
SAN FRANCISCO — – Justin Verlander lastly received at residence for the primary time since becoming a member of the Giants, backed by Matt Chapman's sixth-inning residence run and an earlier drive by Wilmer Flores, and San Francisco beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night time.
Verlander (2-10) allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out 5 and walked two over six innings. He had been 0-6 at residence this season, and the Giants had gone 3-9 in his earlier 12 outings at Oracle Park since he signed a $15 million, one-year contract in January.
Chapman related for his seventeenth homer as San Francisco received its third straight following a four-game skid.
Rafael Devers blooped a go-ahead single into shallow left discipline with two out within the fifth after Heliot Ramos doubled to tie it. Carson Kelly had given Chicago the lead on a single within the high of the inning.
Flores homered within the second to stake Verlander to an early lead. Matt Shaw's RBI single within the fourth tied it.
Ryan Walker completed for his twelfth save.
Matthew Boyd (12-7) struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings for the Cubs, who had received three straight and eight of 10. His final day out in opposition to Milwaukee, the lefty ended a four-start winless stretch wherein he was 0-3.
Key second
Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled with two outs within the fifth and left fielder Heliot Ramos dropped the fly ball however rapidly retrieved it and fired to Casey Schmitt at second, and Crow-Armstrong was initially referred to as out on the tag. Cubs supervisor Craig Counsell challenged the decision and it was overturned on replay evaluation. Kelly singled moments later.
Key stat
San Francisco improved to 15-26 over its final 41 residence video games, successful at Oracle Park for simply the third time in its final 18.
Up subsequent
RHP Colin Rea (10-5, 3.96 ERA) pitches the center sport for Chicago on Wednesday night time reverse LHP Carson Whisenhunt (1-1, 4.91).
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