Madison Bumgarner (7-2, 1.88 ERA) and Matt Garza (0-0, 0.00 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants (39-26) and the Milwaukee Brewers (30-34) at AT&T Park. The Giants won the last game 11-5, and San Francisco leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 14 and can be seen on CSBA and FSWI.
Bumgarner pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering one run, striking out five and walking one in a 2-1 win over the Red Sox. Brandon Belt (.300, 31 Rs, 8 HRs, 33 RBIs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 4 with one run and two RBIs. This is the first time Garza will take the hill this season. He pitched 148.2 innings last season, finishing 6-14 with a 5.63 ERA his last outingRyan Braun (.313, 26 Rs, 11 HRs, 36 RBIs, 5 SBs) went 1 for 5 yesterday.
Notes
The Giants are coming into this matchup after a high-scoring game where they scored a whopping 11 runs. The Brewers have a 0-2 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
When they are outhit, the Brewers are 4-29. The Giants have a 10-22 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 27th in home runs, San Francisco has hit 55 this season. Milwaukee ranks 19th with 68 home runs.
San Francisco and Milwaukee both rank in the top five of the league in walks. San Francisco sits at fifth with 239 this season and Milwaukee ranks second with 256.
The Giants are 25-14 when they hit at least one home run. The Brewers perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 21-14 record.
