Brewers 5, Giants 2
SAN FRANCISCO -- Right fielder Gerardo Parra had a single, double and triple, and right-hander Wily Peralta came off the disabled list to win for the first time since May 6, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
First baseman Adam Lind returned to the Milwaukee lineup after a two-game absence to drive in two runs, helping the Brewers end the Giants' seven-game winning streak. Milwaukee also beat San Francisco for the first time in eight tries dating back to last season.
In extending his hitting streak to 12 games, Parra scored three times while also recording his fifth triple and 24th double of the season.
The double came in the first inning off Giants starter Matt Cain and improved Parra's average when leading off a game to .500 (13-for-26).
Peralta (2-5), activated from the disabled list before the game, had a two-run cushion before throwing his first pitch since May 22. He never surrendered the lead, shutting out the Giants on four hits until giving up a walk to catcher Buster Posey and double to right fielder Hunter Pence to start the seventh.
Peralta was pulled at that point with a 5-0 lead, and the Giants scored two runs off left-handed reliever Will Smith on outs -- a grounder by first baseman Brandon Belt and a sacrifice fly by shortstop Brandon Crawford.
Smith and right-handers Jeremy Jeffress and Francisco Rodriguez held the Giants scoreless the rest of the way, finishing off the Brewers' second win in the six outings during a seven-game trip.
Rodriguez pitched a one-hit ninth inning for his 23rd save in 23 opportunities this season.
Peralta, who had just one win to show for his first nine starts before suffering a strained left oblique muscle, was charged with both Giants runs. He gave up five hits and two walks in his six-plus innings, striking out three.
Cain (2-2) absorbed his the second loss in five outings since coming off the DL following a season-opening flexor-tendon injury in his right arm.
Catcher Jonathan Lucroy added two hits for the Brewers, including a double. Milwaukee out-hit the Giants 9-7. Five of Milwaukee's nine hits went for extra bases.
Gregor Blanco, who entered the contest as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning and stayed in the game to play left field, got hits in both of his at-bats for the Giants, who had won nine of their first 10 games after the All-Star break.
The loss cost the Giants (55-45) a chance to move into first place in the National League West. They remained a half-game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-45), who lost at home Tuesday to the Oakland Athletics.
NOTES: Before getting a hit in a 12th consecutive game Tuesday, Brewers RF Gerardo Parra had shared the team's season-best mark with 1B Adam Lind, who got a hit in 11 straight games from June 20-July 2. ... LF Ryan Braun (back spasms) noted before the game his back was feeling no better at game time Tuesday than 24 hours earlier, although he held out hope things would be different for the series finale Wednesday afternoon. ... Here's one thing Braun won't have to worry about: Cold weather in San Francisco. The game-time temperature Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. was 72 degrees. Wednesday afternoon's projected high is 81. ... In order to create a roster spot for the reinstatement of Tuesday's starting pitcher, RHP Wily Peralta, the Brewers optioned RHP David Goforth to Triple-A Colorado Springs. ... Giants RHP Jean Machi, who had been designated for assignment last week, was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox.