Milwaukee 8, San Francisco 5
When: 1:10 PM ET, Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Temperature:
67°
Umpires:
Home -
Jeff Kellogg, 1B -
Eric Cooper, 2B -
Marty Foster, 3B -
Tim Timmons
Attendance:
37691
By SportsDirect Inc.
Brewers 8, Giants 5: Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double and Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run home run as Milwaukee avoided a three-game sweep by beating visiting San Francisco in the series finale.
The Brewers won for just the second time in eight games despite losing starting pitcher Marco Estrada to a right hip flexor injury in the first inning. Estrada pulled up lame while running out a two-run double in Milwaukee's six-run first and couldn't continue.
Five relievers were needed to finish the job for the Brewers, with Jose Veras (3-1) striking out three in two perfect innings to earn the win. John Axford struck out two in a perfect ninth for his seventh save.
Milwaukee scored all eight runs in the first two innings against Barry Zito (3-2), who gave up four earned runs on five hits and four walks over three innings.
Ramirez opened the scoring with a base-clearing double, Cesar Izturis added an RBI groundout and Estrada ripped a two-run double down the left-field line to cap the big first inning. Lucroy hit his two-run blast in the second.
The Giants got back into it on Hector Sanchez's three-run double in the third and added a pair of runs in the fourth on Brandon Crawford's RBI single and Melky Cabrera's RBI double.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cabrera has hit safely in seven straight games and leads the majors with 64 hits. … Milwaukee's Ryan Braun had his 11-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-4 day. … The Giants begin a four-game series at Miami on Thursday, while Milwaukee travels to face Arizona in a three-game set starting Friday. … Giants C Buster Posey, who had RBIs in six consecutive games entering the day, pinch hit in the eighth and drew a walk. … Giants OF Angel Pagan has hit safely in 32 of his last 34 games and 36 of 44 games this season.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| San Francisco |
|
Milwaukee |
|
Barry Zito
|
Player |
Marco Estrada
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
3.0 |
IP |
1.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
5 |
Hits |
0 |
|
12.00 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| San Francisco
|
9 |
0 |
11 |
.243 |
16 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Milwaukee
|
10 |
1 |
16 |
.303 |
18 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
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