This Sunday the (50-41) Milwaukee Brewers and the (46-43) San Francisco Giants will play the final game of this four-game series. The first pitch will be thrown out at 4:05 PM EST inside Oracle Park. This is the second time that these teams have faced off this season, as they played once on April, 25th. The Giants won that game 4-2. These two teams also split the first two games of this series.
The Milwaukee Brewers are coming into this one after splitting a two-game series with the Minnesota Twins. The Brewers looked great in game one but struggled in the final game. They only scored one run in game two, as they will have to perform better at the plate if they want to challenge the Giants in this one.
The San Francisco Giants are entering this one after winning their previous series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They won the final two games of this three-game series, as they looked great at the plate in the final two games. They scored 17 combined runs, as the Diamondbacks couldn't keep up.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Milwaukee Brewers (4-6) in their last 10, but they are still in first place in the NL Central. They have a 2.0 game lead over the Cardinals, as they are breathing down their neck. At the plate, the Brewers are scoring 4.58 runs per game and hitting .236 as a team. This is the 12th most runs scored per game and the 22nd highest overall team batting average. They aren't consistently reaching base safely, but they have shown that they aren't one-dimensional at the plate. The Brewers are averaging 1.38 home runs per game, which is the fourth most in the league. This is how they have been scoring the majority of their runs, as they haven't been stringing together hits to create big innings. I also expect the Brewers to stay extremely aggressive once they have reached base safely. Milwaukee has already stolen 58 bases this season, which is the seventh most in the league. They will do whatever it takes to put men in scoring positio n.
In the field, the Brewers have also been solid. They are allowing the 12th most runs per game and they have the 17th highest overall team fielding percentage. They have completed .985% of their plays in the field. Milwaukee has also already recorded 50 errors, which is the 18th most in the league. They can't continue to make mistakes in the field and still believe they are going to win these games.
According to MLB.com, the Brewers are starting Jason Alexander on the mound. He has been solid this season, as he is (2-1) with a 4.73 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. In his last start, he pitched for 4.0 innings and gave up two earned runs to the Twins. Luckily, his team still got the job done. He has also played well on the road this season, as he is (1-0) with a 3.75 ERA.