his way to a victory. But, thanks in-part to two Brewers erros, the Dodgers wound up stringing together a two-out rally that produced three unearned runs against Nelson.
Overall, Nelson allowed three runs (none earned) on five hits over seven innings. He walked two and struck out six, but fell to 6-9 on the year. His ERA was cut to 4.21.
Friday's outing snapped a personal three-game win streak for Nelson, and he has allowed eight earned runs in 25 2/3 innings over his last four starts.