Brewers beat Angels 3-1 to move past Dodgers for MLB lead

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brice Turang had a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers finished off a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

The Brewers won for the fifth time in their past seven games and moved past the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in the major leagues at 69-41.

Jake Bauers hit a home run and left-hander Robert Gasser gave up one run over five innings, while right-hander Chad Patrick (6-4) went two scoreless innings to pick up the win. Trevor Megill pitched the ninth for his 18th save.

Jorge Soler drove in a run for the Angels, who pulled right-handed starter Jose Soriano from his outing as a precaution in advance of Monday’s trade deadline. Los Angeles has lost five consecutive games and eight of its past nine.

The Angels used four pitchers in a bullpen game, with three going at least two innings. Right-hander Brett Kerry gave up one run over four innings after he was recalled earlier Saturday. Left-hander Samy Natera Jr. (1-1) gave up Turang’s single in the eighth.

The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the opening inning when Mike Trout singled with one out and scored from first base after Jorge Soler blooped a double over the head of third baseman Joey Ortiz.

The Brewers tied it 1-1 in the fourth on a home run to center by Bauers, who now has 20 in a season for the first time in his career. His previous high was 12.

Jackson Chourio doubled with one out in the eighth inning for Milwaukee and Turang followed with his RBI single. Cooper Pratt added an insurance run in the ninth with his own RBI single.

Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski (11-4, 1.58 ERA) was set to face the Angels right-hander Walbert Urena (6-7, 2.70) in the series finale Sunday.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Jake Bauers (9)is greeted by teammates after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Milwaukee Brewers' William Contreras runs after hitting a double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, left, slides to score during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout hits a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Robert Gasser delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed to have died, and search teams were trying to recover their bodies, Purja's expedition company said Saturday.

“The world has lost one of mountaineering's greatest climbers,” the company, Elite Exped, said in a statement, adding that all the lives lost were being mourned. “No words can ease the pain of this unimaginable loss.”

The 10-member expedition was swept away by an avalanche Thursday on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.

Rescuers found four bodies and recovered three of them Friday in harsh weather that hampered flights by search and rescue helicopters. Rescuers backed by military helicopters had resumed a search earlier on Saturday for the others.

“The loss of these courageous climbers, who came from different nations united by their passion for the mountains, is an immeasurable loss to the global mountaineering fraternity,” said Irfan Arshad Khan, the president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

Khan paid tribute to the military and civilian rescuers and sherpas who took part in the search mission. “The mountains inspire us with their beauty, but they also remind us of the immense risks faced by those who venture into the high Himalaya and Karakoram,” he said.

Earlier on Saturday, a local police official, Tahir Khan, said the remains of Omani climber Nathira Ahmed were being flown to the capital, Islamabad, while the bodies of American climber Mallory Geis and Nepalese climber Bahadur Gurung remained at a hospital in Skardu, the main city in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.

China’s embassy in Pakistan said a Chinese mountaineer also was among the missing after the avalanche, Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.

The expedition was led by Purja, the Nepal-born former British Army soldier widely known as Nims Dai. He climbed the world’s 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, an achievement featured in the Netflix documentary “14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.” His record was broken in 2023.

Purja's company described him as “a leader who inspired millions through his courage, humility and unwavering belief that human potential is far greater than we often imagine.”

A statement from Geis’ family said “Mallory was a bright light who was loved deeply by her family and friends. She will be profoundly missed.”

The expedition was Geis’ first try at an 8,000-meter peak in Pakistan, while it was expected to be the final one for Sakhi, who was a guide for Moving Mountains, a travel company based in Pakistan. Sakhi also was a geographer and high-altitude photographer who has climbed some of the world’s major peaks, according to the Moving Mountains website.

Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, high altitude and rapidly changing weather.

Khan reported from Peshawar, Pakistan. Associated Press writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed.

In this photo released by the Alpine Club of Pakistan on Friday, July 31, 2026, members of a mountaineers rescue team pose for photo with honorary general secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan Ayaz Ahmed Shigri, center, before departing from an airbase on a search operation for climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, in Skardu, in Gilgit-Baltistan's region, in northern Pakistan. (Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP)

In this photo released by the Alpine Club of Pakistan on Friday, July 31, 2026, members of a mountaineers rescue team prepare to depart from an airbase on a search operation for climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, in Skardu, in Gilgit-Baltistan's region, in northern Pakistan. (Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP)