San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers Match Player Stats On Jun 08, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 8, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Hunter Pence's pinch-hit RBI single capped off a four-run 10th inning as the San Francisco Giants clinched a split of their four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 9-5 victory Thursday afternoon at Miller Park.

Gorkys Hernandez and Kelby Tomlinson opened the 10th with singles against Jacob Barnes (1-1). Hernandez scored on the base hit from Pence and Tomlinson followed on a double from Denard Span.

Eduardo Nunez kept it going with a single to left, chasing Barnes, who failed to retire a batter.

Eric Thames lost Joe Panik's fly ball in the late-evening sun, allowing another run to score.

Rob Scahill finally got Milwaukee out of the inning.

Home runs by Panik and Austin Slater got the Giants started. Tied 3-3 in the sixth, San Francisco went in front with a pinch-hit double from Aaron Hill and an RBI single from Nunez.

The Giants still led 5-3 heading into the ninth but Mark Melancon (1-1) gave up a leadoff home run to Eric Sogard to get the Brewers back within a run. Melancon then walked Eric Thames, who appeared to score when Jesus Aguilar followed with a double to the left-field corner.

But umpires ruled it was a ground-rule double, sending Thames back to third and that call was confirmed after a one-minute, 38-second review.

Travis Shaw drove in the tying run but Melancon tightened up from there, retiring his next three batters to force extra innings.

Sogard had three hits for the Brewers.

The late collapse and eventual comeback wiped out Johnny Cueto's attempt to extend his eight-game winning streak against the Brewers. Cueto allowed three runs -- two earned -- on six hits and four walks while striking out four over five innings.

Brewers starter Paolo Espino, making his second big league start, lasted four innings and allowed three runs on five hits and two walks, striking out a pair.

NOTES: RHP Paolo Espino was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs and started Thursday against San Francisco in place of RHP Matt Garza (chest), who went on the 10-day disabled list a day earlier. ... To make room for Espino on the roster, Milwaukee optioned OF Brett Phillips back to Colorado Springs. Phillips appeared in two games and went 1-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts in his first major league action. ... San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy gave C Buster Posey the day off and RF Hunter Pence wasn't in the starting lineup before being utilized as a pinch hitter. Both will be back in the lineup Friday against Minnesota, Bochy said. ... Giants 3B Eduardo Nunez singled in the sixth and has now reached base in 23 consecutive games.