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Nelson ventures into Crew's ace role

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers' best pitcher this season was one of their best hitters on Monday night, too. Jimmy Nelson delivered two hits and the game-winning RBI to back his own quality start in an 8-5 win over the Angels at Miller Park, further cementing Nelson's status as a bright spot on Milwaukee's struggling starting staff.

So the first question in the postgame scrum was, "Where to start? The pitching or the hitting?"

"That's the first time I've gotten two hits in a game since I was, like, 15," Nelson said. "So probably the hits.