MILWAUKEE -- Longtime Brewers ace Brandon Woodruff is proof that, yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks.

The 32-year-old has been a different pitcher in the wake of his multiyear comeback from right shoulder surgery , and he was never more different than Wednesday night. Woodruff, who built his reputation with what manager Pat Murphy called an “angry” four-seam fastball, instead filled the strike zone with cutters for five sharp innings of the Brewers’ 9-2 win over the Angels at American Family Field.

Sal Frelick’s three-run home run punctuated a five-run second inning that saw Angels starter José Soriano forced from the game by a comebacker that struck his right forearm , and the Brewers (93-59) remained five games ahead of the Cubs (88-64) in the NL Central standings with

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