The Cubs entered this game coming off of a game where they got a 3 game win streak snapped by the Giants. The Giants entered the game coming off a great win over the Cubs with nice hitting and pitching. The Giants would try to secure themselves a series tie at least with LaMonte Wade Jr. (1B) hitting leadoff, Alex Dickerson (LF) hitting 2nd, Buster Posey (C) hitting 3rd, Brandon Crawford (SS) hitting cleanup, Evan Longoria (3B) hitting 5th, Steven Duggar (CF) hitting 6th, Donovan Solano (2B) hitting 7th, Mike Tauchman (RF) hitting 8th, and Scott Kazmir (P) hitting 9th. The Cubs would try to tie the series up with a lineup of Wilson Contreras (C) hitting leadoff, Kris Bryant (RF) hitting 2nd, Anthony Rizzo (1B) hitting 3rd, Javier Báez (SS) hitting cleanup, Patrick Wisdom (3B) hitting 5th, Joc Pederson (LF) hitting 6th, Ian Happ (CF) hitting 7th, Sergio Alcantára (2B) hitting 8th, and Jake Arrieta (P) hitting 9th. The pitching matchup was Scott Kazmir who was 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA versus Jake Arrieta who was 5-5 with a 4.41 ERA. For the Cubs to win they needed to hit well against Scott Kazmir, run through the Giants bullpen, and find a nice game out of Jake Arrieta. For the Giants to win they needed to get runners on base, hit homers, and find a nice game out of Scott Kazmir and the Giants bullpen. Would the Giants secure themselves a series tie or would the Cubs tie the series up? To the game!
The first pitch of the game was a strike to Wilson Contreras. Contreras ended up singling to right field. Then Kris Bryant hit a 2 run home run to left field. To follow that up Anthony Rizzo flew out to Mike Tauchman on the first pitch. After that Javier Báez struck out swinging. Patrick Wisdom then doubled. To end the inning Joc Pederson struck out swinging on 3 pitches. Jake Arrieta’s first pitch was a ball to LaMonte Wade Jr. who ended up flying out to Joc Pederson. Then Alex Dickerson walked. After that Buster Posey grounded into an inning ending double play. This was a great inning for the Cubs as they took an early. The Cubs led 2-0 after the 1st inning.
To start the 2nd inning Ian Happ grounded out to Evan Longoria. Then Sergio Alcantára grounded out to Evan Longoria. To end the inning Jake Arrieta struck out looking. To leadoff the bottom of the 2nd Brandon Crawford doubled. Then Evan Longoria singled up the middle to score Crawford. To follow that up Steven Duggar hit a 2 run home run to right field. Donovan Solano was up next and he singled. Mike Tauchman then walked on 4 pitches advancing Solano to 2nd. The pitcher Scott Kazmir came up and struck out on a foul bunt. LaMonte Wade Jr. was unable to do anything either with a line out to Ian Happ. Alex Dickerson was able to cash in for the Giants with a 3 run homer to right field. To follow that up Buster Posey singled. To end the inning Brandon Crawford grounded out to Anthony Rizzo. This was a great inning for the Giants where they took a big lead. The Giants led 6-2 after the 2nd inning.
Dominic Leone entered the game for Scott Kazmir to pitch the 3rd inning. To leadoff the 3rd inning Wilson Contreras grounded out to Evan Longoria. Then Kris Bryant walked. After that Anthony Rizzo grounded out to Brandon Crawford advancing Bryant to 2nd. To end the inning Javier Báez grounded out to Donovan Solano. Keegan Thompson replaced Jake Arrieta to pitch the bottom of the 3rd. To leadoff the Giants half of the 3rd Evan Longoria walked. Then Steven Duggar struck out swinging. After that Donovan Solano struck out swinging. To end the inning Mike Tauchman grounded out to Patrick Wisdom. This was a nice inning from both pitchers each putting up a 0. The Giants still led 6-2 after the 3rd inning.
To leadoff the 4th inning Patrick Wisdom walked. Then Joc Pederson hit a 2 run homer to left field. To follow that up Ian Happ grounded out to Evan Longoria. After that Sergio Alcantára struck out swinging. To end the inning Keegan Thompson struck out swinging. Jason Vosler pinch hit for Dominic Leone and hit a solo homer to center field. To follow that up LaMonte Wade Jr. made it back-to-back homers with a solo shot to right field. Then Alex Dickerson walked. After that Buster Posey struck out swinging. Next Brandon Crawford struck out swinging. To end the inning Evan Longoria struck out swinging. This was a nice inning from both offenses each with a couple of runs. The Giants led 8-4 after the 4th inning.
Zack Littell replaced Dominic Leone to pitch the 5th inning. To leadoff the 5th inning Wilson Contreras walked. Then Kris Bryant hit a grounder to Littell who overthrew the ball to 2nd base leaving runners on 1st and 3rd. After that Anthony Rizzo grounded out to Zack Littell letting Bryant advance to 2nd. Javier Báez then grounded out to Donovan Solano scoring Contreras and advancing Bryant to 3rd. To end the inning Patrick Wisdom struck out swinging. Dan Winkler came into the game for Keegan Thompson to pitch the bottom of the 5th. To start the Giants half of the inning Steven Duggar struck out swinging. Then Donovan Solano singled to center field. After that Mike Tauchman flew out to Kris Bryant. To end the inning Wilmer Flores pinch hit for Zack Littell and flew out to Ian Happ. This was a great inning for the Cubs where they started to close the gap. The Giants led 8-5 after the 5th inning.
Conner Menez entered the game for Zack Littell to pitch the 6th inning. To start the 6th inning Joc Pederson grounded out to Brandon Crawford. Then Ian Happ struck out looking. After that Sergio Alcantára tripled. Eric Sogard pinch hit for Dan Winkler and grounded out to Donovan Solano to end the inning. Brad Wieck replaced Dan Winkler to pitch the 6th inning. To leadoff the bottom half of the 6th LaMonte Wade Jr. struck out looking. Austin Slater then pinch hit for Alex Dickerson and flew out to Ian Happ. After that Buster Posey singled. Then Brandon Crawford walked leaving runners on 1st and 2nd. To end the inning Evan Longoria lined out to Javier Báez. This was a nice inning from both pitchers each with 0 runs scored. The Giants still led 8-5 after the 6th inning.
To start the 7th inning Austin Slater remained in the game in right field forcing Mike Tauchman to left field. To leadoff the top of the 7th Wilson Contreras grounded out to Brandon Crawford. Then Kris Bryant struck out swinging. To end the inning Anthony Rizzo grounded out to Brandon Crawford. Tommy Nance entered the game for Brad Wieck to pitch the 7th inning. To start the bottom half of the inning Steven Duggar struck out looking. Then Donovan Solano got to 2nd on a throwing error from Javier Báez. On a wild pitch from Tommy Nance, Solano advanced to 3rd. After that Mike Tauchman walked. Mauricio Dubón pinch hit for Conner Menez and when during his at bat Mike Tauchman was caught stealing 2nd. Dubón hit a grounder to Anthony Rizzo who tossed the ball to Tommy Nance to end the inning. This inning was a disappointing missed opportunity for the Giants where they were unable to score with runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out. The Giants once again led 8-5 after the 7th inning.
Mauricio Dubón remained in the game at 2nd base. Jake McGee entered the game for Conner Menez to pitch the 8th inning. To leadoff the 8th inning Javier Báez flew out to Austin Slater. Then Patrick Wisdom flew out to Steven Duggar. To end the inning Joc Pederson lined out to Steven Duggar. Dillon Maples entered the game for Tommy Nance to pitch the bottom of the 8th. To start the Giants half of the 8th LaMonte Wade Jr. lined out to Ian Happ. Then Austin Slater grounded out to Patrick Wisdom. To end the inning Buster Posey grounded out to Javier Báez. This was a great inning for the both pitchers each with a 1, 2, 3 inning. The Giants were still winning 8-5 after the 8th inning.
Tyler Rogers came into the game for Jake McGee to close the game. To leadoff the 9th inning Ian Happ grounded out to Tyler Rogers. Then Sergio Alcantára grounded out to Brandon Crawford. To end the inning Rafael Ortega pinch hit for Dillon Maples and grounded out to Mauricio Dubón. The Giants won 8-5.
Leo’s Extra Inning: This was a great win for the Giants led by Alex Dickerson going 1 for 1 with a run scored, 3 RBIs, a 3 run homer, and 2 walks. Steven Duggar played well too going 1 for 4 with a run scored, 2 RBIs, and a 2 run homer. Evan Longoria chipped in as well going 1 for 3 with a run scored, an RBI, and a walk. The Giants offense in total scored 8 runs and hit 4 homers in this game. The Giants pitchers pitched well in this game 6 pitchers pitching 9 innings and giving up a combined 5 hits, 5 earned runs, 4 unearned runs, 3 walks, and 2 home runs. The Giants pitchers also recorded a combined 8 strikeouts. Scott Kazmir, Dominic Leone, Zack Littell each got a no decision Conner Menez got the win, Jake McGee got the hold, and Tyler Rogers got the save. The Cubs were led by Kris Bryant in this game going 1 for 3 with a run scored, 2 RBIs, a 2 run homer, and a walk. Joc Pederson played well too going 1 for 4 with a run scored, 2 RBIs, and a 2 run homer. Wilson Contreras had a nice game as well going 1 for 3 with a walk and 2 runs scored. The Cubs pitchers pitched well in this game 6 pitchers pitching 8 innings and giving up a combined 10 hits, 8 earned runs, 6 walks, and 4 home runs. Jake Arrieta also recorded 1 strikeout and got the loss. The Cubs bullpen got had a combined 8 strikeouts and 5 no decisions. Overall, this was a wonderful win for the Giants that secured them a series tie at least.
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