Giants complete sweep of Cubs for 7th straight win

[September 13, 2021]  Wilmer Flores went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs Sunday afternoon, and the San Francisco Giants held on for a 6-5 win over the host Chicago Cubs.

San Francisco Giants shortstop Thairo Estrada (L) congratulates catcher Buster Posey (R) after he scored against the Chicago Cubs during the second inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

Kris Bryant and Austin Slater each had two hits and drove in a run for San Francisco, which completed a three-game sweep over Chicago and won its seventh game in a row. Darin Ruf added two hits for the Giants.

Cubs manager David Ross returned to the team for the first time since Sept. 3. He had been sidelined because of a positive COVID-19 test result despite being vaccinated.

Ian Happ hit his 22nd home run of the season for the Cubs, and Rafael Ortega went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Giants right-hander Logan Webb (10-3) picked up the victory after giving up five runs (four earned) on six hits before being pulled in the seventh inning. He walked two and struck out five.

Cubs left-hander Justin Steele (3-3) gave up five runs on 11 hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out four.

Giants reliever Jake McGee survived a ninth-inning jam to collect his 31st save.

San Francisco opened the scoring during the top of the second. After Buster Posey led off with a double, Flores drove him in with a single to center field.

The Giants increased their lead in the third when Bryant notched an RBI against his former club on a bases-loaded fielder's choice, and Steele got out of the inning with just a 2-0 deficit.

The Giants put runners at second and third with one out in the fourth but were able to increase their lead to just 3-0 on Slater's infield single.

The Cubs got on the scoreboard with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Ortega tripled and scored on a groundout by Frank Schwindel, and then Happ hit his solo home run.

Flores struck again in the fifth, ripping a two-run homer, his 18th of the season, to make it 5-2.

Chicago pulled within 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI groundout by Nick Martini.

Flores drew an eight-pitch walk in the seventh, and Bryant sprinted home on a wild pitch to make it 6-3.

Chicago closed the gap to 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh. Bote delivered an RBI double to deep left field, and he later came around to score on a single to right by Robinson Chirinos.

--Field Level Media

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