San Francisco Giants starter Carlos Rodon wipes his brow after giving up a two run homer to the Chicago Cubs Yan Gomes in the bottom of the second inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Fri Sep 9, 2022 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Loses Fifth In A Row to Chicago 4-2

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (65-73) took on the Chicago Cubs (58-80) in a three game series Friday afternoon. The Giants are coming off two losses in a doubleheader played Thursday against the Brewers at American Family Park in Milwaukee. The Cubs are out of the playoff picture and the way it has been going for San Francisco their hopes for a playoff spot are rapidly fading.

Friday game recap from Wrigley Field: It was not a great start for the Giants allowing two home runs, one in the second inning and a second in the sixth inning. Yan Gomes hit the first one with Nico Hoerner on base taking the early 2-0 lead. In the sixth inning Hoerner hit another homer with Franmil Reyes on base extending Chicago’s lead to 4-0.

San Francisco pitcher Carlos Rodon who had been having some great games went 5.1 innings and allowed two runs and three hits before Giant relievers Yunior Marte and Jarlin Garcia took over on the mound. Marte took one squarely on the chin in the sixth inning allowing the second home run of the day for the Cubs. Marte struck out the first batter he faced and then allowed the home run that won this game for Chicago

Rodon had a great game with 11 strikeouts but did not get offensive support from his team. The Giants did not get on the board until the eighth inning when Longoria hit a double and J.D. Dean and Joc Pederson both scored. The final score was 4-2 and the Giants had lost their fifth game in row. It was just another disappointing loss for the Giants whose bats have gone cold.

The Giants will play in game two Saturday with first pitch at 11:20. Right now San Francisco does not have a lot of offense that they can count on. They have been getting some nice pitching but it has been wasted on the failed efforts at the plate.

The Giants will send another solid pitcher to the mound Logan Webb 12-8 with a 2.89 ERA. San Francisco will need hitting if they hope to break this losing streak in game two. The Cubs will send Marcus Stroman (3-6, 3.73) to the mound for Saturday’s contest at Wrigley Field.