Brewers rally to beat Bumgarner, Giants
Chase Anderson outdueled Madison Bumgarner and Ryan Braun drove in two runs Friday night, delivering the Milwaukee Brewers a second straight win over the San Francisco Giants, 3-1 in San Francisco.
Jeremy Jeffress got Buster Posey to ground out with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning, helping the Brewers hold on for their fourth win in their last five games.
After back-to-back doubles by Posey and Brandon Crawford put the Giants on the board in the second inning, Milwaukee did the rest of the scoring with single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings against Bumgarner (3-4).
Braun's RBIs came on an infield out in the sixth to tie the game 1-1, and on a two-out single in the eighth that plated Christian Yelich, who had doubled, to increase the Milwaukee lead to 3-1.
In between, the Brewers broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh when Hernan Perez singled, was sacrificed to second by Manny Pina, stole third and scored on Orlando Arcia's groundout.
Anderson (7-7) limited the Giants to one run and four hits in six innings. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
After newly acquired Joakim Soria pitched a scoreless seventh, the Giants threatened in the eighth against Jeffress after two were out.
Singles by Steven Duggar and Alen Hanson, and a four-pitch walk to Andrew McCutchen loaded the bases, before Jeffress got Posey on a weak grounder to third.
Brewers closer Corey Knebel worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save in two nights and 14th of the season.
Bumgarner was lifted after eight innings, having allowed all three Brewers runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out five.
Yelich and Keon Broxton had two hits apiece for the Brewers, who improved to 2-0 on an eight-game California swing.
Both of Yelich's hits were doubles, the only extra-base hits on the night by Milwaukee.
The Brewers out-hit the Giants 7-6.
Hanson collected two hits for the Giants, who have lost five of six.
--Field Level Media
