Streak ends for Giants

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-There is an old saying that all streaks must come to an end, and for the San Francisco Giants this was the night.

Gerardo Parra led off the game with a single, and then Carlos Lopez drove him in with the only run that the Milwaukee Brewers would need on their way to a 5- victory over the Giants before a crowd of 42,793, the 379th consecutive sellout at AT&T Park.

Wily Peralta was cruising along into the seventh inning, but that was the only inning that the Giants threatened the Brewers all night. Buster Posey led off the inning with a walk, then Hunter Pence ended Peralta’s night after a opposite-field double. Brandon Belt grounded out to Scooter Gennett at second base to score Posey. Pence scored on a sacrifice fly in which Parra made a terrific diving catch in right field.

Peralta ended up going six innings, allowing two runs on five hits, walking two and striking out three on his way to his second win of the season.

With the loss, the Giants saw their six-game winning streak come to a screeching halt and also saw their seven-game winning streak end.

Matt Cain went six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits, not allowing a walk and striking out three.

Cain allowed two runs in the first inning, as Adam Lind drove in Gomez with a single of his own. Lind picked up his second run batted in of the night in the top of the third inning, as he hit a sacrifice fly to score Parra, after Parra led off the inning with his second single in as many at bats.

After Gennett tripled to lead off the top of the fourth inning, Jean Segura singled him in with the Brewers fourth run of the evening.

Parra reached for the third time in the top of the seventh inning, as he tripled off of Yusmeiro Petit and then scored on a Lucroy sacrifice fly.

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