Giants beat Brewers, Counsell ejected

SAN FRANCISCO – Willie Mays was readily available as his 92nd birthday was celebrated, and Alex Cobb led the San Francisco Giants to a 4-1 victory on Saturday that stretched the Milwaukee Brewers’ shedding streak to 6.

Thairo Estrada homered and rookie infielder Brett Correctly additionally related for his first massive league house run. Joey Bart added an RBI double.

Milwaukee is on its longest shedding streak since an eight-game skid from final June 3-11.

Mays, who performed for the Giants from 1951-72, briefly attended the sport.

Oracle Park public tackle announcer Renel Brooks-Moon led a rendition of “Blissful Birthday” to the Corridor of Famer in what has grow to be an annual custom.

Mays left earlier than the sport ended.

Cobb (2-1) allowed 5 hits in seven innings, struck out 5 and walked two, decreasing his ERA to 2.01 in his first win over the Brewers since 2014.

San Francisco has gained 4 in a row as a part of its roller-coaster begin. The Giants gained a season-high 5 straight from April 22-26 and misplaced its subsequent 4 earlier than the present profitable run.

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Milwaukee loaded the bases with two outs within the fourth earlier than Cobb acquired Owen Miller to floor out. Miller later drove in Milwaukee’s solely run with an RBI single in opposition to John Brebbia.

Camilo Doval acquired two outs for his seventh save in eight possibilities.

Colin Rea (0-3), in search of his first massive league win since Aug. 30, 2020, allowed three runs and 4 hits in six innings and is winless in 5 begins this season.

Estrada, who has been getting extra taking part in time at shortstop rather than three-time All-Star Brandon Crawford, homered within the third. That added to an already spectacular resume this season for the 27-year-old Estrada, who entered the day among the many prime 10 within the majors for hits, common and stolen bases.

Michael Conforto drew a two-out stroll within the second and scored with a headfirst slide into house following Bart’s double down the third-base line. That snapped a 5-for-27 skid for the Giants catcher.

LaMonte Wade Jr. singled within the third and scored on Estrada’s drive into the left-field stands.

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Ejected

Brewers supervisor Craig Counsell was ejected within the sixth inning for arguing. Willy Adames singled main off the inning and was initially awarded second base following a pickoff try by Cobb. Umpires conferred and Adames was despatched again to first when Counsell got here out of the dugout. The argument lasted for a number of moments earlier than Counsell was tossed, and the Milwaukee skipper continued to protest after his ejection.

Honoring Mays

As a part of Mays’ birthday, the Giants honored the subsequent class of Willie Mays Students, an area program created to provide extra instructional alternatives for Black college students in San Francisco. Three members of the primary graduating class of Willie Mays students have been additionally honored.