SPORTSTICKER NL RECAP MONTREAL (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers spoiled another strong outing by Hideo Nomo before again getting to Bobby Ayala in a 5-3, 11-inning victory over the Montreal Expos. Nomo allowed only two solo homers over eight-plus innings but his third start on the comeback trail was ruined when closer Bob Wickman (2-1) gave up the tying run in the ninth. Wickman was one out from his 10th successful save opportunity in a row, but Jose Vidro reached on an infield single and scored when Michael Barrett lined a double down the right-field line. However, Milwaukee beat Ayala (0-4) for the second time this season as Ron Belliard doubled home two runs with one out in the top of the 11th. David Nilsson started the rally with a leadoff double and Rich Becker walked in place of Wickman. Both runners advanced on Geoff Jenkins' sacrifice and scored when Belliard lined Ayala's 2-2 pitch deep to the gap in left-center field. "Before I came up to hit, the guys told me he had a good splitter," Belliard said. "I feel happy to do something for the team." Ayala has given up more than one run in an outing just twice this season -- both losses to the Brewers. He was responsible for a 9-4 defeat April 15, when he gave up one hit, four walks and three runs while recording two outs. Nomo pitched effectively for the third time in as many games with the Brewers, giving up four hits while walking two and striking out six as his ERA rose from 2.19 to 2.21. "My condition hasn't changed much since spring," he said through an interpreter. "I have control and the results have continued. I'd like to keep my points down, get wins and contribute to the team." The 1995 National League Rookie of the Year with Los Angeles was released by the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs earlier this year. "I don't know about those two other teams but there's definitely something wrong and it's not with Nomo," Expos manager Felipe Alou said. Using a variety of pitches, Nomo retired 11 in a row between the third and seventh but left after allowing a leadoff homer to Ryan McGuire in the ninth. He also gave up a solo homer to Mike Mordecai in the second. "He was basically working fastball, splitter," Mordecai said. "He battled early but as it got later he got better. He mowed some people down." The Japanese righthander had not lasted more than 6 1/3 innings since firing a complete-game three-hitter for the Mets on August 26 in San Francisco. Nomo also capped a three-run fourth inning with an RBI single off Carl Pavano. Sean Berry, who played with the Expos from 1992-95, singled home a pair of runs in the frame as Milwaukee erased a 1-0 deficit. "That three-run inning, they never hit the ball hard," Alou said. Pavano had one bad inning but recovered from his worst start in the major leagues, allowing three runs and six hits with two walks and six strikeouts over six innings. He gave up nine runs and 10 hits over two innings Saturday in Pittsburgh. David Weathers pitched a perfect 11th for his second save as the Brewers improved to 3-2 on their seven-game road trip. They allowed 21 runs Thursday in a doubleheader loss to New York. "We took an emotional thumping last night," Milwaukee manager Phil Garner said. "But we won today because we got clutch hitting and tremendous pitching from Nomo." Wickman worked out of his own jam in the 10th, getting Rondell White to ground out with runners on first and second and two outs. Rookies J.D. Smart and Guillermo Mota combined with closer Ugueth Urbina on four scoreless innings of relief but the Expos failed in their bid for their first three-game winning streak. "That's a tough one after battling back the way we did," Mordecai said. "It's easy to say character building but as a ballplayer, forget the character, you just want to win." Mordecai and Manny Martinez both narrowly missed home runs off Nomo down the left-field line. "We missed a couple of close ones," Alou said. "This is a game of inches." In front of 8,819 fans, the Brewers won for the third time in four tries at Olympic Stadium against their fellow small-market opponents. Last month's three-game series here drew a total of 17,978.  