Matt Chapman hit his fourth career grand slam in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot to cap San Francisco’s seven-run sixth inning and the Giants pounded the slumping Chicago Cubs 18-3 on Friday.<\/p>\n
Willy Adames and Casey Schmitt each added a pair of home runs as the Giants dealt the Cubs their 19th loss in 25 games. Jonah Cox had a solo shot among three hits.<\/p>\n
Chapman hit the Giants’ second grand slam in two days, and sixth this season \u2014 all in San Francisco’s last 18 games. He added a sacrifice fly to finish with a career-high eight RBIs.<\/p>\n
The Giants are sixth team in MLB history hit six slams in 20 days or less, according to the club.<\/p>\n
Schmitt finished with four hits, hitting his second homer of the game and team-leading 15th off Chicago catcher Carson Kelly, who pitched the ninth. The Giants finished with 19 hits to followed up on a 20-hit, 12-9 win at Milwaukee on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Seiya Suzuki hit a solo shot for the Cubs. Kelly had two hits and an RBI.<\/p>\n
Giants starter Robbie Ray (4-6) allowed no runs on two hits in five innings for the win, despite five walks. <\/p>\n
The Giants scored their first eight runs on eight hits off Edward Cabrera (3-3), who lasted 3 2\/3 innings in his return from a blister on his right middle finger. <\/p>\n
The Giants jumped ahead 2-0 in the first on Adames’ 427-foot homer that cleared the bleachers. San Francisco scored six more in the fourth, posting a six-run inning for the second straight day.<\/p>\n
Chapman hit a hanging curve into the left-center basket with a light rain falling for his fourth career slam and a 6-0 lead. <\/p>\n
In the sixth, Adames went deep for a second time to make it 13-0 before Chapman’s second homer of the game.<\/p>\n
Giants RHP Landen Roupp (5-6, 4.22 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Ben Brown (2-2, 1.92) on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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