SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman’s two-run single anchored a three-run eighth inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Tuesday night.
Six San Francisco pitchers combined to throw a four-hitter.
Michael Conforto contributed an RBI single, while David Villar and Cuban Jorge Soler raised sacrifice balls to help the Giants win their second game in a row, after suffering five consecutive losses.
Conforto’s single gave San Francisco the lead in the second inning. Villar’s sacrifice fly made it 2-0.
Michael Busch had an RBI single in the third for Chicago, which lost for the fourth time in five games.
Tyler Rogers (1-2) took the win by resolving the eighth chapter blank.
Kyle Hendricks (1-5) suffered his first loss since May 17, despite limiting the Giants to two runs in seven innings.
For the Cubs, Dominican Christopher Morel is 3-0. Panamanian Miguel Amaya 3-0.
For the Giants, Puerto Rican Heliot Ramos was 0-for-3 with one run scored. Cuban Soler 3-1 with one scored and one RBI. The Venezuelans Thairo Estrada 3-1, Luis Matos 3-2.
