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 "It sucks, it definitely sucks," said the Milwaukee Brewers
right-hander, who allowed four runs on nine hits and four walks in
four innings Wednesday. "The past few starts I think everything was
right in place. But you know what? That's how this game is."
Gallardo took the loss as the Brewers fell 7-4 to the San Francisco
Giants at Miller Park.
"Sometimes there are certain things you can't explain," Gallardo
said. "It's tough for the guys to come back after giving up three
runs in the first inning. At that point, you just want to not allow
any more and try to get as deep as you can. I was battling the whole
night."
It took Gallardo 30 pitches to get through the first inning.
The first two San Francisco batters reached on singles. Third
baseman Pablo Sandoval put San Francisco on the board with an RBI
single, and left fielder Michael Morse drove in two more with a base
hit to right.
Two wild pitches hurt Gallardo, who finally got out of the inning
without further damage when Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong had a
mental lapse running out a grounder to second.
Brewers shortstop Jean Segura fielded the ball and tried to get the
force at second unassisted, but he got to the bag a step behind
baserunner Brandon Crawford.
Segura hesitated for a moment before realizing Vogelsong pulled up,
and he was able to make the throw to first in time.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said of Gallardo, "Lately, he's been
pretty good, so I don't know what happened today. He really didn't
have command of any of his pitches. Just one of those days."
The Brewers got a run back in the bottom of the first on a leadoff
home run by center fielder Carlos Gomez but were otherwise stymied
by Vogelsong, who gave up seven hits and a walk and struck out three
over six innings.
"Stuff I was doing the last start didn't work today, so it was kind
of a weird day," Vogelsong said. "It kind of felt like I was trying
something new every inning, and I was just fortunate enough to have
balls hit right at people. I made some pitches when I needed to, but
it wasn't really how I wanted to draw it up. But I got through it."
Morse, back in the lineup after getting a two-day "mental break"
from manager Bruce Bochy, gave Vogelsong an insurance run in the
fourth, driving in catcher Buster Posey with an RBI single.
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"We talked briefly," Bochy said. "He's done so much for this club, and I
wanted him to know that. He's such a veteran. He's a man, and he gets
it. ... He's helped put us in a good position. We have a lot of baseball
left, and we haven't done anything. But because of him, we have a chance
to get to where we want to go."
Sandoval also finished with three RBIs. He hit a two-run, eighth-inning
home run off left-hander Tom Gorzelanny, his 14th of the season.
Sandoval's home run created some breathing room after the Brewers got
within a run in the seventh on a two-run single by third baseman Aramis
Ramirez.
Milwaukee left fielder Khris Davis belted a solo home run in the ninth,
but the Brewers, despite collecting 13 hits, went 1-for-9 with runners
in scoring position and stranded 10.
"We squared up some balls that would have been really big for us if they
had fallen in," Roenicke said. "We swung the bat well."
Despite the loss -- the Brewers' seventh in 11 games -- Milwaukee
maintained a one-game lead in the NL Central over the Cardinals, who
lost 2-1 to the Boston Red Sox in St. Louis.
NOTES: Giants CF Angel Pagan wrapped up his rehab assignment by going
1-for-4 with an RBI on Tuesday for Triple-A Fresno. He was expected to
join the Giants in Milwaukee late Wednesday night. ... 2B Scooter
Gennett returned to the Brewers' lineup Wednesday for just the second
time since July 29. Gennett has been dealing with a strained left quad.
... The Giants lost five in a row at Miller Park and seven of their last
nine games in Milwaukee before Wednesday's win.
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