Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers on 1st pitch of the game in the Cubs' 6-1 win over the Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
Crow-Armstrong connected off Trevor McDonald (2-4) for his 12th home run of the season, a shot to center. He also doubled and singled in five at-bats.
Ben Brown (3-2) allowed a run on seven hits in five innings for Chicago.
Ian Happ and Pedro Ramírez hit solo homers in the fifth to make it 6-1.
Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki left because of discomfort in his right knee in the bottom of the fourth after trying to field a fly ball.
Cubs RHP Colin Rea (5-2, 5.19 ERA) was set to oppose RHP Logan Webb (3-4, 3.88) on Sunday in the series finale.
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CHC win 2-1
Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tyler Jones
- First Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
- Second Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
- Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 43 | 26 | .623 | - | W1 |
| St. Louis | 39 | 31 | .557 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Chicago | 38 | 35 | .521 | 7 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh | 36 | 37 | .493 | 9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati | 34 | 37 | .479 | 10 | W1 |
2026 National League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 46 | 27 | .630 | - | W1 |
| San Diego | 37 | 34 | .521 | 8 | L1 |
| Arizona | 37 | 35 | .514 | 8.5 | W2 |
| San Francisco | 29 | 43 | .403 | 16.5 | W1 |
| Colorado | 27 | 46 | .370 | 19 | L1 |

