Brewers' Jimmy Nelson: Earns seventh win against Colorado

Nelson (7-13) allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out four over six innings in a win Monday over the Rockies.

Analysis:

Nelson broke a six-game losing streak with his first quality start since he threw seven shutout innings July 16 against the Reds. Perhaps the most encouraging thing about his performance was his control. For the first time all season, Nelson didn't walk a single batter, and he had walked an atrocious 17 batters in 28 innings (5.5 BB/9) over his six-start losing streak. Nelson had a 4.2 BB/9 entering Monday's start and will need to continue to show better control if he wants to improve his 4.26 ERA before season's end.