SAN FRANCISCO — Michael Conforto and David Villar hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Luis Matos broke the tie with a solo homer in the fifth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday.
Seiya Suzuki homered for Chicago, which lost its fourth straight game and fell to 3-13 in its last 16 road games.
Giants starter Hayden Birdsong was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to make his major league debut, allowing three runs and six hits with five strikeouts and three walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Luke Jackson (4-1) followed on the mound with 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his fourth consecutive victory. Dominican Camilo Doval worked the ninth for his 14th save in 16 opportunities.
Hayden Wesneski, in his first start since May 8 with Chicago, allowed three runs on two hits and a walk. He struck out seven in four innings.
For the Cubs, Panamanian Miguel Amaya was 1 for 3 with an RBI. Dominican Christopher Morel hit 1-1
For the Giants, Venezuelan Luis Matos went 2-for-3 with one run scored.
