Matt Chapman delivered a go-ahead single in the top of the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night at Wrigley Field.
The hit scored pinch-runner Jonah Cox from second base to secure a 5-5 road trip for San Francisco, according to mlb.
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Pitching Duel and Key Plays
Giants reliever Keaton Winn forced a crucial groundout from Pete Crow-Armstrong in the ninth inning with runners on first and second to preserve a 1-1 tie.
Pitcher Dylan Smith then took over in the bottom of the 10th inning, striking out Michael Conforto and inducing popouts from Michael Busch and Alex Bregman to earn his first career save.
San Francisco took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when Jung Hoo Lee hit a two-out RBI single off Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, extending his hitting streak to 15 games.
Taillon left the game in the second inning due to a left hamstring strain after walking Chapman, as reported by Bleacher Nation.
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Javier Assad replaced Taillon and pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing only one hit while navigating a second-inning jam where Chapman was thrown out at home plate.
Giants rookie starter Trevor McDonald retired his first eight batters but surrendered the tying run in the third inning following consecutive singles by Carson Kelly, Crow-Armstrong, and Moisés Ballesteros.
McDonald escaped a bases-loaded jam in the fourth inning by striking out Kelly and finished his outing allowing one run on four hits over five innings.
Crow-Armstrong has shown significant offensive improvement throughout May, lowering his strikeout rate to 21.3% and increasing his hard-hit rate to 53.8%, according to mlb.
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The 24-year-old outfielder currently leads all Cubs players with a 3.5 WAR and ranks first among all Major League outfielders with a Fielding Run Value of 13, as reported by Yahoo Sports.
