(247NEWSSOURCE) SAN FRANCISCO – The Milwaukee Brewers scored two runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed en route to a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Tuesday.
William Contreras led the team at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Garrett Mitchell hit his fifth home run of the season on a solo shot in the sixth.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy says Garrett Mitchell has the potential to get a big hit after some tough at-bats.
Murphy says it was solid pitching and good defense that won them the game
Brewers starter Aaron Civale earned his sixth win, while Devin Williams notched his 10th save.
Murphy says other than a few bad pitches it was a solid outing by Civale.
The Brewers have won two of three and remain atop the NL Central at 83-and-61.
Mike Yastrzemski belted his 14th homer of the year in the setback.
The Giants sit fourth in the NL West at 71-and-74.
The Brewers and Giants meet again tonight in San Francisco with Colin Rea takes his 12-and-4 record and 3.72 ERA to the mound. San Fran sends Blake Snell to the bump, who is 2-and-3 with a 3.62 ERA.
It’s an 8:10 pre-game and 8:45 first pitch on 1360 and 97.5 WTAQ.
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