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Roupp’s Command Falters as Giants Fall to Brewers

The outing exposed a shaky bullpen with roster depth at risk for San Francisco.

Overview

  • Landen Roupp saw his July run end when his command broke in the fourth inning and he exited after 3 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on multiple walks and hit batters.
  • Reliever J.T. Brubaker allowed inherited runners to score on a first-pitch two-run single and later bullpen work compounded the damage as the Brewers steadily built the lead.
  • Jason Foley surrendered key baserunners and runs in the seventh and eighth after returning from major shoulder surgery, raising concerns about his early reintroduction and overall relief workload.
  • Bryce Eldridge supplied a lone bright spot with an eighth-inning two-run homer, but the Giants’ offense was otherwise held in check by Milwaukee’s starter and situational hitting.
  • The loss on Tuesday sharpens worries about depth after recent reports of Casey Schmitt’s torn meniscus and Trevor McDonald’s upcoming Tommy John surgery and highlights how the team’s control issues could stress an already thin roster.