MILWAUKEE — Just when it looked like things were finally braking in the Angels’ favor, well … they didn’t and now their losing streak has reached a season-high seven games after falling to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, on Thursday night at American Family Field.

Starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi provided much-needed length and held the National League-leading Brewers to just two runs despite giving up five hits and three walks over 5⅔ innings. After Milwaukee right-hander Quinn Priester struck out nine over four perfect innings, Luis Rengifo’s two-run homer in the fifth gave the Angels their first lead of the series.

The good vibes didn’t last long, though.

The Angels put two runners on with one out in the sixth only to come up empty, then the Brewers cashed in during the bottom of the innin

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