 permitted three runs and five hits in his first win since June 12 at Colorado. The left-hander went 0-2 with a 6.12 ERA in his previous six starts, including a shaky performance at Philadelphia last week.San Francisco dropped to 3-2 on a nine-game trip. Austin Slater hit a two-run homer for the Giants, and Kevin Pillar added a solo drive.The game was tied at 3 when the Cubs went ahead to stay in the fifth, helped by a successful challenge.With no outs and Rizzo on first, Javier Baez hit a hard grounder to first baseman Brandon Belt. Apparently thinking Belt grabbed the ball out of the air, Rizzo headed back to the bag as Baez motored down the line.Rizzo and Baez bumped into each other just beyond the bag as shortstop Abiatal Avelino made the relay to first. It was originally called a double play, but Baez was ruled safe after the review.Baez then advanced on Kyle Schwarber's walk and scored when Lucroy singled against Fernando Abad (0-1). Lucroy's liner went off Belt's glove and into right field.Kyle Ryan and Rowan Wick each got three outs before Craig Kimbrel finished for his 10th save in 12 chances. It was Kimbrel's first save opportunity since he returned Sunday after being sidelined by right knee inflammation.Rizzo went 3 for 3 and scored three times in his first multihomer game this season. Castellanos hit his seventh homer in 18 games since he was acquired in a July 31 trade with Detroit.Rizzo gave Chicago a 3-2 lead when he led off the third with his 23rd homer, a drive to right off Tyler Beede. But Pillar responded with his team-high 18th homer in the fourth.WATCHING ZOBRISTThe Cubs announced veteran infielder Ben Zobrist will play for Double-A Tennessee on Thursday and Triple-A Iowa on Friday and Saturday.Zobrist is working his way back to the majors after going on the restricted list May 8. Zobrist, who has been dealing with a divorce, is batting .222 (6 for 27) in nine minor league games this month.TRAINER'S ROOMGiants: INF Pablo Sandoval is going to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles for a second opinion on his ailing right elbow. Sandoval has been dealing with bone chips for years, but manager Bruce Bochy said they want to make sure nothing else is going on. ... RHP Johnny Cueto (Tommy John surgery) was slated to make his second rehab start with Class A San Jose on Tuesday night and fourth overall. If all goes well, he is expected to make his next rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento. ... OF Steven Duggar (left shoulder sprain) is likely out for the season, but doesn't need surgery. ''We got the best news we probably could have gotten with him,'' Bochy said. ... RHP Shaun Anderson (middle finger blister) was scheduled to make a rehab start for Sacramento on Tuesday night.Cubs: RHP Steve Cishek (left hip inflammation) was activated from the 10-day injured list. INF David Bote was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Monday to make room for Cishek, who is 3-5 with seven saves and a 3.58 ERA in 54 games this season.UP NEXTRight-handers Dereck Rodriguez and Yu Darvish pitch Wednesday night. Rodriguez (5-6, 4.79 ERA) tossed seven sparkling innings in San Francisco's 7-0 victory at Arizona on Thursday. Darvish (4-6, 4.21 ERA) is 2-2 with a 2.77 ERA in his last eight starts for Chicago.---Jay Cohen can be reached at https://twitter.com/jcohenap---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Jubilant Cubs aim for strong showing against GiantsFLMThe Chicago Cubs figure to be in a good mood when they open a six-game homestand starting Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants.For one thing, the Cubs own a dominant 41-19 record at home this season. For another, the team is coming off a winning trip to Williamsport, Pa., where players mingled with Little League players before cruising to a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday night.Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Cole Hamels and others took turns sliding down a grass hill with kids before the game. Little Leaguers filled the stands and provided a boost of energy to the club with six weeks left in the regular season."It put a smile on everybody's faces," Cubs president Theo Epstein told reporters. "Hopefully that carries over and we start to play with a little bit of joy and remember it's a game -- all that good stuff that helps you always, especially during a time when things aren't going that great." Chicago has won two in a row but sputtered to a 4-6 road trip. The Cubs are in a tight race for the top spot in the National League Central division along with the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers.Hamels (6-4, 3.69 ERA) is scheduled to make his 21st start. He hopes to bounce back from a pair of ugly outings, including his last time out against the Philadelphia Phillies in which he allowed eight runs in two innings.The 35-year-old southpaw owns a career record of 162-118 with a 3.41 ERA and 2,522 strikeouts. Some of that success has come against the Giants, against whom he is 6-4 with a 4.33 ERA in 16 starts.As the Cubs return home, San Francisco continues its nine-game road trip with three games in Chicago following four games in Arizona that started the trip. The Giants took three of four against the Diamondbacks.Right-hander Tyler Beede (3-7, 5.77) is scheduled to make his 16th start and 18th appearance overall on the year. He has not earned a victory in any of his last six starts, going 0-4 with a 6.32 ERA during that span. He has given up eight home runs over his last 31 1/3 innings, and opponents are hitting .321 against him in that time."The stuff is there," Beede said in comments published by the San Francisco Examiner after his most recent start. "But the attack just wasn't where I needed it to be in terms of getting ahead of guys." Beede is 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in one career start against the Cubs, which took place July 24 in San Francisco. He gave up four runs on 10 hits, including three homers, in 5 2/3 innings. Javier Baez, Bryant and recently demoted Albert Almora Jr. all went deep in the 4-1 win for Chicago.Giants manager Bruce Bochy expressed confidence in the 26-year-old Beede, who was the Giants' first-round pick (No. 14 overall) in 2014 out of Vanderbilt. It is the same program that produced starting pitchers David Price, Sonny Gray, Walker Buehler, Mike Minor and others."We're just trying to get him over the hump," Bochy told the newspaper. "It's still a work in progress, and we'll keep working." --Field Level Media
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