Giants lose 5-2 after Cubs' 3-run 8th inning
Cody Bellinger, Ian Happ and Christopher Morel drove in go-ahead runs with singles in Chicago's three-run eighth inning and the Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 to end a two-game slide.
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Cody Bellinger, Ian Happ and Christopher Morel drove in go-ahead runs with singles in Chicago's three-run eighth inning and the Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 to end a two-game slide.
Thairo Estrada hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over the Cubs on a steamy Monday night.
Dusty Baker has won the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.
Ken Holtzman, MLB's winningest Jewish pitcher who threw two no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs and helped the Oakland Athletics win three straight World Series championships in the 1970s, has died.
Holtzman had been battling cardiac issues and was hospitalized three weeks before he died, his brother, Bob, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Manny Machado hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 to keep their slim postseason hopes alive with their first extra-inning win this year.
Seth Lugo allowed three hits and came within an out of his first career complete game, Juan Soto homered twice and the San Diego Padres eliminated San Francisco from the NL wild-card race, beating the Giants 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Ketel Marte had four hits, Zac Gallen earned his 16th win and the Arizona Diamondbacks won their fourth straight game by beating the San Francisco Giants 8-4.
San Francisco dropped back to .500 with its sixth consecutive loss.
Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a four-run sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs reached Oakland's bullpen for 10 runs in a 12-2 victory over the Athletics that completed a three-game sweep.
