Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants

Second baseman Luis Arraez and left-hander Robbie Ray have been viewed as the Giants’ most obvious candidates to be moved ahead of the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline. But there’s another pending free agent who seems likely to garner interest from contending teams over the next week: right-hander Tyler Mahle. Mahle continued to boost his trade value by spinning six-plus scoreless innings in the Giants’ 3-0 series-opening win over the Brewers on Monday night at Oracle Park. Mahle allowed only three hits while walking two and striking out three in the 88-pitch gem, which lowered his ERA to 4.96 over 17 starts this year. The 31-year-old veteran enjoyed a noticeable uptick in velocity against the NL Central-leading Brewers, with his four-seam fastball up 1.7 mph from his season average. “I was just out there trying to make pitches,” Mahle said. “I don’t know why it was up, but it was up. I was feeling good. Honestly, the first pitch of the game, usually I can try to throw as hard as I can and a lot of games it’ll be 90, 91 \[mph\