There was no single blow that decided this one. Milwaukee simply kept adding runs, inning after inning, until the final margin read 8-2 over San Francisco at Oracle Park. The Brewers scored in the third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth, and the Giants never had an answer.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Logan Henderson was the foundation. The right-hander worked 5.2 innings and allowed just 2 hits with 0 runs, striking out 7 while walking 2 on 93 pitches. He improved to 5-1 with the win, carrying a 2.66 ERA. Milwaukee's bullpen closed it out with 4 relievers covering 3.1 innings and allowing 2 runs.
The Brewers broke through in the third when Chourio singled to right and Pratt scored, a play that also proved to be the game's decisive go-ahead moment. They kept the pressure on in the fourth, first when Pratt singled home Lara, then when Turang followed with a single that brought in both Mitchell and Pratt to make it 4-0. Lara added a run-scoring fielder's choice in the fifth, then delivered again in the seventh with a triple to right that scored both Yelich and Vaughn. Chourio grounded out in the eighth to plate Hamilton, and Lara finished 1-for-4 with 3 RBI while Turang went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and Chourio collected 2 hits with 2 RBI of his own.
Giants starter Landen Roupp lasted just 3.2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits with 3 walks and 1 strikeout, taking the loss to fall to 7-9 with a 4.12 ERA. San Francisco's bullpen was hit for 4 more runs in relief. The Giants' only offense came in the eighth, when Bryce Eldridge homered to right on a 369-foot shot with Arraez scoring ahead of him, cutting the deficit to 8-2. Eldridge finished 1-for-4 with 2 RBI, and Luis Arraez added a hit for the Giants.
The result dropped San Francisco to 45-62, extending its skid with a first loss in its current stretch. Milwaukee improved to 67-40 and holds the top spot in its division, riding the win after snapping its prior slide.