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Giants’ win streak come to a halt in loss to Brewers 5-3
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) tags out Milwaukee Brewers’ Yasmani Grandal at home during the third inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, June 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
2019.06.16 – Eric Thames and Jesús Aguilar homered to help the Milwaukee Brewers avoid a three-game sweep with a 5-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
A season-best four-game win streak has disappeared, as starting pitching Jeff Samardzija was knocked around in a 5-3 loss to the Brewers on Sunday afternoon in front of a Father’s Day crowd of 34,603 at Oracle Park.
The Giants finished their home-stand 5-3 but whiffed on a chance for a second consecutive sweep thanks to a poor start and a potential rally that fell flat.
2019.06.16 (San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers) See video
2019.06.16 (San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers) See video
In the bottom of the fifth, down 4-2, the Giants loaded the bases without an out for Buster Posey. The Brewers brought in Matt Albers in relief, who struck out Posey before Brandon Belt hit a long fly to center that scored one run. After an Evan Longoria walk, Brandon Crawford fouled out, and the Giants had only gotten one run across. They left eight runners on base in total.
The Brewers added an insurance run in the sixth off Derek Holland, and the Giants’ offense was not heard from again.
Milwaukee closer Josh Hader got the last six outs, striking out three without allowing a base-runner.
The best that could be said about Samardzija’s outing was he survived. Through 114 pitches, nine hits and two walks, the big right-hander had no go-to pitch, little movement and little control. With some grit and some luck, he fought through five innings and allowed a manageable four runs, exiting with the Giants down 4-2 but not out of the game.
It was a slight step back for Samardzija, whose ERA now sits at 3.96. He was at 99 pitches through four and fortunate to have given up three runs, but with his spot in the lineup coming up – and amid a stretch of 20 games without an off-day – Bruce Bochy wanted to squeeze three more outs out of Samardzija.
It somewhat backfired when Eric Thames bounced a shot off the right-field foul pole. But Samardzija induced an inning-ending double play from Orlando Arcia and escaped the inning on fumes, allowing a single run in four of five frames.
HOLE IN ONE
With two outs and Ben Gamel aboard in the top of the second, Yelich hit a drive to right that slipped through a small gap between the fencing doors in right field. The fluky play cost the Brewers a run with Gamel, who would have easily scored if the ball remained in play, held at third on the ground-rule double.
“It went through the wall, we obviously wish it didn’t go through the wall,” Yelich said. “Just one of those freak baseball plays.”
SHORT HOPS
Brewers second baseman Mike Moustakas had one hit, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. … Belt was 0 for 3, ending his18-game on-base streak.
TRAINER’S ROOM
GIANTS: LHP Will Smith got an off day after pitching in four games in five days. Smith worked a 28-pitch ninth for his 18th save on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-7, 5.74 ERA) will come off the injured list (lower back strain) to start Monday’s series opener in San Diego.
Giants: RHP Tyler Beede (0-2, 8.06) will make his first career start against the Dodgers in Monday’s series opener.
San Francisco Giants take Brewers series
San Francisco Giants left fielder Mike Yastrzemski, left, celebrates with first baseman Brandon Belt, center, and third baseman Pablo Sandoval (48) after they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, June 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
2019.06.15 – Mike Yastrzemski made a diving catch for the final out to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 and take the series.
The Giants rallied from a 5-1 deficit for their fourth straight win.
Christian Yelich hit his major league-leading 26th homer for the Brewers, who have lost three of four after a four-game winning streak.
Yelich connected for a solo drive with two outs in the ninth and Ryan Braun followed with a single for his third hit. Yasmani Grandal then hit a drive to left-center field, but Yastrzemski rushed over and in for a diving grab to end it.
“You’re kind of in the heat of the moment where you just want to get the out somehow,” Yastrzemski said. “It’s a moment of relief because those last three outs are the hardest outs to get, especially the last one.”
“So when it finally ends and we solidify the W, then you just take that deep breath and say ‘all right, we’re good,’” he said.
2019.06.15 (San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers) See video
2019.06.15 (San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers) See video
Will Smith wound up with his 18th save in 18 tries. Smith pitched for the fourth time in five days.
“Amazing,” Smith said of Yastrzemski’s catch. “He gets the save today, for sure. Just a great play, playing the game the right way, playing hard, laying out and making a catch for us is nice.”
The Giants acquired Yastrzemski in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles in March. The 28-year-old was 2 for 4.
On Friday, Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning of a 5-3 Giants victory over the Brewers.
Stephen Vogt became the first Giants catcher to triple twice in a game since Steve Nicosia did it in July 18, 1984. Vogt hadn’t hit a triple since May 4, 2017.
Vogt also beat out an infield hit to drive in an insurance run in the eighth.
“Obviously, playing in this ballpark, there’s a chance for some triples,” Vogt said.
“It’s just kind of funny, I’ve had some triples in the past, but never two in one game, so it’s just kind of a weird feeling right when I hit the second one. it kind of went through my head like ‘wow, could be the second one,’” he said.
Vogt and Brandon Crawford, who doubled twice, each had three hits. Kevin Pillar had two hits and drove in two runs.
The Giants scored twice in the seventh off Junior Guerra (2-1) for a 7-6 lead. Vogt tripled with one out, Pillar hit an RBI single and Crawford doubled home the go-ahead run.
Giants reliever Trevor Gott (3-0) pitched an inning in which he gave up one run for the win.
Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson gave up four runs on five hits in four-plus innings of five-hit ball. The 30-year-old right-hander was making his second start after missing all of last season recovering from shoulder surgery.
Nelson retired 11 straight after yielding two hits to start the game, but lost command pitching into the fifth, when he walked three straight to start the inning before manager Craig Counsell summoned reliever Adrian Houser.
Giants starter Madison Bumgarner gave up three earned in six innings.
Yelich extended his hitting streak to 12 games and Manny Piña also homered for the Brewers.
“They found grass on just a lot of balls and in the end we didn’t (get) any on the last ball,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “They just kept finding spots where we weren’t standing.
SHORT HOPS
Yelich stole his 16th base to move ahead of Jarrod Dyson for the league lead. . Giants first baseman Brandon Belt was 1 for 4, extending his on-base streak to 18 games. . The Giants are a major league-best 16-6 in one-run games.
LEFTY MARK
Bumgarner passed Carl Hubbell for the all-time franchise strikeout record for left-handers with 1,678. He is sixth all-time on the franchise list. Christy Mathewson (2,504) holds the all-time franchise record.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: LHP Gio Gonzalez (left arm) was scheduled to throw long toss on Saturday.
Giants: C Buster Posey had the day off after a night game on Friday.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (3-1, 3.80) pitched a season-high six innings of four-hit ball in his last start on June 9 in a 5-2 win against Pittsburgh in which he wasn’t involved in the decision.
Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija (3-5, 3.72) takes the mound for the first time since June 8. The 34-year-old is 8-9 with a 4.71 ERA on six or more days or rest.
Read more at: San Francisco Giants Media Services / More AP MLB.
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Giants homer 3 times in win over Brewers
San Francisco Giants’ Mike Yastrzemski watches his two-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, June 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
2019.06.14 – A small tweak to his delivery has produced favorable results for Drew Pomeranz.
Pablo Sandoval, Kevin Pillar and Mike Yastrzemski homered and Pomeranz pitched into the sixth inning, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Friday night.
Last-place San Francisco earned its third straight win and seventh in 11 overall. Pomeranz (2-6) allowed two unearned runs in five-plus innings in his first win since April 24.
The 30-year-old left-hander gave up five hits in his second straight solid start after going 0-3 with a ghastly 19.16 ERA in May. He struck out five and walked three.
Pomeranz attributes better command to a more over-the-top delivery.
“For the most part, I was able to throw strikes when I needed to,” said Pomeranz, who signed a one-year, $1.5 million free-agent contract with the Giants in the offseason.
“I think, hopefully, I’ve found the thing that I’ve been waiting on to click.”
Pomeranz got a no-decision despite pitching five scoreless innings in a 2-1 victory over Clayton Kershaw and the NL West-leading Dodgers on June 7.
“The last two outings he’s been a different guy,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
“He’s got to feel good about his little adjustment and should have a lot of confidence with that move.”
2019.06.14 (San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers) See video
2019.06.14 (San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers) See video
Yastrzemski’s two-run drive to center off Alex Claudio made it 5-2 in the seventh. It was the second homer for the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski since making his major league debut May 25.
Milwaukee right-hander Zach Davies (7-1) permitted three runs and six hits in five innings in his first loss since Sept. 22 at Pittsburgh. Davies was the first Brewers starter to open a season with seven straight winning decisions.
The NL Central-leading Brewers had won five of six.
After Yastrzemski connected, Milwaukee got one back in the eighth when Jesús Aguilar scored on a wild pitch. But Mark Melancon got Lorenzo Cain to fly out with the tying runs in scoring position.
Will Smith worked a scoreless ninth for his 17th save in 17 attempts.
The Giants took a 2-1 lead on Sandoval’s two-run homer off Davies in the fourth. Sandoval’s ninth homer was an opposite-field shot to left.
Pillar snapped a 2-2 tie with a solo drive in the fifth for his eighth of the season.
“Two pitches, one to Pablo and one to Kevin,” Davies said. “That’s the way it goes sometimes. I kept the slider down and got some ground balls, but at the end of the day two pitches can decide the ballgame.”
MVP STUFF
Milwaukee star Christian Yelich went 1 for 4 with a walk and an RBI single, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. The reigning NL MVP also stole his 15th base in 16 attempts to move into a tie for the NL lead with Arizona’s Jarrod Dyson.
HARD SLIDE
Pillar knocked second base from its anchor several feet toward third on a hard slide in the seventh. Pillar beat a throw from first baseman Jesús Aguilar on a pickoff attempt.
Brewers manager Craig Counsell challenged the safe call, but it was upheld on replay.
“My initial instinct was to try to reach for the base,” Pillar said.
“You just hope that you beat the throw there, and you get there, and the base is no longer there. It’s a stressful situation.”
TRADED
The Brewers traded right-hander Jake Petricka to the Texas Rangers in exchange for a player to be named or cash.
WORTH NOTING
Giants first base coach José Alguacil missed the game to attend his son’s graduation. Field coordinator Antoan Richardson replaced him.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: RHP Jhoulys Chacín (lower back) threw a side outing and is expected to come of the injured list to start Monday’s game in San Diego, manager Craig Counsell said. … LHP Gio Gonzalez (left arm) threw on flat ground. It’s not known when he’ll be able to throw off a mound.
UP NEXT
Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (0-1, 12.00 ERA) will make his second start after missing all of 2018 recovering from right shoulder surgery. He is 2-2 with a 5.28 ERA in five career starts against San Francisco.
Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (3-6, 3.83 ERA) is 7-4 with a 2.63 ERA in 12 career starts against the Brewers.
Read more at: San Francisco Giants Media Services / More AP MLB.
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