MILWAUKEE — When Austin Slater lined a pinch-hit, go-ahead double into the left center field gap in the seventh inning at Miller Park, it all looked so promising for the Giants.
When reliever Sam Dyson coughed up an eighth inning lead and allowed three earned runs, it all looked quite ominous for the visitors from San Francisco.
By the time the Giants finally lost 5-4 on a walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the ninth from Brewers pinch-hitter Ben Gamel, the various twists and turns the game had made stomachs flip in both dugouts.
After Slater came off the bench to push the Giants ahead 2-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Dyson allowed four consecutive hits including three straight doubles to open the eighth against the Brewers.