The Brewers are back on the road and headed into a three-game set with the Giants at Oracle Park, opening a six-game West Coast trip that also includes the Angels. Milwaukee has already taken seven of nine at home against the Marlins, Mets and Rockies, and now gets another run of games against opponents sitting below .500.
San Francisco enters the series at 44-61, but the Giants have been tougher at home, where they’re 24-26. Milwaukee, meanwhile, comes in after dropping its last three games in Pittsburgh at the end of its previous road trip, even though the club has also flashed plenty of punch since the All-Star break.
The pitching matchup on Monday sets up with Milwaukee RHP Brandon Sproat (3-3, 5.09 ERA) against San Francisco RHP Tyler Mahle (2-9, 5.31). On Tuesday, Milwaukee RHP Logan Henderson (4-1, 3.05) faces San Francisco RHP Landen Roupp (7-8, 3.93). The source did not list a Wednesday pitching matchup.
Henderson has been especially sharp lately, carrying a 2.70 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP with 13 strikeouts over his last two starts. Jacob Misiorowski, who struck out 12 batters over five innings on July 26, will not be in the series for Milwaukee, and former Brewers shortstop Willy Adames and the Giants also won’t have to deal with him.
All three games are on Brewers.TV. On Xfinity, the channel is 1263; on DirecTV, it’s 670; and on U-Verse, it’s 1743. Spectrum customers should check their local listing, with possible channels including 308, 1308, 319, 317 and 469.
The games are also available on Brewers.TV and the MLB app. A full-season plan costs $99.99, while monthly plans are $19.99. Fubo also offers a free trial for new subscribers.
On radio, the series is carried by the Brewers Radio Network, with flagship station AM-620 WTMJ among the outlets. Jeff Levering, when not on Brewers.TV, Lane Grindle and Josh Maurer will handle the call on the radio side.
The Brewers broadcast is also available on the Sirius XM app. The Giants feed is on Channel 176 on July 27, Channel 184 on July 28 and Channel 179 on July 29.
The series runs July 27-29.
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