Aug 29, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers beginning pitcher Aaron Civale (32) pitches within the first inning in opposition to the San Francisco Giants at American Household Area. Necessary Credit score: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports activities Aaron Civale threw seven scoreless innings, William Contreras stole dwelling and the Milwaukee Brewers earned a sequence win over the visiting San Francisco Giants with a 6-0 triumph Thursday afternoon.
Garrett Mitchell homered and Jackson Chourio drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers, who have been enjoying the Giants within the first of two sequence over a 15-day stretch. The playoff hopefuls will meet Sept. 10-12 in a rematch at San Francisco.
Civale (5-8) allowed solely 4 baserunners over his seven innings — two by way of singles and two on walks. He struck out seven. Aaron Ashby closed out the win with two excellent innings.
Half the visitors in opposition to Civale got here within the first when Tyler Fitzgerald walked with one out and Michael Conforto singled with two all the way down to put runners at first and third. Civale then struck out Matt Chapman within the Giants’ solely at-bat of the sport with a runner in scoring place.
Mitchell’s homer, his third of the season, opened the Brewers’ scoring within the second. Milwaukee added a second run within the inning on a sacrifice fly by Blake Perkins.
Contreras’ daring baserunning success got here within the third as teammate Willy Adames acquired caught in a rundown between first and second on a steal try. The catcher-turned-DH, who started the play on third base, drew a throw to 3rd earlier than sprinting towards the plate, making it simply when Chapman dropped the ball.
The Brewers, who had misplaced the sequence opener Tuesday earlier than drawing even Wednesday night time, blew the sport open in a three-run fourth after Giants starter Hayden Birdsong (3-4) was pulled following consecutive two-out walks. Chourio greeted reliever Sean Hjelle with a two-run double, after which Contreras made it 6-0 with an RBI single.
Birdsong was charged with 5 runs on 4 hits in his 3 2/3 innings. He walked 4 and struck out six.
Contreras and Mitchell completed with two hits apiece for the Brewers, the runaway first-place crew within the Nationwide League Central.
Fitzgerald had the Giants’ solely different hit, an infield single with two outs within the third.
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