San Francisco Giants hitter Thairo Estrada smacks a top of the fourth inning single against the Chicago Cubs on Sun Sep 11, 2022 at Wrigley Field in Chicago (AP News photo)

Giants Win Second In a Row Against Chicago 4-2

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (67-73) finished off their three game series with the Chicago Cubs (58-82) Sunday evening. Saturday the Giants offense came to life with 11 hits scoring five runs and winning game two 5-2.

Sunday San Francisco got more production at the plate again to not only win game three but also the series as they defeated the Cubs 4-2 at Wrigley Field.

The first run of the game came in the fourth inning when Thairo Estrada singled and J.D. Davis scored giving San Francisco a 1-0 lead.

In the fifth inning Chicago tied up the game 1-1. Rafael Ortega singled and Zach McKinstry scored on a San Francisco error.

The game remained tied into the seventh inning. Thairo Estrada, who was having an amazing offensive game, hit a solo home run in the inning to take back the lead for the Giants 2-1.

In the eighth inning more long balls for San Francisco. Wilmer Flores homered with Lewis Brinson on base extending their lead to 4-1. This was Flores’ 18th homer of the season. Chicago’s Seiya Suzuki homered in the eighth inning, a solo, but that would be it for the Cubs.

The Giants win their second in a row. They had eight hits in this game continuing to swing the bats very well.

The Giants will be back home for a three game series with the red-hot Atlanta Braves on Monday night. The Braves will be sending Spencer Strider (10-4, 2.69) going up against Giants starter Alex Cobb (5-6, 3.68) a 6:45 pm PDT first pitch at Oracle Park in San Francisco.