The Milwaukee Brewers (27-23) welcomed the San Francisco Giants (25-25) to Wisconsin on Thursday for the first of four games. San Francisco clearly felt welcomed, taking the series opener 5-0. The second game is Friday night before a quick turnaround for this Saturday afternoon clash. Both clubs have their eyes on the playoffs and work to do to get there. Their respective journeys will continue at 4:10 p,m. EDT, with American Family Field welcoming fans for the game. Let's see what's in store for this one.
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Between May 15 and May 25, San Francisco went 8-2, which evened up their record through 50 games. Now they need to get over the hump and sustain it, as the NL West is still open for them to take from the rival Dodgers. If they pitch as well as they did over those 10 games, they may pose a real threat. As a team, they allowed 30 runs over that stretch, with a 2.53 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. Their bullpen, one of MLB's worst, buckled down a bit. With Logan Webb starting this one, the Giants' relievers may not even touch the mound. Webb has a 2.91 ERA this season thanks to a K/BB that's fourth in the NL. He's only allowed four runs and one long ball through 27.2 innings in May. If Webb consistently got run support, his record would be much better than the 3-5 it is now.
Bar ring two games, the two losses, San Francisco's offense has been reliable for at least four runs per game during that 10-game stretch also. They're only 20th in runs per game this season, and 25th this month, but their bats appear to be waking up. Consistent offensive production will always be an issue with how the Giants lineup is configured though. They hit a lot of homers, ranking sixth in that department, but are also 29th in strikeout rate. Some days will be ugly, and others will be a dream.
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