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SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers, owners of the National League’s best record, continue a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. PDT under clear skies with a temperature of 70 degrees. Left-hander Shane Drohan (5-4, 3.72 ERA) will start for Milwaukee (66-40), which has won eight of its past 10 games. The Brewers took two of three from the Colorado Rockies over the weekend. Right-hander Tyler Mahle (6-7, 4.10) will counter for San Francisco (45-61), which has dropped eight of its past 10 contests. The Giants shut out the Brewers 3-0 on Monday, with Mahle earning the win. He allowed three hits over six scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Outfielder Grant McCray went 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Milwaukee’s Brandon Sproat took the loss, yielding three runs on six hits in six innings with five strikeouts. Sproat will not pitch Wednesday, but the right-hander remains a Brewers player to watch. In his past four starts, Sproat has allowed 17 hits and eight earned runs over 17 2/3 innings with 16 strikeouts and a 1-3 record. Mahle’s recent form has been strong. Over his past four outings, the right-hander has a 2-1 record with a 2.01 ERA, allowing 21 hits and seven earned runs across 22 1/3 innings while striking out 16. The Brewers and Giants have split the season series, 2-2. The teams conclude the series Wednesday before Milwaukee heads to Los Angeles for a three-game set against the Angels starting Friday and San Francisco travels to San Diego for four games beginning Thursday. Milwaukee enters as a -1.5 run-line favorite, according to Interstat’s game simulator, which projects a 6-4 Brewers victory. The over/under is set at 7.5 runs. Drohan will face a Giants lineup that ranks 27th in MLB in runs per game. Milwaukee’s offense, meanwhile, is fourth in the majors in scoring, averaging 5.2 runs per contest.

