Milwaukee Brewers Rout Giants 16‑2 Behind 18-Hit Attack
MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers pounded out 18 hits and scored 16 unanswered runs to defeat the San Francisco Giants 16-2 on Monday at American Family Field.
Matt Chapman gave the Giants a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer in the second inning, but the Brewers answered with seven runs in the bottom half. Sal Frelick doubled in a run, Luis Rengifo singled in another, Jackson Chourio doubled in two, Brice Turang tripled in two and William Contreras added a sacrifice fly. Milwaukee extended its lead to 8-2 in the fourth on a double-play grounder.
The Brewers added two runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and four in the eighth, with Christian Yelich driving in multiple runs. Milwaukee outhit the Giants 18-5.
Chad Patrick (3-2) earned the win. Landen Roupp (5-6) took the loss. The Brewers improved to 36-21, while the Giants fell to 23-37. Attendance was 28,154. The game lasted 2:43.