Michael Conforto of the Giants continues the encore against the Brewers

THE Milwaukee Brewers they’ll want to bounce back behind right-hander Freddy Peralta when they host the game San Francisco Giants on Friday in the second game of the four-game series

Peralta (5-3, 4.15 ERA) will face left-hander Alex Wood (0-0, 4.05).

Six They are giants pitchers combined for a four-hitter in a designated bullpen game for a 5-0 victory in Thursday’s series opener

San Francisco has won eight of its last 10 games. THE They are giants‘ the pitching staff has not allowed more than four hits in 11 consecutive games, the longest streak of the season in the major leagues.

“These strategies tend to work if the pitchers do a great job and actually get picked up.” They are giants manager Gabe Kapler said

Michael Conforto went 4-4 with a team-leading 11 home runs and a walk Thursday. Conforto is hitting .471 (8-for-17) with three homers, a double and six RBIs over his past four games.

Milwaukee, which shutout the Houston Astros on Tuesday and Wednesday, has been shutout in five of its last eight games, losing three. THE Brewers 4-19 when scoring three runs or less, 23-4 when scoring four or more

THE Brewers he had no base runners in the opening game against They are giants until the fourth inning and struck out 13 times while allowing just two walks

“It was a night where we just weren’t offensive enough” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “Six baserunners in nine innings, it’s not going to be a big offensive night.

Peralta picked up the win in his last start and gave up three runs — all on a three-run homer — and allowed five hits in six innings in a 6-4 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday.

“I think Freddy probably wants to get a pitch back. He was worked pretty good in that inning,” Counsell said after the contest. “He made a mistake with some guys on base and they did a nice job on him. Other than that, I thought he had a wonderful game.”

Peralta is 2-1 with a 4.63 ERA in four starts in May and has served up four homers in 23 1/3 innings.

Peralta is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two career appearances, including one start. They are giants, not allowing a run over three innings. Last September, he left the start against them after two innings due to a right shoulder injury

Wood is 0-0 with a 6.30 ERA in three appearances, including two starts, since coming off the disabled list on May 12. He was out for almost a month due to a strained left hamstring.

In his last start, Wood allowed four runs and two homers in 4 1/3 innings, but did not get the decision. They are giantsOn Sunday, they won 7-5 against the visiting Miami Marlins

Wood is 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in The Brewers in seven career starts, including three starts. He gave up just three runs in 15 innings in four games (two starts) in Milwaukee

— Field Level Media