Apr 18, 2013 12:58 PM EDT
San Francisco Giants Vs. Milwaukee Brewers Live Stream: Watch Online Thursday MLB Action At 1:10 PM ET

The Milwaukee Brewers will place Yovani Gallardo on the mound and attempt to sweep the visiting San Francisco Giants for Thursday afternoon's matchup at 1:10 p.m. ET.

Watch online San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers live stream, click here.

Via ESPN:

On the mound, Gallardo (0-1, 6.61 ERA) hasn't much resembled the pitcher that won 16 games last season. He gave up six runs over 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's 8-0 loss to St. Louis, and opponents are batting .371 off him.

He's also not fooling many batters, striking out three in each of his three starts -- an average of 5.0 per nine innings. From 2009-12, Gallardo recorded four straight 200-strikeout seasons and ranked fourth in the majors with an average of 9.4 per nine innings.

A matchup with the Giants might be what Gallardo needs to get things turned around.

In six starts against San Francisco since 2009, the right-hander is 4-2 with a 1.91 ERA -- tied for his lowest ERA against any team.

The Giants (9-6) arrived in Milwaukee winners of six of seven but have dropped the first two with the Brewers (5-8), who had just two victories in their previous 10 games.

Milwaukee won 4-3 Wednesday on Blake Lalli's pinch-hit single with one out in the ninth, scoring Josh Prince from third. Prince got to third on an ill-advised, off-balance throw by shortstop Brandon Crawford in an attempt to get Carlos Gomez out at first two batters earlier.

"He didn't have a shot there," manager Bruce Bochy said of Crawford's decision.

Seeking their first home sweep over the Giants since 2008, the Brewers go up against Matt Cain (0-1, 5.94), whose 5.56 ERA in five starts at Miller Park is his second-worst at any NL ballpark.

Cain, who had the majors' third-best home ERA last year at 2.03, has been solid in his two road starts this season, posting a 1.38 ERA while striking out 14 in 13 innings. At Wrigley Field on Friday, the righty gave up two runs on a pair of homers over seven innings in a game the Cubs rallied to win 4-3.

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