Giants Triumph Over Cubs with Flores and Chapman’s Home Runs

SAN FRANCISCO: In a Major League Baseball (MLB) game held at Oracle Park on Tuesday night, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 5-2, thanks to home runs from Wilmer Flores and Matt Chapman.

Justin Verlander secured his first home victory since joining the San Francisco Giants, pitching six innings and conceding two runs on seven hits. He also recorded two walks and five strikeouts.

Flores initiated the scoring for San Francisco with a home run in the second inning, followed by Chapman, who blasted his 17th home run of the season.

The combined pitching efforts of Joey Lucchesi, Jose Butto, and Ryan Walker were instrumental in securing the Giants’ third consecutive win.

Lucchesi, Butto, and Walker collectively pitched two and two-thirds innings, allowing only one hit and striking out two batters.

Verlander achieved his 100th strikeout of the season by striking out Kyle Tucker, the first batter of the game.

RBI singles from Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly initially put the Giants at a disadvantage, trailing 2-1. However, Heliot Ramos’s double, which brought Luis Matos home with two outs in the fifth, turned the tide. Subsequently, a single by Rafael Devers allowed Ramos to score, giving the Giants a lead they would not relinquish.

Chapman’s two-run homer in the sixth inning further solidified the Giants’ lead.

Matthew Boyd, the Cubs’ starting pitcher, allowed five runs on six hits in five and one-third innings. He issued three walks and recorded eight strikeouts.

Ramos had an impressive performance with three hits, while Flores scored twice for the Giants.

Pete Crow-Armstrong contributed two hits and scored a run for the Cubs.

Colin Rea is scheduled to pitch for Chicago on Wednesday night against LHP Carson Whisenhunt.