The game was decided in the first inning, then confirmed in the eighth. Milwaukee built an early lead and pulled away late to defeat San Francisco 8-3 at American Family Field.
Kyle Harrison dominated with 12 strikeouts over 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits with 2 walks. The left-hander improved to 7-1 with a 1.57 ERA, controlling the Giants' offense through the middle innings after Jake Bauers staked him to an early lead.
Bauers launched a three-run homer to center field in the first inning, scoring Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio to give Milwaukee a 3-0 advantage. The Brewers added insurance in the seventh when Brice Turang singled home David Hamilton, then broke the game open with 4 runs in the eighth. Yelich delivered the key blow with a two-run single, followed by Chourio's RBI double and Turang's second RBI single of the night.
Trevor McDonald took the loss for San Francisco, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits over 5 innings with 4 strikeouts. The Giants managed 2 runs in the eighth inning on RBI singles by Bryce Eldridge and Jung Hoo Lee, but could not overcome the early deficit against Harrison's overpowering performance.
Milwaukee extended its winning streak to two games and improved to 36-21. San Francisco fell to 23-37 with the loss. Willy Adames, who homered for the Giants, sits 8 hits away from 1,000 career hits.