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The Cubs (74-64) are undefeated in the last
nine starts made by Steele, who lowered his ERA to 2.55, while
recording his 19th quality start.
Suzuki and Yan Gomes each had two hits for Chicago, which has
won 16 of its last 22 at home.
The Giants (70-68), in the mix for an NL wild-card spot, have
been shut out for two straight games and outscored 22-4 during
their current four-game losing streak. All four losses have come
on the road, where San Francisco has dropped 18 of its last 22.
San Francisco's Logan Webb (9-12) kept the Cubs in check most of
the day while allowing three runs and five hits, with a walk and
four strikeouts through 6 2/3 innings. Two innings ultimately
did him in, though his teammates continued to struggle at the
plate.
Suzuki opened the scoring in the bottom of the second when he
took Webb's fastball to the opposite field, well into the
right-center field bleachers. Webb, though, resumed his
dominance against the Cubs until the seventh.
That's when Cody Bellinger led off with a single, went to second
on Dansby Swanson's grounder and eventually scored on Suzuki's
double into the right-center field gap. Suzuki came home on a
single from Gomes, which chased Webb from the contest.
Swanson's RBI double and a run-scoring fielder's choice by
Suzuki in the ninth added more insurance for the Cubs, who are
31-14 since July 18.
--Field Level Media
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