Heliot Ramos drove in two runs with a two-out single in the top of the ninth inning to lift the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
The win gave San Francisco the three-game set. Milwaukee’s Trevor Megill (5-3) blew his second save of the series.
Matt Chapman led off the ninth with a double and Luis Matos singled with one out. Pinch hitter Rafael Devers struck out, but Jung Hoo Lee kept the inning going with a walk, setting up Ramos’ winner.
Jose Butto (4-3) picked up the win in relief and Ryan Walker earned his 11th save.
Chad Patrick started for the Brewers on Bob Uecker Celebration of Life Day. The right-hander went 5 1/3 innings, giving up four hits, two runs and two walks. He struck out seven on 87 pitches.
Southpaw Robbie Ray started for the Giants. He went five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and four walks. He had no strikeouts on 80 pitches.
The Giants started the scoring in the second with two outs. Wilmer Flores singled and Matos hit a home run to deep left field. It was Matos’ second home run since being recalled from the minors on Thursday.
The Brewers answered in the bottom of the inning when Christian Yelich led off with a double. Brandon Lockridge drove him in with a two-out single.
Milwaukee tied it in the third after Caleb Durbin doubled with one out and William Contreras walked. Yelich drove in Durbin with a single to right to make it 2-2.
Durbin led off the bottom of the fifth with his eight homer of the season for a 3-2 Brewers edge.
The Giants threatened in the sixth when Willy Adames led off with a single and stole second base.
Patrick, however, struck out Dominic Smith, and Nick Mears came in and struck out Casey Schmitt and Chapman to end the threat.
The Giants also threatened in the eighth off Abner Uribe, who leads the majors with 35 holds.
Lee led off with a single and went to second when Adames singled with one out. Uribe was able to get out of it when he struck out Smith on a full-count pitch and Schmitt popped out to first.
–Field Level Media
