Sacramento A’s Tyler Soderstrom (21) is greet by Nick Kurtz (16) after scoring on a single in the bottom of the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin NV on Sun Jun 14, 2026 (AP News photo)
Las Vegas A’s podcast Daniel Dullum:
#1 Do the math three touchdowns in football is 24 points and in baseball that’s a record for runs in Colorado Rockies franchise history and they avoided getting swept by the Las Vegas A’s Sunday with a 23-9 rout to conclude the A’s homestand for the week at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin NV.
#2 The A’s won the first two games of the series but in this one the pitching absolutely brokedown surrendering three runs in the fourth, six in the fifth, four in the seventh, and five runs in the eighth.
#3 A’s starter Jeffery Springs got pounded by the Rockies line up going four innings allowing seven hits, six runs, striking out five batters. Despite the pounding the A’s are just a half game back of the Seattle Mariners for first place in the AL West.
#4 The Rockies fell on hit short of setting an all time hit record in a game ending the contest with 24 total hits. The Rockies set the record back on Sep 25, 2011 when they got 25 hits.
#5 The A’s are back in Sacramento on Monday and the drawing board as well as they prepare to face the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates have struggled in their own right losing seven of their last ten games and are 8.5 games back of the NL Central. Starters for Pittsburgh RHP Jared Jones (1-0 ERA 4.73) for Sacramento RHP JT Ginn (4-3 ERA 4.15) first pitch at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento 6:40pm (PDT)
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Colorado Rockies Hunter Goodman circles the bases after hitting a two run home run against the Las Vegas A’s in the bottom of the first inning at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin NV on Sun Jun 14, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Mauricio Segura
Although the Las Vegas A’s scored almost double digit runs, It’s the Rockies who fly home Sunday singing Viva Las Vegas with a 23-9 rout!
Colorado opened the scoring in the first when Tyler Freeman reached on Max Muncy’s throwing error and Hunter Goodman followed with a two-run homer to center. That could have been an early gut check for the Athletics, but their lineup answered right away.
Lawrence Butler singled, Nick Kurtz reached with a walk, and Tyler Soderstrom ripped a run-scoring double to right. Carlos Cortes then gave Las Vegas the lead with a two-run single, and Muncy added a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2.
The problem was Colorado never stopped applying pressure. Cole Carrigg singled to start the second, Kyle Karros followed with another hit, and Troy Johnston’s groundout brought home a run. Then Willi Castro flipped the game with a two-run homer to left center, putting the Rockies back ahead 5-4. Kurtz tied it in the bottom half with a double that scored Alika Williams, but that was the last time the game resembled a fair fight.
The Rockies broke through again in the fourth. Carrigg singled, Karros doubled him home, and Johnston drilled a two-run homer to right to push Colorado ahead 8-5. Kurtz got one back in the bottom of the inning with a groundout that scored Jeff McNeil, but the fifth inning buried the A’s under a pile of extra-base hits.
Goodman homered again, Ezequiel Tovar singled, Carrigg reached, Karros singled in a run, Johnston doubled in another, Braxton Fulford lifted a sacrifice fly, Castro singled home Johnston, and Freeman tripled in Castro. By the time it ended, Colorado had scored six times in the inning and led 14-6.
To their credit, the Athletics did not disappear at the plate. Zack Gelof doubled in the fifth and scored when Muncy launched a two-run homer to left, trimming the deficit to 14-8. Soderstrom added a center-field homer in the seventh, continuing a strong stretch in which he has been finding a way aboard almost every day.
Gelof also singled later, stretching his hitting streak to 18 games after entering with the longest active run in the majors. Soderstrom’s reaching-base streak grew as well, and Kurtz also kept his own on-base run alive after entering the day among the league leaders in several major offensive categories.
Every A’s answer was swallowed by another Rockies surge as if fueled by the 100 degree Las Vegas heat. Colorado added four more in the seventh, with Freeman, TJ Rumfield, Goodman and Tovar all driving in runs. The eighth was even rougher.
Castro crushed a bases-loaded homer to right, Rumfield followed with a solo shot, and Colorado’s lead ballooned to 23-9. Castro finished with two homers and seven RBI, while Goodman had a monster day of his own with two homers, five hits and four RBI. Johnston, Karros, Rumfield and Tovar also joined the hit parade as Colorado finished with six homers and relentless traffic from top to bottom.
The Athletics even had to use Cortes on the mound late, with the outfielder pitching left-handed in the eighth and ninth after Scott Barlow’s outing stretched the bullpen thin. Cortes gave up Rumfield’s homer but also finished the ninth with a double play, the kind of strange baseball footnote that only shows up in a game that has already gone sideways and started asking for directions.
Las Vegas made so many home runs disappear into the desert sky this week that even David Copperfield and Penn & Teller stood and applauded. But the sweep eluded the Athletics, as the Rockies made sure the series finale belonged entirely to them.
The A’s still had bright offensive moments from Butler, Kurtz, Soderstrom, Gelof and Muncy, but there was no hiding from the obvious: Colorado’s bats controlled the day, and the Athletics’ pitching staff could not find enough answers.
The A’s now return to West Sacramento to host Pittsburgh, with the A’s J.T. Ginn (4-3, 3.15 ERA, 65 K) set to face Pirates right-hander Jared Jones (1-0, 4.73 ERA, 14 K), a matchup Monday set to begin at 6:40 p.m. Pacific.
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.
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Las Vegas A’s pitcher Gage Jump (61) delivers to the Colorado Rockies line up at Las Vegas Ballpark on Fri Jun 12, 2026 (AP News photo)
Las Vegas A’s podcast Tony Harvey:
#1 Can rookie left-hander Sean Sullivan make a successful MLB debut for the Colorado Rockies against an Las Vegas Athletics lineup that has been swinging the bat well lately?
#2 Will Athletics rookie Gage Jump continue his strong start to his major-league career after posting impressive results in his first few outings?
#3 Which team’s offense will take greater advantage of the hitter-friendly conditions at Las Vegas Ballpark, a park expected to favor hitters?
#4 Can Rockies slugger Hunter Goodman continue his recent power surge and add to his team-leading home run total?
#5 Will the Athletics gain an early advantage in the series as they try to stay in contention in the AL West while facing a Rockies club that has struggled for much of the season?
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Las Vegas A’s Nick Kurtz (16) rounds the bases after hitting a 471 foot home run in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Las Vegas Ballpark on Sat Jun 13, 2026 (AP News photo)
Las Vegas A’s game recap:
By Mauricio Segura
The Las Vegas A’s needed that big swing that had carried them through a recent power surge, and for four innings in 100 degrees of Las Vegas heat, the bats mostly made noise without doing much damage. The A’s got fifth inning help with two home runs in the from Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz that helped the A’s to a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado rookie Sean Sullivan, making his Major League debut, gave the Rockies exactly what they needed early. He held the A’s scoreless through three innings, working around Henry Bolte being hit by a pitch and Nick Kurtz’s single in the third. The Athletics had chances, including Jonah Heim’s double in the second, but the scoreboard just displayed zero’s.
Gage Jump matched Sullivan and then some for five innings. The left-hander worked through a pair of first-inning singles by Kyle Karros and TJ Rumfield, stranded Braxton Fulford after a single and stolen base in the second, and then settled into a nasty rhythm. By the fifth, he had struck out the side, getting Sterlin Thompson, Fulford and Chad Stevens in order. For a pitcher making only his fourth Major League start, Jump showed why the A’s have trusted him so quickly. He entered with a 12.1-inning scoreless streak and stretched it into the sixth before Colorado bats finally figured out his timing.
Before that trouble, the Green and Gold got their jolt in the bottom of the fifth. Langeliers lifted a solo homer to center, and Kurtz followed with one of his own to right-center. Just like that, a quiet game turned into another reminder that this Athletics lineup can change the the scenery with two swings. Kurtz, already among the best on-base hitters in baseball this season, kept adding to a stretch that has made him one of the A’s toughest outs. Langeliers, meanwhile, continued to turn extra-base hits into his favorite form of punctuation. They don’t call him Bangaliers for nothing!
Colorado answered in the sixth and briefly stole the mood. Willi Castro and Karros opened with singles, Rumfield drew a free pass, and Jump’s outing ended with the bases full. Justin Sterner took over and got Hunter Goodman swinging, but Troy Johnston’s sacrifice fly put the Rockies on the board. Cole Carrigg then launched a three-run homer to right-center, flipping a 2-0 Athletics lead into a 4-2 Colorado advantage. If the A’s were rattled, it didn’t show. They came back like Spartans set to rescue Helen of Troy.
Jacob Wilson, back from the injured list, drew a free pass to begin the bottom of the sixth, and Zack Gelof followed with a single to keep his hitting streak moving. Max Muncy then drove a two-run double to center, scoring Wilson and Gelof to tie it 4-4. It was a needed swing from Muncy, who had recently returned from a fractured left hand, and it yanked the game back from a Rockies club that had only just grabbed control.
The Athletics took the lead for good in the seventh with a little chaos and a lot of hustle. Lawrence Butler, who entered as a pinch-hitter in the fifth and stayed in right field, doubled to begin the inning. Tyler Soderstrom drew a free pass, but Colorado nearly escaped after Jacob Wilson popped out and Carlos Cortes hit into a force. Then Butler broke for home during a caught-stealing sequence, and catcher Hunter Goodman’s error allowed him to score. It was not pretty baseball, but nitty gritty gets the job done just as well.
Butler was not done. In the eighth, after Muncy singled and Bolte added a base hit, Kurtz struck out after a confirmed challenge. Butler then singled to center, scoring Muncy and giving the A’s the breathing room they needed. For a hitter who entered the game in a rough stretch, Butler supplied a double, a single, a run and an RBI, which is a pretty useful way to remind everyone he still carries some thunder in that bat.
The bullpen handled the rest. Mason Barnett gave the Athletics a scoreless seventh, worked around Rumfield’s double in the eighth with help from Hogan Harris, and Harris finished the ninth by striking out Carrigg and Thompson before Brett Sullivan lined out to Butler in right. The Rockies had their moment. Carrigg had his blast. Sullivan had his promising debut. But the Athletics had the better finish, turning a midgame stumble into a 6-4 win.
Game 2 Saturday brings Joey Estes (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 K) to the mound for the Athletics against Kyle Freeland (1-6, 7.81 ERA, 45 K) for Colorado, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. PDT.
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.
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Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers rounds the bases after hitting a 450 home run against the Colorado Rockies at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin NV on Fri Jun 12, 2026 (AP News photo)
Las Vegas A’s podcast Rich Perez:
The Las Vegas A’s saw some fireworks with their star players in the line up that provided some offensive punch to help them get over the line against the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-4 at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin NV. The A’s got home run punch from two of their big boppers in the bottom of the fifth from Shea Langeliers who launched a 450 foot home run and Nick Kurtz who blasted a 471 home run that gave the A’s a 2-0 lead.
The A’s down 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning saw Max Muncy get an RBI double that scored Zack Gelof and Jacob Wilson that tied the game 4-4. In the bottom of the seventh inning Lawrence Butler scored that put the A’s in the lead and in the last of the eighth Butler’s base hit scored Muncy and it was for keeps as the A’s win it by two runs 6-4.
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Las Vegas pitcher Gage Jump (61) seen here dealing in a previous game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Tue Jun 2, 2026. Gage pitched against the Cubs at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin NV on Fri Jun, 2026 (AP News photo)
Las Vegas A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:
#1 How might the hitter-friendly environment of Las Vegas Ballpark influence the offensive production of both teams compared with a typical MLB venue?
#2 Which rookie starting pitcher is more likely to have a breakout performance: Athletics left-hander Gage Jump or Rockies left-hander Sean Sullivan making his MLB debut?
#3 Can the Athletics continue their recent power surge against a Rockies pitching staff that entered the series with one of the highest ERAs in baseball?
#4 What impact could the return of shortstop Jacob Wilson have on the Athletics’ lineup and overall performance in this series opener?
#5 As the Athletics work to build a fan base in Las Vegas ahead of their future move, what kind of crowd atmosphere should be expected for this special series at Las Vegas Ballpark.
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Las Vegas A’s pitcher Jack Perkins (50) deals to the Milwaukee Brewers line up in the bottom of the first inning at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin NV on Wed Jun 10, 2026 (AP News photo)
Las Vegas A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:
#1 How did the Las Vegas Athletics overcome a 3–0 deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 4–3 in the series finale Wednesday?
#2 Which Athletics players hit the key home runs in the seventh inning that turned the game around?
#3 What contributions did Gary Sánchez and Jackson Chourio make to Milwaukee’s early 3–0 lead?
#4 Why was Brandon Sproat’s performance considered one of his best starts despite the Brewers’ loss?
#5 The A’s now open a three game series against the Colorado Rockies Friday night at Las Vegas Ballpark starting pitchers for Colorado to be determined and for Las Vegas RHP Gage Jump (2-1 ERA 2.45) first pitch slated for 7:05pm PDT.
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The Las Vegas A’s Alika Williams (12) connects for a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin NV on Wed Jun 10, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Mauricio Segura
The 95-degree-plus temperature didn’t faze the Las Vegas A’s as they pulled off another win, taking two out of three from the Milwaukee Brewers for their first home series victory since April. The Athletics spent the early innings getting shoved around by Milwaukee’s bats, then flipped the game with three swings in the seventh and held on for a 4-3 win. They started like a team running on low batteries, then someone swapped in a fresh pair, the current kicked in, and suddenly the whole team was abuzz.
Jack Perkins opened for the green and gold, who was making only his second start of the season after opening the year mostly out of the bullpen. Milwaukee began pressing from the start when Christian Yelich drew a free pass, moved to second on Brice Turang’s groundout, and scored when Andrew Vaughn sent a lined shot into right. A passed ball moved Vaughn to second, but Perkins limited the damage by forcing Jake Bauers to end the inning.
The second and third innings saw more Milwaukee runs, and both runs had the same simple theme. Gary Sánchez lifted a solo homer to left center in the second, then Jackson Chourio sent another one over the center-field wall in the third. Just like that, Milwaukee led 3-0, and Brandon Sproat was giving the A’s little room to breathe.
Athletics had early chances, but not enough movement on the scoreboard. Nick Kurtz opened the bottom of the first with a single before Tyler Soderstrom hit into a double play. In the third, Henry Bolte reached on an infield single and stole second, but another double play killed the inning.
The Athletics had spent the first two games of the series turning baseballs into souvenirs, setting a franchise record for homers in a three-game series before the third game was even done. Through five innings, though, the summer heat seemed to have completely dried up the pine tar.
Alika Williams stepped up to the plate in the sixth and switched on the Athletics power surge. With one out, he lined a solo homer to left, trimming the deficit to 3-1. Soderstrom followed later with a single, but Shea Langeliers struck out to leave the gap at two.
The seventh was where the spark really lit. Chad Patrick replaced Sproat, and Carlos Cortes greeted him by driving a “see-ya” homer to right center. Zack Gelof followed with a double, extending his hitting streak to 15 games after entering the day with the second-longest active run in the majors. Then Lawrence Butler, who had been fighting through a rough stretch at the plate, gave the Athletics their biggest swing of the game, a two-run homer to center that turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead.
That burst meant even more because of what the A’s bullpen did around it. Luis Medina replaced Perkins in the fifth and gave Sacramento two scoreless innings, escaping a two-on situation in the sixth when Joey Ortiz grounded into a double play. José Suarez handled the first two outs of the seventh before Scott Barlow ended the threat by striking out Bauers with two runners aboard.
Milwaukee tried again in the eighth after Sal Frelick and Luis Rengifo singled, but Hogan Harris got William Contreras to bounce into another double play. In the ninth, Elvis Alvarado finished it with force, striking out Yelich, retiring Chourio on a grounder, and fanning Turang to close the win.
This viva Las Vegas victory showed why the A’s power is dangerous even when the offense looks stuck. Kurtz reached base twice, Williams homered and singled, Gelof kept his streak alive, Cortes supplied the spark, and Butler delivered the swing that mattered most. The Brewers built the early lead with solo shots and small bites, but Sacramento answered with one inning that did all the heavy lifting.
After an off day on Thursday of blackjack and Red Bulls by the pool, the Las Vegas A’s will host the Colorado Rockies on Friday night with Gage Jump (2-1, 2.45 ERA, 13 K) set to match up against Kyle Freeland (1-6, 7.81 ERA, 45 K), with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Pacific.
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.
San Francisco Giants Bryce Eldridge watches the flight of his home run against the Colorado Rockies in the sixth inning at Coors Field in Denver on Sun May 31, 2026 (AP News photo)
San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic:
#1 Which Giants player had the biggest offensive impact in the 19–6 victory over the Rockies, and what key hit helped break the game open?
#2 How did rookie Bryce Eldridge contribute to San Francisco’s season-high 25-hit performance at Coors Field?
#3 What role did starting pitchers Robbie Ray and Tanner Gordon play in the matchup, and which team gained the early advantage?
#4 The Giants snapped a lengthy losing streak with this win. How many consecutive games had they lost before defeating the Rockies on May 31?
#5 Several Giants players recorded standout performances. Which player collected a career-high five hits, and how many extra-base hits did the Giants accumulate as a team?
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San Francisco Giant Casey Schmitt (left) congratulates Willy Adames (front right) after hitting a grand slam in the top of the fifth inning at Coors Field in Denver (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
The San Francisco Giants (23-36) bats came to life in a huge offensive effort beating the Colorado Rockies (22-38) in game three of their series 19-6 Sunday at Coors Field.
They did lose the series but hopefully they will take this momentum into their next series that gets underway Monday against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Giants were hitting lights out finishing with 25 hits which included a Willy Adames grand slam. All but one player in today’s lineup had at least a hit.
Game recap: San Francisco was looking to get on top of the Rockies in the first inning and that is exactly how this game got underway. The Giants got an excellent start in game three.
Rafael Devers doubled and Jung Hoo Lee who has had an amazing series singled Devers home for an early 1-0 lead. Starter Robbie Ray gave up two singles in the bottom of the inning but got out of it leaving two Colorado runners stranded.
The bottom of the San Francisco batting order continued to produce with Bryce Eldridge and Daniel Susac hitting back to back doubles in the top of the second inning. The Susac double drove Eldridge home extending their lead to 2-0.
The Rockies cut the Giants lead in half in the bottom of the second inning. Kyle Karros doubled reaching third on a wild pitch from Ray. Karros would score on a Fulford foul and the Rockies trailed 2-1
With the score so very close, San Francisco would be looking for some insurance runs as this game went into the third inning. Neither team was able to score in the third inning so both teams went into the fourth inning with the Giants looking for more runs and the Rockies looking to at the very least tie up this game.
The fourth inning was a busy one for San Francisco. Eldridge doubled followed by Susac getting hit by a pitch. There was a pitching change for the Rockies with Gordon being relieved by Brennan Bernardino.
Gordon had allowed six hits and four runs. Casey Schmitt singled driving Eldridge home and San Francisco was slowly pushing out their lead now with a 3-1 tally. They would add one more run before the top of the inning ended taking a 4-1 lead.
The Rockies got uncomfortably close in the bottom of the fourth inning. Karros led off the bottom of the fourth with a single and a Chad Stevens walk. Both Karros and Stevens scored, Stevens scoring on a Ray throwing error. Ray was very obviously fatigued already with 94 pitches but got out of the inning.
Going into the top of the fifth inning the best was yet to come for the Giants. When the dust had settled, the Giants had seven hits in the fifth inning. Jung Hoo Lee and Matt Chapman had back-to-back doubles. Drew Gilbert tripled driving Chapman home, the Chapman double had driven Lee home and the Giants now had a 6-3 lead.
The Giants pushed the score out with a seventh run when Schmitt singled Gilbert home. Colorado was doing everything they could to get out of the inning with two outs. The Giants continued to put runners on base and with the two outs had the bases loaded with Adames at the plate.
Adames came through with a grand slam pushing the San Francisco lead out to 11-3 and the Giants were rolling. The Rockies were able to score two runs in the bottom of the inning but continued to trail 11-5.
Eldridge led off the top of the 6th inning with a solo homer the team already with 16 hits in the game and a 12-5 lead; some absolutely amazing work at the plate for San Francisco. The score remained 12-5 going into the top of the seventh inning.
There were more hits for the Giants in the top of the seventh. Rafael Devers doubled followed by a Luis Arraez single that brought in another run for the Giants 13-5. Lee continued to tear it up with his fourth hit of this game, another RBI and a 14-5 San Francisco lead.
There was no stopping the offensive attack the Giants were waging. The Rockies were able to score one run in the bottom of the inning but not much else with two innings left in the game.
San Francisco continued their hitting ways into the eighth inning with more hits, more runs leading 17-6. The memorable moment in the inning was Jonah Cox making not only his first hit in the majors but also celebrating his first run. What a breath of fresh air for the Giants. Lee had his fifth hit of the game and this would be a game the Giants would not soon forget.
The Giants Jesus Rodriguez hit the teams’ third home run in the top of the ninth inning capping off one crazy game that saw the team finish with 25 hits.The final was 19-6. Lee had 5 hits, and Devers and Eldridge each had four hits. Schmitt finished with three hits and Adames had the Grand Slam bomb.
Game notes: After struggling through the first two games of their series with the Rockies losing both games on Friday and Saturday the Giants salvaged the series with at least one win to avoid a sweep. The Giants needed to wake up those bats in Sunday’s game.
In Saturday’s game they were trailing 8-0 before they even got on the scoreboard in the eighth inning. In the opening game of the series Friday San Francisco let the Rockies back into the game after taking a 6-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning.
San Francisco scored two runs in the top of the ninth but had total breakdown on the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning allowed five hits and five runs for a Colorado walk-off win taking a 2-0 series lead.
The Giants will now head out to Milwaukee for a tough assignment, a series with the National League Central leaders the Brewers. This series gets underway Monday night with first pitch scheduled for 4:40 PM. The Giants will feature Landon Roupp on the mound. Roupp has a 5-5 win/loss and a 3.30 ERA. The Brewers will start Shane Drohan (2-1). Right now he has a 2.63 ERA.
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