Key facts
- Logan Webb pitched eight innings, allowing one run on seven hits, with seven strikeouts.
- Matt Chapman homered and drove in two runs for the Giants.
- Jung Hoo Lee had two hits and scored a run for San Francisco.
- The Giants defeated the Cubs 5-1, avoiding a series sweep.
- Caleb Kilian retired the side in the ninth inning for the Giants.
- Bryce Eldridge drove in a run with a single in the seventh for San Francisco.
Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings, allowing one run on seven hits, as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Matt Chapman homered and drove in two runs, while Jung Hoo Lee contributed two hits to help the Giants finish their homestand with a 2-4 record.
Webb (4-4) matched his season high with seven strikeouts and navigated through jams with runners in scoring position in three of the first five innings. This marked his third consecutive start pitching at least seven innings and allowing one run or fewer. Caleb Kilian retired the side in the ninth inning to close out the game.
The Giants offense provided just enough support, with Lee singling in the fifth and scoring on Drew Gilbert's RBI double, followed by Chapman's seventh home run of the season. San Francisco added another run in the seventh on Bryce Eldridge's RBI single. Eldridge, a Giants rookie, has now reached base in 20 consecutive games.
Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits for the Cubs, who scored an unearned run in the eighth. Cubs reliever Colin Rea (5-5) allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings after following opener Ryan Rolison. The Cubs are scheduled to start Shota Imanaga on Monday against Colorado's Michael Lorenzen, while the Giants will have Adrian Houser face Atlanta's Grant Holmes on Tuesday.