Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants

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Chicago Cubs

37-42, 15-24 Away

Final
4 - 5

San Francisco Giants

37-42, 21-17 Home

Giants rally to top Cubs 5-4, snap five-game skid

Matt Chapman homered and started the rally with a bloop double off Colten Brewer.

Flores was the eighth Giants player to bat in the ninth. His walk scored Patrick Bailey, who singled with one on and one out in a 4-3 game to score Chapman, and Austin Slater’s sacrifice fly two batters later tied the game.

“We all got to wear No. 24, and that’s pretty cool,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said, acknowledging the win was especially meaningful on a night when the team held a tribute for franchise legend Willie Mays before the game.

“All the stuff pregame, it certainly gets your attention, and we’ve been thinking about this all week and finally win a game for him,” Melvin said. “Whether it was Rickwood or whatever, we had trouble winning games during his tributes, so it was good to be able to do it at home here.”

Reliever Drew Smyly (2-4) took the loss.

Giants reliever Spencer Howard (1-1) struck out eight and walked one in 4 2/3 scoreless innings of four-hit ball.

Dansby Swanson’s RBI double highlighted a three-run fifth inning in which Chicago opened up a 4-0 lead.

Chapman homered leading off the fifth (his ninth) and Ahmed leading off the sixth (his first).

Cubs starter Justin Steele, who was seeking to end a streak of 14 straight winless starts going back to last season, struck out nine and walked one in 7 1/3 innings of six-hit ball in which he gave up two runs.

Smyly got the last two outs for his first save in two attempts after Chapman scored on Michael Conforto’s sacrifice fly off Brewer.

“There’s no question we left runs on the bases for sure, and that plays into it as well,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.

“We could have had five, six, seven on the board by just moving the ball forward and we didn’t do it and we’ve got to do better at that. That was a game that we should’ve broken open and that cost us. It doesn’t cost you every game but it certainly cost you tonight.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: RHP Yency Almonte (right shoulder strain) experienced symptoms while throwing live batting practice on Tuesday, manager Craig Counsell said.

Giants: LHP Robbie Ray (torn flexor tendon) will make his second rehab appearance on Friday, this time for Class A San Jose. The 2021 American League Cy Young Award winner pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday. … LHP Blake Snell (groin) in his rehab start for Sacramento on Sunday gave up two runs in 1 2/3 innings. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Tuesday and then start for Sacramento on Friday. … LHP Raymond Burgos was selected from Triple-A Sacrament. … IF Trenton Brooks was designated for assignment.

Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks (1-4, 7.46 ERA) snapped a four-game skid in his last start, striking out eight in 5 2/3 innings of two-hit ball in a 6-5 win against the Giants on Wednesday. The Giants have not yet announced a starter for Tuesday’s game.

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Matchup Prediction

Giants: 48.0%

Cubs: 52.0%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Flores walked, Bailey scored, Ramos to second, Ahmed to third.
	9th Inning	Ramos intentionally walked.
	9th Inning	Slater hit sacrifice fly to center, Estrada scored, Ahmed to second, Bailey to third.
	9th Inning	Ahmed walked, Bailey to second, Estrada to third.
	9th Inning	Bailey singled to center, Estrada to second.
	9th Inning	Smyly relieved Brewer

Statistics

CHC		SF
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
10	Ground Balls	8
12	Strikeouts	10
4	Runs Batted In	5
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
10	Hits	9
1	Stolen Bases	0
7	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
4	Runs	5
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	2
36	At Bats	33
0	Home Runs	2
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
31	Runners Left On Base	10
1	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	1
1	Doubles	2
14	Fly Balls	17
1	Caught Stealing	0
186	Pitches	136
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
13	Total Bases	17
43	Plate Appearances	39
0.0	Projected Home Runs	324.0
2	Extra Base Hits	4
5.7	Runs Created	6.1
.278	Batting Average	.273
.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.361	Slugging Percentage	.515
.278	Secondary Average	.364
.395	On Base Percentage	.333
.756	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.848
0.7	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.5
5.7	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	6.4
31.5	Batter Rating	39.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	16.5
0.50	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.33	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.49
.083	Isolated Power	.242
0.58	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.40
.163	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.103
.000	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.091
8.0	Runs Produced	10.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.6
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.3
82.3	MLB Rating	88.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0