Guerra’s remarkable journey takes him to win column

MILWAUKEE — In this sabermetric age, they say pitcher wins don’t matter.

Good luck convincing Junior Guerra of that.

Called up by the Brewers to help a sagging starting rotation, Guerra pitched six respectable innings for his first Major League victory in his first Major League start, a 5-4 Milwaukee triumph over the Angels on Tuesday night at Miller Park. Guerra fell into a 4-0 deficit in the third, then kept the Halos at bay for three more innings while Brewers hitters powered a comeback.

It was a victory many miles in the making.

“There’s a lot of feelings there,” Guerra said.

Suspended in 2008 under Minor League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, Guerra was out of affiliated baseball from 2009-14, pitching everywhere from Mexico to South America to Europe to Independent leagues in the U.S. before resurfacing last season with the White Sox. He pitched his way all the way to the Majors for three relief appearances and drew notice from the Brewers, who claimed Guerra off waivers in new general manager David Stearns’ first roster move.

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