Giants crush Cubs with 18-run outburst at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Matt Chapman homered twice and drove in eight runs as the San Francisco Giants demolished the Chicago Cubs 18-3 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
San Francisco pounded out 19 hits, scoring two runs in the first inning, six in the fourth, one in the fifth, seven in the sixth and two in the ninth. The Cubs managed eight hits and scored once in the sixth and twice in the eighth.
Casey Schmitt went 4 for 6 with two homers and three RBIs, Willy Adames also homered twice and drove in four, and Jonah Cox added three hits and a home run. Robbie Ray tossed five innings of two-hit shutout ball with four strikeouts to earn his fourth win against six losses.
Edward Cabrera took the loss, dropping to 3-3. Seiya Suzuki homered for Chicago.
The Giants improved to 26-38 while the Cubs fell to 33-31. Attendance was 39,060 and the game lasted 2 hours, 53 minutes. San Francisco also executed two sacrifice flies; Chicago grounded into two double plays.