The San Francisco Giants entered Thursday's series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers looking to secure a split after Wednesday's much-needed victory, a game in which Logan Webb carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning.

San Francisco accomplished that goal emphatically, defeating Milwaukee 12-9 for its second consecutive win and 25th victory of the season.

The Giants wasted little time getting the offense rolling. Casey Schmitt opened the scoring with a home run, while Bryce Eldridge and Matt Chapman followed with RBI hits to give San Francisco an early 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Milwaukee responded in the second when William Contreras lifted a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 3-1, but Adrian Houser turned in one of his better outings of the season despite not working as deep into the game as the Giants may have hoped.

Entering the start, Houser had struggled throughout 2026, carrying a 2-5 record and 5.59 ERA. He finished with 4 1/3 innings pitched, allowing five hits and three runs, two earned, while walking three and striking out five. The outing lowered his ERA to 5.49 and earned him his third win of the season.

Houser ran into trouble in the fifth inning when Jackson Chourio launched a two-run home run. He was removed later in the frame after throwing 82 pitches, 49 of them for strikes.

Offensively, the Giants collected 20 hits and went 8-for-17 with runners in scoring position, a significant improvement from their 1-for-8 performance the night before. While the production was encouraging, the combination of hits and runners left on base suggests there is still room for improvement.

San Francisco capitalized on several opportunities in the third inning. Jung Hoo Lee delivered an RBI hit, Chapman drove in another run, and Schmitt added a sacrifice fly as the Giants continued to build their advantage.

The decisive blow came in the seventh inning when backup catcher Eric Haase launched a grand slam, his fourth home run of the season. Haase has provided valuable power from the catching position and has consistently made the most of his limited opportunities.

The Giants were not finished. Later in the inning, Luis Arraez and Willy Adames each drove in runs to extend the lead to 12-3.

Although his sample size remains small, Haase has made a noticeable impact. In 14 games, he is batting .282 with a .333 on-base percentage and a 1.000 OPS across 38 at-bats.

The bullpen also contributed to the victory. Sam Hentges followed Houser with a clean outing, while JT Brubaker encountered some trouble and surrendered two earned runs over two innings. However, the Giants' sizable lead prevented any real damage.

While Brubaker's appearance was less than ideal, it helped preserve some of San Francisco's higher-leverage relievers.

Tristan Beck worked the eighth inning and allowed one run, while Wilkin Ramos struggled in the ninth, surrendering three runs without recording an out.

The Giants then turned to Caleb Killian, who retired the final batters of the game to secure the last outs and seal a 12-9 victory; he would earn his fourth save of the season.

The Giants will return to action Friday when they travel to Chicago for a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. San Francisco is expected to turn to Robbie Ray, who has struggled in recent outings and enters the matchup with a 3-6 record and 4.45 ERA. Chicago has yet to announce its starter.

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