The Brewers entered this game coming off of a nice win over the Giants powered by great pitching. The Giants entered this game coming off of a stint where they lost 3 of their last 4 games. This game was game 2 of a 4 game series and if the Brewers won they would secure a series tie at worst but if the Giants won they would tie up the series. After being scratched from the game the night before, Johnny Cueto would get the start in this game in the City Connect jerseys that the Giants wear every Tuesday. The Giants hoped to finish August on a high note with LaMonte Wade Jr. (RF) hitting leadoff, Brandon Belt (1B) hitting 2nd, Buster Posey (C) hitting 3rd, Brandon Crawford (SS) hitting cleanup, Kris Bryant (3B) hitting 5th, Mike Yastrzemski (CF) hitting 6th, Wilmer Flores (2B) hitting 7th, Alex Dickerson (LF) hitting 8th, and last but definitely not least, Johnny Cueto (P) hitting 9th. The Brewers had Kolten Wong (2B) hitting leadoff, Willy Adames (SS) hitting 2nd, Christian Yelich (LF) hitting 3rd, Omar Narváez (C) hitting cleanup, Avisaíl García (RF) hitting 5th, Rowdy Tellez (1B) hitting 6th, Jace Peterson (3B) hitting 7th, Lorenzo Cain (CF) hitting 8th, and Brandon Woodruff (P) hitting last. The pitching matchup in this game was between Brandon Woodruff who was 8-7 with a 2.38 ERA and Johnny Cueto who was 7-6 with a 3.73 ERA. For the Brewers to win they needed to take an early lead, get Johnny Cueto out of the game early, and find a nice start out of Brandon Woodruff. For the Giants to win they needed to take long at bats against Brandon Woodruff, score early, and find a nice start out of Johnny Cueto. Would the Giants get out of their slump or would the Brewers take game 2? To the game!
The first pitch of the game was swung on and missed by Kolten Wong. Wong ended up flying out to Mike Yastrzemski. Then Willy Adames, Christian Yelich, and Omar Narváez hit 3 straight singles leaving a run scored and runners on 1st and 3rd. To follow that up Avisaíl García grounded out to Kris Bryant scoring Yelich and advancing Narváez to 2nd. After that Rowdy Tellez walked. To end the inning Jace Peterson grounded out to Brandon Belt. Brandon Woodruff’s first pitch was fouled off by LaMonte Wade Jr. who ended up doubling off the wall in right field. Then Brandon Belt popped out to Jace Peterson in foul territory on the first pitch. After that Buster Posey struck out swinging. To end the inning Brandon Crawford grounded out to Kolten Wong. This was a great 1st inning for he Brewers as they took an early lead. The Brewers led 2-0 after the 1st inning.
To leadoff the 2nd inning Lorenzo Cain hit a solo home run to left field. To follow that up Brandon Woodruff singled out left center field. Then Kolten Wong grounded into a 4, 6, 3 double play. To end the inning Willy Adames flew out to Mike Yastrzemski. To leadoff the bottom of the 2nd inning Kris Bryant walked on 4 pitches. Then Mike Yastrzemski struck out swinging on 3 pitches. To end the inning Wilmer Flores grounded into a double play. This was another nice inning for the Brewers as they tacked onto their lead. The Brewers led 3-0 after the 2nd inning.
To leadoff the 3rd inning Christian Yelich grounded out to Brandon Crawford. Then Omar Narváez popped out to Kris Bryant in foul territory. After that Avisaíl García was hit by pitch. Rowdy Tellez was up next and he tripled to left center field on a ball that caromed away from both outfielders after hitting the wall. García scored on the play. To follow that up Jace Peterson walked on 4 pitches. Lorenzo Cain executed on his opportunity and singled to right field scoring Tellez. To end the inning Brandon Woodruff struck out looking. To leadoff the bottom of the 3rd inning Alex Dickerson flew out to Lorenzo Cain. Then Johnny Cueto struck out swinging. To end the inning LaMonte Wade Jr. struck out swinging as well. This was another very disappointing inning for the Giants as they gave up 2 runs after having 2 outs with nobody on base. The Brewers led 5-0 after the 3rd inning.
To start the 4th inning Kolten Wong lined out to Mike Yastrzemski. Then Willy Adames grounded out to Kris Bryant. After that Christian Yelich singled to center field. Next up was Omar Narváez who singled on a pop up to shallow left field that dropped right between Kris Bryant and Alex Dickerson scoring Yelich. To follow that up Avisaíl García hit an infield single advancing Narváez to 3rd. José Quintana replaced Johnny Cueto to pitch a few innings in his Giants debut. On a wild pitch from Quintana, Narváez took 2nd. To end the inning Rowdy Tellez grounded out to Kris Bryant. To leadoff the Giants half of the 4th inning Brandon Belt struck out on a foul bunt. Then Buster Posey struck out swinging. After that Brandon Crawford walked on 8 pitches. To end the inning Kris Bryant grounded out to Jace Peterson. This was another disappointing inning for the Giants as the Brewers got some lucky hits again and added onto their lead. The Brewers led 6-0 after the 4th inning.
To start the 5th inning Jace Peterson walked. Then Lorenzo Cain struck out looking. After that Brandon Woodruff struck out looking. To end the inning Kolten Wong grounded out to Wilmer Flores. To leadoff the bottom half of the frame Mike Yastrzemski struck out swinging. Then Wilmer Flores walked on 8 pitches. After that Alex Dickerson flew out to Christian Yelich. Next up was José Quintana who ended up singling to right field advancing Flores to 2nd. To end the inning LaMonte Wade Jr. struck out looking. This was a nice inning for both pitchers as they each had a shutout inning. This was the first shutout inning of the game for the Giants. The Brewers still led 6-0 after the 5th inning.
To start the 6th inning Willy Adames singled off the very top of the wall in right field. Then Christian Yelich struck out swinging on 3 pitches. After that Omar Narváez flew out to Mike Yastrzemski. To end the inning Avisaíl García struck out swinging. To leadoff the bottom of the 6th inning Brandon Belt hit a solo shot to center field to put the Giants on the board with his 20th home run. To follow that up Buster Posey grounded out to Willy Adames on the first pitch. Then Brandon Crawford grounded out to Brandon Woodruff. After that Kris Bryant singled to right field. Mike Yastrzemski then singled to right field advancing Bryant to 3rd. To end the inning Wilmer Flores grounded out to Willy Adames. This was a great inning for the Giants as they put themselves on the board. The Brewers led 6-1 after the 6th inning.
To leadoff the 7th inning Rowdy Tellez struck out swinging on 7 pitches. Then Jace Peterson struck out swinging. To end the inning Lorenzo Cain lined out to Brandon Crawford on the first pitch. Jake Cousins entered the game for Brandon Woodruff to pitch the bottom of the 7th inning. To leadoff the bottom of the 7th inning Alex Dickerson struck out swinging on 3 pitches. Then Austin Slater pinch hit for José Quintana and walked. After that LaMonte Wade Jr. walked advancing Slater to 2nd. Next up was Brandon Belt who struck out swinging on a full count. Buster Posey then struck out on a foul tip caught by Omar Narváez ending the inning. This was a disappointing inning for the Giants as they missed out on a big opportunity to close in on the Brewers. The Brewers still led 6-1 after the 7th inning.
Zack Littell came into the game in relief of José Quintana to pitch the 8th inning. To leadoff the 8th inning Jackie Bradley Jr. pinch hit for Jake Cousins and grounded out to Brandon Belt. Then Kolten Wong struck out swinging on 3 pitches. To end the half inning Willy Adames struck out swinging. Brent Suter came out of the bullpen to pitch the bottom of the 8th inning. To leadoff the bottom half of the 8th Brandon Crawford struck out swinging. Then Kris Bryant flew out to Lorenzo Cain on the first pitch. To end the inning Mike Yastrzemski struck out swinging. This was a great inning for both pitchers each with a 1, 2, 3 inning. The Brewers once again led 6-1 after the 8th inning.
To leadoff the 9th inning Christian Yelich grounded out to Kris Bryant. Then Omar Narváez flew out to Alex Dickerson in foul territory. To end the half inning Avisaíl García grounded out to Kris Bryant on the first pitch. To leadoff the bottom of the 9th Wilmer Flores hit a solo home run to left field. To follow that up Curt Casali pinch hit for Alex Dickerson and struck out looking on 3 pitches. Then Darin Ruf pinch hit for Zack Littell and struck out swinging. After that LaMonte Wade Jr. singled to center field. Wade Jr. advanced to 2nd on a balk from Brent Suter. Wade Jr. then stole 3rd. To end the game Brandon Belt flew out to Lorenzo Cain on the center field warning track on a full count. The Brewers won 6-2.
Leo’s Extra Inning: This was another disappointing loss for the Giants where the Brewers hit well off of Johnny Cueto and got a bunch of very lucky hits as well. This was also the Giants 3rd straight loss for the Giants. The Dodgers won their game against the Braves which meant that the Giants lead over the Dodgers was just half a game. The Brewers were led by Lorenzo Cain in this game going 2 for 4 with a run scored, 2 RBIs, and a solo homer. Omar Narváez played well too going 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs. Christian Yelich was a huge factor as well going 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored. Brandon Woodruff pitched amazingly in this game going 6 innings and giving up just 5 hits, 1 earned run, 3 walks, and 1 home run. Woodruff struck out 8 batters and got the win along the way. The Brewers bullpen pitched well too with 2 pitchers pitching a combined 3 innings and giving up just 2 hits, 1 earned runs, 2 walks, and a home run. Jake Cousins struck out all 3 batters he faced and got no decision and Brent Suter got 4 strikeouts and got no decision. The Giants were led by Wilmer Flores in this game going 1 for 3 with a run scored, an RBI, a walk, and a solo home run in the 9th. Brandon Belt played well too going 1 for 5 with a run scored, an RBI, and a home run. LaMonte Wade Jr. had a nice game as well going 2 for 4 with a walk. Johnny Cueto didn’t pitch terribly in this game as a bunch of the hits he gave up would be outs most of the time. Regardless, Cueto pitched 3 2/3 innings and gave up 10 hits, 6 earned runs, 2 walks, and a home run. Cueto struck out 1 batter and got the loss. José Quintana pitched amazingly in his Giants debut going 3 1/3 innings and giving up just 1 hit, 0 runs, and a walk. Quintana also recorded 6 strikeouts and got no decision. Zack Littell pitched out of the Giants bullpen as well pitching 2 innings and giving up 0 hits, 0 runs, and 0 walks. Littell struck out 2 and got no decision. Overall, this was another disappointing loss for the Giants that put them just a half game ahead of the Dodgers.
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Very upsetting loss. Go Giants!
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