CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a go-ahead, two-run homer within the eighth inning to offer the Chicago Cubs a 12-11 comeback victory over the San Francisco Giants in a wild, back-and-forth sport Wednesday evening at Wrigley Discipline.
Nicholas Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber additionally linked for Chicago, which has received 4 straight regardless of dropping leads twice within the final 4 innings. The Cubs moved again into first place within the NL Central by a half-game over St. Louis, which misplaced to Milwaukee in a rain-shortened sport.
Castellanos, who went Four for five, has homered in three straight video games for the second time in his profession – he additionally did it with Detroit in 2016 – and has 9 in 19 video games since being acquired in a commerce earlier than the July 31 deadline. He’s batting .392 (31 for 79) with the Cubs.
Evan Longoria, Mike Yastrzemski, Stephen Vogt and Kevin Pillar homered for San Francisco, which has dropped three straight.
Castellanos led off the eighth with an infield single to set the stage for Bryant, who stroked a 1-1 pitch from Reyes Moronta (3-7) into the left subject bleachers.
Brandon Kintzler (3-2) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win and Craig Kimbrel labored a 1-2-Three ninth for his 11th save.
Cubs starter Yu Darvish tossed seven sharp innings in opposition to Philadelphia in his final outing and left with a 5-Zero lead. However the bullpen blew the large benefit, leaving the right-hander with a no-decision.
Chicago led 6-2 heading into the fifth on Wednesday. This time, Darvish coughed up the lead himself.
After retiring 12 straight batters, Darvish gave up a double to Brandon Crawford with one out within the fifth. One out later, Yastrzemski homered to make it 6-4.
The Cubs received a run again within the backside of the fifth, however San Francisco scored 5 runs within the sixth to take the lead.
Darvish, after dropping a routine throw at first base for an error with one out, gave up a two-run homer to Vogt to make it 7-6. Pillar then adopted with a solo shot to tie the rating.
That was all for Darvish, who allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in 5 1/Three innings. He had eight strikeouts and walked none for a career-high fifth straight begin.
Derek Holland took over within the sixth in opposition to his former crew and did not fare any higher. He gave up three hits in two-thirds of an inning, together with a two-run double to pinch-hitter Austin Slater to offer the Giants a 9-7 lead.
The Cubs then rallied for 3 runs within the backside of the sixth in opposition to reliever Trevor Gott to seize a 10-9 benefit. Anthony Rizzo drove within the first with a double to left-center, Javier Baez tied the sport with an infield single and Schwarber drove within the go-ahead run with a groundout.
San Francisco scored twice within the seventh to seize an 11-10 lead.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: RHP Shaun Anderson (blister) allowed two hits with 4 strikeouts over Three 1/Three scoreless innings in a rehab begin for Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. … RHP Johnny Cueto (Tommy John surgical procedure) made his fourth rehab look for Class A San Jose on Tuesday, permitting 5 runs (4 earned) and 4 hits with three strikeouts in Four 1/Three innings. ”He threw wonderful; he feels nice,” supervisor Bruce Bochy mentioned. ”He will throw Monday for Sacramento.”
Cubs: Projected nearer Brandon Morrow is out for the 12 months following one other setback in his restoration from proper elbow surgical procedure. Morrow had the arthroscopic process final November and hasn’t pitched since July 2018. ”He actually labored actually onerous in an try to return again and tried numerous totally different methods and procedures, and simply wasn’t capable of recover from the hump,” crew president Theo Epstein mentioned.
UP NEXT
Giants RHP Jeff Samardzija (9-9, 3.54 ERA) faces his former crew within the finale of the three-game sequence Thursday afternoon. Samardzija is 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA in three begins in opposition to Chicago. RHP Kyle Hendricks (8-9, 3.37) pitches for the Cubs.