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Kyle Harrison matched his season high with 12 strikeouts, Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3.

The San Francisco Giants placed reliever Joel Peguero on the 60-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Monday, while also selecting pitcher Wilkin Ramos and infielder Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A,

MILWAUKEE — With their most effective starter on the mound and the wind at their sails from a 19-run, 25-hit outburst at Coors Field, the Giants jumped out to an early lead. And, poof, like most of San Francisco’s hopes this season,

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired Gary Pettis as their third base coach, less than a week after reassigning Hector Borg to a different role in player development. The Giants announced before Tuesday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers that Pettis will join the team Wednesday.

Beck was able to get two outs on his side after the Giants' defense kept Luis Rengifo from reaching first base on a bunt attempt and Beck notched a strikeout. But even with two outs, he now had runners on second and third base.

So far this season, the Giants have been wholly, embarrassingly outclassed by the Tampa Bay Rays (swept), the Arizona Diamondbacks (swept twice), the Colorado Rockies (lost two of three), and continued the trend in the first game of a four-game set on Monday in Milwaukee, where they allowed 16 consecutive runs after going up 2-0.