Matt Chapman delivered a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday night.
Chapman lined the second pitch from Cubs reliever Trent Thornton into center field, allowing pinch runner Jonah Cox to score from second base.
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Cox had entered the game for Bryce Eldridge.
The win handed Chicago its 20th defeat in 27 games.
Keaton Winn earned the victory after a scoreless ninth inning, and Dylan Smith secured his first major league save with a perfect 10th, forcing Alex Bregman to pop out and stranding Pete Crow-Armstrong at third.
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Chicago suffered an early blow when starter Jameson Taillon exited with a strained left hamstring in the second inning.
He allowed one run, two hits, and two walks before departing.
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Javier Assad filled in effectively, throwing 6 1/3 shutout innings after being recalled from Triple-A on Saturday.
He struck out five and retired his final 12 batters consecutively.
San Francisco opened the scoring in the first inning on an RBI single by Jung Hoo Lee, extending his hitting streak to 15 games.
The Cubs tied it in the third on a run-scoring single by Moisés Ballesteros.
Giants starter Trevor McDonald pitched five innings, allowing one run on four hits.
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Crow-Armstrong extended his career-high hitting streak to 12 games with a single, while shortstop Dansby Swanson remained out of the lineup for a second straight game.
