{"id":683640,"date":"2026-06-04T09:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683640\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:40:08","slug":"brewers-meet-the-giants-with-2-1-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683640\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers meet the Giants with 2-1 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco Giants<\/a> (24-38, fourth in the NL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> (37-22, first in the NL Central)<\/p>\n

Milwaukee; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Adrian Houser<\/a> (2-5, 5.59 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Brewers: Coleman Crow<\/a> (0-0, 3.14 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, eight strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Brewers -183, Giants +152; over\/under is 9 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 series lead.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee has a 37-22 record overall and a 21-12 record in home games. The Brewers have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .333.<\/p>\n

San Francisco has gone 12-22 on the road and 24-38 overall. The Giants have the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play at .252.<\/p>\n

Thursday’s game is the fourth time these teams meet this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Bauers<\/a> leads the Brewers with 10 home runs while slugging .486. Christian Yelich<\/a> is 13 for 39 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Luis Arraez<\/a> leads the Giants with a .322 batting average, and has 11 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 15 walks and 23 RBI. Jung Hoo Lee<\/a> is 16 for 26 with three RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .246 batting average, 2.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs<\/p>\n

Giants: 3-7, .285 batting average, 6.26 ERA, outscored by 16 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Brewers: Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Zerpa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (wrist), Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Lockridge<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (arm), Logan Henderson: 15-Day IL (back)<\/p>\n

Giants: Matt Gage: 15-Day IL (knee), Joel Peguero<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Harrison Bader<\/a>: 10-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Heliot Ramos<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jared Oliva<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Jose Butto<\/a>: 60-Day IL (arm), Reiver Sanmartin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Hayden Birdsong<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jason Foley<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Randy Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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