Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Aubrey Huff hit a two-run homer and knocked in four, as the San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 9-3 win at Miller Park. Andres Torres went 2-for-6 with a solo homer and scored three times, while Buster Posey also hit a solo shot for the Giants, who earned their first-ever sweep of the Brewers and have won five of their last six overall. Freddy Sanchez chipped in with three hits, two RBI and scored twice. Dan Runzler (3-0) picked up the win for retiring the final two batters in the sixth inning. Giants starter Barry Zitoallowed two runs on seven hits with six walks and seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Rickie Weeks and Prince Fielder each finished with two hits and an RBI for Milwaukee, which has dropped five straight and six of seven. Manny Parra (3-6) suffered the loss after getting raked for 10 hits and six runs -- four earned -- over five frames. The lefty also struck out five and walked a pair. San Francisco plated a first-inning run to grab the early lead. Torres led off the game with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, then to third on a balk and came home on a Huff base hit. The Brewers' offensive struggles continued in the second inning, as they loaded the bases with nobody out, but Zito pitched out of trouble unscathed. Sanchez started the third with a single and scored when Huff followed with a homer to right for a 3-0 game. Then in the fourth, Sanchez roped a two- run double down the left-field line, took third on an error and scored on Huff's sac fly to center to put the Giants ahead 6-0. Fielder's run-scoring base in the home half got the Brewers on the board. Milwaukee loaded the bases off Zito with two outs in the fifth and Giants manager Bruce Bochy replaced the left-hander with Denny Bautista, who walked Weeks to force in a run. However, Alcides Escobar struck out to end the inning. Again with the bases full and nobody out in the sixth, the Brewers could only push one across one when Carlos Gomez drew a free pass to make it a 6-3 game. Torres led off the eighth with a homer to right. Posey hit a solo shot and pinch-hitter Travis Ishikawa chased in another with a single in the top of the ninth to up the Giants advantage to 9-3. Brian Wilson came on in a non-save situation in the bottom half and got the final three outs to finish off the victory. Runzler left the game with a left ankle injury after swinging and missing in his seventh-inning plate appearance...San Francisco outscored the Brewers 36-7 in the series...Milwaukee went 2-for-17 with runners in scoring position and stranded 17, while San Francisco finished 3-for-12 with RISP and left 11.
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