San Francisco Giants pitcher Sean Manaea (left) walking with catcher Blake Sabol (right) will get the call Fri May 5, 2023 against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park in San Francisco (Mercury News file photo)

Giants Look Ahead to Series With Milwaukee Brewers

By Barbara Mason

After losing a series to the San Diego Padres last weekend in Mexico City, the San Francisco Giants most recently won a series against the defending World Series Champions, the Houston Astros.

April has been an up and down month for San Francisco winning 11 games while losing 15. The Giants also suffered numerous injury to key players. Going back to the start of April the Giants saw Joey Bart and Thairo Estrada with back and leg injuries respectively. In mid-april Michael Conforto had a calf issue and Joc Pederson with a wrist injury. Brandon Crawford and Sean Manaea also struggled. The latest injury landing him on IL was Mike Yastrzemski with a left hamstring.

The play that resulted in injury occurred when Yastrzemski tried to catch a ball in short center field. He made a diving attempt but came up just short and was helped off the field manager Gabe Kapler and trainer Dave Groeschner. Another loss for the Giants. A lot in injuries for such a young season. Nearly a dozen players had different issues in the month of April.

Going into May winning a series against the Houston Astros was certainly a step in the right direction as the team fights to get back to and beyond the .500 mark.

The Giants are off Thursday and on Friday night will take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 PM at Oracle Park. Probable pitchers for the game are Sean Manaea (0-1 ERA 7.85) for the Giants and Corbin Burnes (3-1 ERA 4.01) taking the mound for the Brewers.

San Francisco will be looking to extend their winning streak in this series. Scoring early with more consistent offense and solid performance on the mound will be most important. Without great pitching winning odds plummet. When you look at great teams, you will in most likelihood find a deep and talented bullpen.