MILWAUKEE -- Offense is still a problem for the San Francisco Giants, but manager Bruce Bochy saw reason for optimism in his team's 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday evening at Miller Park.
Trailing, 4-0, after the fifth, the Giants caught a break and scored a run on an overturned call in the sixth inning and clawed within one on a two-run, pinch-hit home run by Ryder Jones in the eighth. They put the go-ahead run in scoring position later in the inning before the rally was snuffed out by Brewers closer Jeremy Jeffress.
"I liked the way they kept fighting," Bochy said ."You hate losing but they came to life against some good pitching."

Jones' home run was his second in four Major League games this season, matching the two he hit in 53 games in 2017.
"He gave me a first-pitch changeup that was elevated, so I just tried to put a good swing on it," Jones said.
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After going 0-for-6 a night earlier with runners in scoring position, the Giants went 1-for-5 Saturday.
"We got close there," Bochy said. "We just needed another hit."
Chris Stratton only allowed four hits over five innings but two of those hits were solo home runs by Travis Shaw and Christian Yelich. Stratton walked three and struck out six while taking the loss for a second consecutive start.

Stratton hadn't allowed more than three earned runs in each of his last three starts and had given up just four total and only one home run during that stretch. He's taken the loss in six of his last eight decisions, posting a 4.24 ERA in those contests.
"I thought we did a pretty good job today, honestly," Stratton said. "I made some good pitches that they ended up getting some hits on."
The Giants fell to 1-5 against Milwaukee the season. They've been outscored 30-20 in those contests.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Walks burn Stratton: Stratton walked Jesus Aguilar and Curtis Granderson to open the fourth inning. Those free passes came back to haunt him quickly as Mike Moustakas brought home Aguilar with a double through the hole at shortstop and Orlando Arcia hit a sacrifice fly, making it a 3-0 game.
"That just crushed us," Stratton said. "It turned out being the difference in the game."

MITEL REPLAY OF THE DAY
Making his Brewers debut, Giovany Gonzalez looked like he was about to get through six scoreless innings when Chase d'Arnaud was called out trying to score from second on Austin Slater's two-out single. Bochy challenged the call and after a review, the call was overturned, making it a 4-1 game and chasing Gonzalez.
"Live, obviously I didn't think he got in there, but on replay it was an unbelievable slide," said Yelich. "I don't know how he was able to contort his body like that. He kind of dragged his back foot across the plate, which I've never really seen before. Credit to him for a great slide. That was pretty awesome."

The Giants lead the Majors in successful challenges this season, winning 24 of 30.
UP NEXT
Left-hander Madison Bumgarner looks to stay perfect at Miller Park on Sunday when he takes the mound for the 11:10 a.m. PT series finale against the Brewers and Zach Davies. Bumgarner is 3-0 with a 2.36 ERA in four career starts at Milwaukee and the Giants have won each of those four contests. Bumgarner tied his career high with three home runs allowed his last time out but has held opponents to three runs or fewer in 13 of his 17 starts this season.