Kyle Harrison's 1.57 ERA Is Straight Up Illegal and the Giants Have No Answer

Alright, Seattle, listen up, because what's happening with the Brewers' Kyle Harrison right now is wild. This dude is pitching like he's got cheat codes enabled, and the San Francisco Giants are staring down the barrel of another absolute beating tonight. After getting throttled 16-2 by the Brewers on Monday, where Milwaukee absolutely smashed out a season-high 18 hits, the Giants now have to face Harrison, who's been literally unhittable. This ain't just a bad game, folks, this is a full-blown crisis for San Fran.

This Guy Kyle Harrison Is Playing a Different Game

Seriously, what is Kyle Harrison even doing out there? The lefty is sitting pretty at a ridiculous 6-1 record with a 1.57 ERA for the season. Get this: he was UNDEFEATED in all five of his May starts, finishing that month with an absurd 0.96 ERA, giving up just three runs in 28 innings. That's not a typo. He's currently on an 18-inning scoreless streak, too. And in his last start, a 6-0 shutout against St. Louis, he allowed only four hits over six innings, struck out two, and walked NOBODY. Harrison himself said he's "liking the no walks. Attacking each hitter," adding, "Those are some of the things I've been really priding myself on." Dude is dialed in. His 1.57 ERA right now is the lowest in Brewers history for a pitcher through their first ten starts, even beating CC Sabathia's 1.59 ERA back in '08. That's some serious company.

Giants Are in a Deep Hole, And It's Getting Worse

Meanwhile, the Giants are just struggling to keep their heads above water. They've dropped six of their last seven games, and Monday night's 16-2 shellacking was just brutal. Talk about a whiplash, too: they had 25 hits in a 19-6 win at Colorado just the day before! Matt Chapman, who finally broke a career-high 53-game homerless streak with a two-run shot on Monday, summed it up perfectly: "Unfortunately, two opposite lopsided games in a row, but that's baseball sometimes. It sucks when you want to try to get something rolling and build off of it, but we've got another one (Tuesday)." For the Brewers, Christian Yelich and David Hamilton both snagged three hits apiece on Monday, and Brice Turang, who snapped his own 0-for-21 skid with a double, tripled home two runs in a massive seven-run second inning. It feels like everything is clicking for Milwaukee and absolutely nothing for San Francisco. The Giants are sending right-hander Trevor McDonald (2-2, 4.34 ERA) to the mound tonight, making his sixth start since getting called up in early May. His ERA is a bit misleading, with seven of his 14 earned runs coming in one ugly inning back on May 22. They also brought up 25-year-old RHP Wilkin Ramos from Triple-A Sacramento who made his big league debut on Monday, allowing two runs on three hits in two innings. This Brewers team, by the way, is a scorching 18-5 in their last 23 games and are a season-high 15 games over .500. And get this, they did that 16-run damage without hitting a single home run, which is only the third time in franchise history they've scored that many without a dinger. These guys just find ways to score! So, can the Giants figure out a way to scratch out some runs against a guy who's pitching like an MVP candidate? It's going to be an uphill battle, big time. You gotta tune in and see if San Fran can somehow turn the tide, or if Harrison keeps his video game numbers rolling.

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