Giants vs Brewers Picks and Prediction – 8/29/2024

In Thursday afternoon MLB action, the San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers will conclude their series from American Family Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Giants (67-67) are ten games below .500 on the road and are falling out of contention in the NL Wild Card race. Last night, San Francisco 2B Thairo Estrada had a pair of hits and drove in a run during a 5-3 road loss. 

Rookie right-hander Hayden Birdsong (3-3 4.57 ERA) will make his 11th career major league start. The Giants have dropped Birdsong’s previous four outings and he has surrendered 13 runs across his last 15 frames.

The Milwaukee Brewers have won seven of their last 11 games and are sitting comfortably atop the NL Central Division standings. During Wednesday’s home victory, All-Star C William Contreras clobbered a two-run blast to cap a Milwaukee five-run fifth inning. OF Blake Perkins added a two-run double for the Brewers (76-56), who improved to 39-25 at home.  

Twenty-nine year old righty Aaron Civale (4-8 4.84 ERA) will head to the hill for the Brewers in this contest. Milwaukee has won Civale’s last three starts and he has allowed five runs over his last 16 plus innings. 

San Francisco SP Jordan Hicks (shoulder) and SP Robbie Ray (hamstring) have been placed on the 15-day injured list. Through 134 games, San Francisco ranks 14th in OPS and 16th in runs scored. For the season, Milwaukee ranks 11th in OPS and 11th in runs scored. Take the Brewers to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win 5-3.