Giants 6, Brewers 3
MILWAUKEE -- An "off" night from left-hander Madison Bumgarner was still plenty good enough for the San Francisco Giants to post a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night at Miller Park.
Bumgarner's line wasn't overly impressive; he struck out three and gave up four hits and two walks over six innings of work, but most of those came in his final inning.
He didn't allow a hit until the fourth, when third baseman Aramis Ramirez broke the shutout with a solo home run to left. Bumgarner (6-2) stranded a leadoff single in the fifth but needed 28 pitches to record his first out in the sixth and let two runs cross before shortstop Brandon Crawford ended the Milwaukee threat with a diving grab of second baseman Hector Gomez's would-be RBI single.
Brewers starter Matt Garza (2-7) went five innings and struck out seven, but gave up five Giants runs on eight hits and three walks to earn his fourth loss in five decisions.
Milwaukee brought the tying run to the plate with two out in the ninth but right-hander Santiago Casilla retired center fielder Carlos Gomez for his 13th save of the season.
Pence put San Francisco on the board with a solo home run in the first and second baseman Joe Panik made it a 2-0 game with an RBI double in the second.
San Francisco might have built an even bigger lead, but catcher Buster Posey was robbed of at least one RBI when Brewers second baseman Hector Gomez made a leaping snare of his line drive up the middle.
The Giants made up for that missed change in the fourth, going up 3-0 on back-to-back doubles by shortstop Brandon Crawford and center fielder Gregor Blanco before Duffy made it a 5-0 game with his third home run of the season.
NOTES: After sending RHP Wily Peralta to the disabled list Monday with a strained left oblique, Milwaukee selected the contract of RHP David Goforth from Triple-A Colorado Springs Tuesday. ... Brewers manager Craig Counsell announced that RHP Mike Fiers (1-4, 4.63 ERA) would start on short rest Wednesday in place of Peralta and that the team will bring up a pitcher from the minor leagues to take Peralta's spot in the rotation. ... The Giants announced that 3B Casey McGehee, designated for assignment last Sunday, was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento Tuesday. ... Entering play Tuesday, the Giants had scored a National League-leading 123 runs in 24 May games, an average of 5.12 per game. San Francisco has gone 17-7 during that stretch, the third-best mark in baseball. ... Brewers RF Ryan Braun was named National League co-player of the week after batting .381 with three home runs and 11 RBIs from May 18-24. Braun leads the majors with 32 RBIs since April 28.