Chicago CubsvsSan Francisco Giants
CHC 5/SF 1
Things to say
Cubs beat the Giants 5-1 at Oracle Park.
01
opener
Cubs took it 5-1 in San Francisco. Never really felt close after the middle innings. Giants bats just never showed up.
02
key player
Whoever started for Chicago got into his stuff early — held the Giants to one run, that's a quality start all day.
03
hot take
Giants are 28-42 and it's June. That's not a slump anymore, that's who they are.
04
deep cut
Oracle Park usually eats righties alive and the Cubs still put up five. Tells you the heart of the order was locked in.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Chicago can keep it rolling tomorrow — they're swinging it like a wild card team right now.
The recap
Cubs rolled into Oracle and put a 5-1 beatdown on the Giants, and honestly San Francisco never looked like they had an answer. Chicago's bats did just enough early and the arms made it stand up — when you hold a big-league lineup to one run, you're winning that game nine times out of ten.
The Giants drop to 28-42 and you can feel the season slipping; the heart of the order went quiet again and the bullpen never got a lead to protect. Cubs climb to 36-34 and suddenly look like a team that might actually hang around in the wild card chase.