Aaron Civale will take the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers (76-56) when they host starter Hayden Birdsong and the San Francisco Giants (67-67) in a rubber match on Thursday, with first pitch at 2:10 p.m. ET.
Keep reading to find out all the details on how to watch Milwaukee square off against San Francisco live.
When is Brewers vs. Giants and when does it start?
Where to watch Brewers vs. Giants
The Brewers and Giants will hit the field at American Family Field for this matchup on August 29, and if you’d like to see the event live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on BSWI.
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Brewers vs. Giants Game Preview
Freddy Peralta (6.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 8 K) picked up the win in the Brewers’ 5-3 victory over the Giants yesterday. William Contreras led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Kyle Harrison (4.2 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 7 K) took the loss for the Giants.
Brewers Stats, Odds & Insights
The Brewers have won 43 of the 74 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (58.1%).
Milwaukee ranks 19th in MLB action with 141 total home runs.
The Brewers rank 13th in baseball with a .404 slugging percentage.
Milwaukee has the third-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.71).
Pitchers for the Brewers combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.242).
Giants Stats, Odds & Insights
The Giants have been underdogs in 61 games this season and won 25 (41%) of those contests.
San Francisco has hit 141 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the majors.
Fueled by 391 extra-base hits, the Giants rank 16th in MLB with a .396 slugging percentage this season.
San Francisco pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.18 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
The Giants rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.304 WHIP this season.
Brewers Starter Recent Performance: Aaron Civale
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Athletics | Aug. 23 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
vs. Guardians | Aug. 16 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
vs. Reds | Aug. 9 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
at Nationals | Aug. 3 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
vs. Marlins | July 27 | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Giants Starter Recent Performance: Hayden Birdsong
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Mariners | Aug. 23 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
at Athletics | Aug. 17 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
vs. Tigers | Aug. 11 | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
at Nationals | Aug. 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
vs. Rockies | July 27 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
Brewers Key Players to Watch
Civale makes the start for the Brewers, his 26th of the season. He is 4-8 with a 4.84 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 128 1/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s last time out came on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, when he tossed four innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up four hits.
The 29-year-old has an ERA of 4.84, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are hitting .264 against him.
Contreras leads Milwaukee with a batting average of .283. He’s also hit 18 home runs with 76 RBI.
Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs with 24 and runs batted in with 88.
Brice Turang has 115 hits this season and a slash line of .254/.317/.358.
Giants Key Players to Watch
The Giants’ Birdsong (3-3) will make his 11th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw four scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners while allowing one hit.
The 23-year-old has pitched to a 4.57 ERA this season with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 5.2 walks per nine across 10 games.
Matt Chapman leads the Giants with 21 home runs while racking up a team-best batting average of .246.
Heliot Ramos has totaled 65 runs batted in to lead his team.
Michael Conforto is hitting .230 with 24 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 38 walks.
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