The Brewers entered this game coming off of a series loss to the Twins and a stint where they lost 3 for their last 4 games. The Giants entered this game coming off of a series loss to the Braves. This game was the first game of a 4 game series at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The Giants would attempt to take game 1 with LaMonte Wade Jr. (RF) hitting leadoff, Buster Posey (C) hitting 2nd, Brandon Belt (1B) hitting 3rd, Kris Bryant (3B) hitting cleanup, Brandon Crawford (SS) hitting 5th, Mike Yastrzemski (CF) hitting 6th, Alex Dickerson (LF) hitting 7th, Jason Vosler (2B) hitting 8th, and José Álvarez (P) hitting 9th. The Brewers lineup had Kolten Wong (2B) hitting leadoff, Christian Yelich (LF) hitting 2nd, Avisaíl García (RF) hitting 3rd, Omar Narváez (C) hitting cleanup, Rowdy Tellez (1B) hitting 5th, Luis Urías (SS) hitting 6th, Jace Peterson (3B) hitting 7th, Jackie Bradley Jr. (CF) hitting 8th, and Corbin Burnes (P) hitting last. The pitching matchup was between Corbin Burnes who was 8-4 with a 2.30 ERA and reliever José Álvarez who was 4-1 with a 2.12 ERA. This was going to be a bullpen game for the Giants. For the Brewers to win they needed to go through as many of the Giants relievers as possible, give Corbin Burnes a couple of insurance runs, and find a nice start out of Corbin Burnes. For the Giants to win they would need a reliever to pitch multiple innings, get Corbin Burnes out of the game early, and get runners on base. Would the Giants take game 1 or would the Brewers hand them their 3rd loss in 4 games? To the game!
The first pitch of the game was a strike to Kolten Wong. Wong ended up grounding out to Jason Vosler. Then Christian Yelich doubled down the right field line. After that Avisaíl García grounded out to Jason Vosler advancing Yelich to 3rd. Omar Narváez then singled to center field scoring Yelich. To follow that up Rowdy Tellez walked on 4 pitches advancing Narváez to 2nd. To end the half inning Luis Urías lined out to Kris Bryant. Corbin Burnes’ first pitch was a ball to LaMonte Wade Jr. who ended up grounding out to Kolten Wong. Then Buster Posey popped out to popped out to Kolten Wong. To end the inning Brandon Belt struck out swinging. This was a great first inning for the Brewers as they took an early lead. The Brewers led 1-0 after the 1st inning.
To leadoff the 2nd inning Jace Peterson walked. Then Jackie Bradley Jr. grounded out to José Álvarez advancing Peterson to 2nd. After that Corbin Burnes singled to left field scoring Peterson. To follow that up Kolten Wong singled to center field advancing Burnes to 2nd. Christian Yelich came up next and grounded into a fielder’s choice leaving runners on the corners. Jay Jackson replaced José Álvarez to finish the inning. To end the inning Avisaíl García struck out swinging. To leadoff the bottom of the 2nd inning Kris Bryant struck out swinging. Then Brandon Crawford struck out looking. To end the inning Mike Yastrzemski grounded out to Kolten Wong. This was another nice inning for the Brewers as they tacked onto their lead. The Brewers led 2-0 after the 2nd inning.
Jarlín García came into the game for Jay Jackson to pitch the 3rd inning. To leadoff the 3rd inning Omar Narváez lined out to Brandon Crawford. Then Rowdy Tellez grounded out to Kris Bryant. To end the half inning Luis Urías struck out looking. To leadoff the bottom of the 3rd inning Alex Dickerson doubled to right field. Then Jason Vosler struck out looking. After that Jarlín García struck out on a missed bunt. To end the inning LaMonte Wade Jr. lined out to Rowdy Tellez. This was a disappointing inning for the Giants as they failed to score with a runner on 2nd and nobody out. The Brewers still led 2-0 after the 3rd inning.
To start the 4th inning Jace Peterson hit an infield single. Peterson advanced to 2nd on a balk from Jarlín García. Then Jackie Bradley Jr. struck out looking. After that Corbin Burnes struck out looking and Jace Peterson was caught stealing 3rd ending the inning. To leadoff the bottom of the 4th Buster Posey flew out to Avisaíl García. Then Brandon Belt singled to center field. After that Kris Bryant struck out swinging. To end the inning Brandon Crawford flew out to Jackie Bradley Jr. in center field. This was a great inning for Jarlín García as he got out of a jam but another underwhelming inning for the Giants offense. The Brewers once again led 2-0 after the 4th inning.
To leadoff the 5th inning Kolten Wong struck out on a foul tip caught by Buster Posey. Then Christian Yelich lined out to Kris Bryant on the first pitch. To end the inning Avisaíl García flew out to LaMonte Wade Jr. in right field. To leadoff the bottom of the 5th inning Mike Yastrzemski flew out to Avisaíl García. Then Alex Dickerson hit a grounder to Rowdy Tellez who tossed the ball to Corbin Burnes for the 2nd out of the inning. To end the inning Jason Vosler struck out swinging. This was a great inning for both pitchers each with a 1, 2, 3 inning. The Brewers once more led 2-0 after the 5th inning.
To leadoff the 6th inning Omar Narváez lined out to Alex Dickerson. Then Rowdy Tellez flew out to LaMonte Wade Jr. for the 2nd out of the inning. The Giants then made a double switch where Wilmer Flores went into the game to play 2nd base and Zack Littell went into the game to finish the inning. Littell started by giving up a single up the middle to Luis Urías. Jace Peterson singled to center field advancing Urías to 2nd. To end the inning Jackie Bradley Jr. lined out to Mike Yastrzemski. To leadoff the bottom of the 6th inning Wilmer Flores grounded out to Jace Peterson. Then LaMonte Wade Jr. struck out in a foul tip caught by Omar Narváez. To end the inning Buster Posey struck out looking. This was another nice inning for both pitchers where they held their opponent scoreless. The Brewers were still winning 2-0 after the 6th inning.
Tony Watson came into the game for Zack Littell to pitch the 7th inning. To leadoff the 7th inning Corbin Burnes popped out to Wilmer Flores. Then Kolten Wong struck out swinging. To end the half inning Christian Yelich grounded out to Brandon Belt. Brandon Belt hit a leadoff double to start the bottom of the 7th. Then Kris Bryant singled to left field advancing Belt to 3rd. Brad Boxberger relieved Corbin Burnes to finish the inning. Boxberger started by giving up a single to right field to Brandon Crawford allowing Belt to score. To follow that up Mike Yastrzemski grounded into a fielder’s choice leaving runners on the corners. After that Alex Dickerson popped out to Luis Urías. Darin Ruf pinch hit for Tony Watson and lined out to Christian Yelich ending the inning. This was a great inning for the Giants as they closed in on the Brewers lead. The Brewers led 2-1 after the 7th inning.
Dominic Leone stepped onto the mound for Tony Watson to pitch the 8th inning. To leadoff the top of the 8th inning Avisaíl García walked. Then Omar Narváez grounded into a fielder’s choice. After that Rowdy Tellez singled to right field advancing Narváez to 3rd. Next up was Luis Urías who hit a sacrifice fly to LaMonte Wade Jr. scoring Narváez. To follow that up Jace Peterson hit a ground rule double advancing Tellez to 3rd. To end the inning Jackie Bradley Jr. grounded out to Wilmer Flores. Devin Williams entered the game for Brad Boxberger to pitch the bottom of the 8th inning. To leadoff the Giants half of the 8th inning Wilmer Flores grounded out to Jace Peterson. Then LaMonte Wade Jr. walked. After that Buster Posey struck out looking. To end the inning Brandon Belt lined out to Kolten Wong. This was another nice inning for the Brewers as they tacked onto their lead. The Brewers led 3-1 after the 8th inning.
John Brebbia came out of the bullpen to pitch the 9th inning in place of Dominic Leone. To leadoff the 9th inning Lorenzo Cain pinch hit for Devin Williams and hit a grounder to Brandon Belt who tossed the ball to John Brebbia for the 1st out of the inning. Then Kolten Wong struck out swinging. To end the inning Christian Yelich struck out swinging. Josh Hader replaced Devin Williams to pitch the 9th inning in attempts of getting the save. To leadoff the bottom of the 9th inning Kris Bryant doubled to left field. Then Brandon Crawford popped out to Kolten Wong. After that Mike Yastrzemski grounded out to Luis Urías advancing Bryant to 3rd. To end the game Austin Slater pinch hit for Alex Dickerson and flew out to Avisaíl García. The Brewers won 3-1.
Leo’s Extra Inning: This was a pitchers duel between Corbin Burnes and the Giants bullpen. This was also the 3rd loss in the Giants last 4 games. Corbin Burnes pitched amazingly in this game pitching 6 innings and giving up 4 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks, and 0 home runs. Burnes also struck out 9 and got the win. The Brewers bullpen pitched well too with 3 pitchers pitching an inning each and giving up a combined, 2 hits, 0 runs, and a walk. Brad Boxberger got 0 strikeouts and a hold, Devin Williams got 1 strikeout and a hold, and Josh Hader got 0 strikeouts and the save. The Brewers offense was led by Jace Peterson going 3 for 3 with a run scored and a walk. Omar Narváez went 1 for 4 with an run scored and an RBI to chip in as well. Luis Urías added on as well going 1 for 3 with an RBI. The Giants bullpen pitched well in this game with 7 pitchers pitching and giving up a combined 9 hits, 3 earned runs, 3 walks, and 0 home runs. José Álvarez struck out none and got the loss and the rest of the pitchers got no decision. Zack Littell and Dominic Leone each got 0 strikeouts, Jay Jackson and Tony Watson each got 1 strikeout, John Brebbia got 2 strikeouts, and Jarlín García got 4 strikeouts. The Giants were led by Brandon Crawford in this game going 1 for 4 with an RBI. Brandon Belt played well too going 2 for 4 with a run scored. Kris Bryant had a nice game as well going 2 for 4. Overall, this was a disappointing loss for the Giants where their offense couldn’t put runs on the board for their relievers.
Out of LF 