San Francisco 5, Chi. Cubs 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2012
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
Dan Iassogna, 1B -
Dale Scott, 2B -
Toby Basner, 3B -
David Rackley
Attendance:
32477
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Giants 5, Cubs 2: Xavier Nady drove in three runs in his San Francisco debut and Tim Lincecum looked more like himself over 6 1/3 solid innings as the visiting Giants evened their series with Chicago at a game apiece.
The Giants have won 11 of their last 15 overall and 18 of 24 on the road. They lead the National League West by 4 1/2 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers, who posted a 2-1 triumph over Arizona on Saturday.
San Francisco got the early jump on Cubs starter Justin Germano (2-5), scoring four runs in the first inning and adding another in the second. After Hector Sanchez was hit with a pitch to force home the game's first run, Nady ripped a double into the left-field corner to clear the bases and make it 4-0. Marco Scutaro's sacrifice fly capped San Francisco's scoring.
That was enough support for Lincecum (8-14) and the bullpen. Lincecum allowed two runs on four hits and struck out seven. Sergio Romo worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save.
David DeJesus hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who have lost 23 of their last 31 games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Giants OF Angel Pagan hit his 10th triple of the season. He needs two more to tie the club record held by Willie Mays and Steve Finley. … Lincecum had lost three of his previous four starts and had not made it through six innings in any of his last three outings. … Nady, a September call-up for the Giants, recorded his first multi-RBI game in the majors since July 27, 2011. … San Francisco's Joaquin Arias, whose nine-game hitting streak ended when he was retired in his only at-bat as a pinch hitter, took fly balls during batting practice. He may get some work in the outfield down the stretch.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| San Francisco |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
Tim Lincecum
|
Player |
Justin Germano |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
6.1 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
7 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
4 |
Hits |
6 |
|
2.84 |
ERA |
9.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| San Francisco
|
8 |
0 |
13 |
.235 |
17 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
5 |
1 |
9 |
.179 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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