San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs

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San Francisco Giants

65-73, 28-41 Away

Final
2 - 4

Chicago Cubs

58-80, 30-40 Home

Smyly, Gomes, Hoerner help Cubs beat Giants, 4-2

Smyly (6-8) struck out eight and walked two. The left-hander departed after Austin Dean reached on a fielding error to start the eighth.

“It’s definitely nice to feel confident and be in sync with your mechanics and trust your stuff,” Smyly said. “Not every team has this kind of support.”

Gomes lofted a two-run shot to left center in the second to give the Cubs the lead for good. Hoerner had a two-run flare off Yunior Marte in the sixth to help end a two-game skid and send San Francisco to its fifth straight loss.

After Smyly left in the eighth, Manuel Rodríguez gave up Evan Longoria’s bases-loaded ground rule double to kill a shutout bid. Brandon Hughes finished the inning and worked a clean ninth for his fourth save in eight chances.

Giants starter Carlos Rodón (12-8) struck out 11 in the 5 1/3 innings. He allowed three hits.

“That pitch, I would like back,” Rodón said about the slider Gomes knocked out of the park after fouling off three pitches to stay in the box. “He battled and got the pitch count up there.”

SCARY MOMENT

Giants catcher Austin Wynns left in the top of the sixth after being struck in the helmet by Smyly. The pitch caught the left earflap and spun the helmet off Wynns’ head. After consulting with a trainer, the catcher walked to the dugout and was replaced by Joey Bart.

Manager Gabe Kapler said Wynns will be evaluated for concussion symptoms and won’t start Saturday. The team plans to have an additional catcher in town should Wynns be unavailable to pinch hit or relieve Bart.

K COUNT

Rodón had his 10th double-digit strikeout performance, breaking the club record held by Jason Schmidt and Tim Lincecum. He fanned the last five batters he faced and has struck out at least 10 in four of his last five starts.

“It’s a nice little milestone,” Rodón said. “I’m just going to keep going and, hopefully, see how many we can get.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Giants: The club placed RHP Dominic Leone (elbow impingement) on the 15-day injured list before the game. Dean was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento to fill the roster spot and made his season debut in left field. … Kapler said he might use a series of relievers in Sunday’s series finale to fill the hole left by LHP Alex Wood’s (shoulder) stay on the 15-day injury list.

Cubs: Second baseman Nick Madrigal left the game after the third with right groin tightness. Manager David Ross said Madrigal will be evaluated further tomorrow. … OF Nelson Velázquez (illness) was scratched from the lineup a few hours before the start and replaced by Michael Hermosillo.

Chicago’s Marcus Stroman (3-6, 3.73 ERA) faces fellow right-hander Logan Webb (12-8, 2.89) on Saturday.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Bart flied out to center.
	9th Inning	Dean singled to right.
	9th Inning	Villar grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Yastrzemski grounded out to first.
	8th Inning	Reyes grounded out to third.
	8th Inning	Suzuki struck out swinging.

Statistics

SF		CHC
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	1
10	Ground Balls	5
10	Strikeouts	14
2	Runs Batted In	4
0	Sacrifice Hit	1
3	Hits	5
0	Stolen Bases	1
4	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	4
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
31	At Bats	26
0	Home Runs	2
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
12	Runners Left On Base	4
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	0
11	Fly Balls	8
0	Caught Stealing	0
149	Pitches	131
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
5	Total Bases	11
36	Plate Appearances	30
0.0	Projected Home Runs	324.0
2	Extra Base Hits	2
0.8	Runs Created	3.0
.097	Batting Average	.192
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.161	Slugging Percentage	.423
.194	Secondary Average	.346
.222	On Base Percentage	.276
.384	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.699
0.9	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
0.8	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	3.5
15.0	Batter Rating	28.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	13.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.14	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.37
.065	Isolated Power	.231
0.40	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.14
.111	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.067
.097	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.154
4.0	Runs Produced	8.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.5
0.1	Balls In Play Average	0.3
62.8	MLB Rating	75.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0