“These kind of things carry into other games,” Ross said. “Where once you’ve done it, once you’ve come back, once you’ve faced one of the best in the game and beat them at the back end when things weren’t going well throughout the day.”

Milwaukee wasted a strong effort by Brent Suter, who stepped in after Brett Anderson was scratched because of right hip soreness. Suter struck out six in three scoreless innings, and four relievers combined for five innings of three-hit ball before Hader (1-2) faltered in the ninth.

“For eight innings, we pitched very very well,” Counsell said. “Brent did a heck of a job getting us through three innings. … It went as good as we could have hoped and put ourselves in a good position. It just didn’t work out in the end.”

Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer for the Brewers, who posted shutout wins in their previous two games. Avisaíl García, Keston Hiura and Dan Vogelbach had two hits apiece.

Jason Adams (1-1) got one out for the win, striking out Christian Yelich with a runner on first to end the eighth. Craig Kimbrel earned his second save, continuing his turnaround after a rough start to the season.

Hiura and Jedd Gyorko opened the ninth with consecutive singles off Kimbrel. But Vogelbach struck out swinging, Ben Gamel bounced into a forceout and Orlando Arcia lined out to end the game.