San Francisco Giants defeat Chicago Cubs 13-7 in first doubleheader game - MLB Update
The defending World Series Champions San Francisco Giants’ perfect batting combination crushed the Chicago Cubs 13-7 in the series-opener at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Tuesday, June 28.
In the first of the two games scheduled today, the Giants’ batting line-up acted as per the expectations of their manager. Centre-fielder Aaron Rowand, short-stop Miguel Tejada, first baseman Aubrey Huff, third baseman Pablo Sandoval, left-fielder Pat Burrell
and second baseman Bill Hall each scored two runs in their four at-bats.
"You couldn't ask for better weather," Rowand said. "Warm, not too hot. Good weather to play baseball in, being able to stay loose even though that was a long game. I think everybody swung the bat pretty well."
These players expressed an excellent combination that they blistered three runs each in the first and the third inning as they carried their momentum to the fifth inning with five runs. Huff, Sandoval and Burrell touched three runs in the first, Sandoval
scored another RBI in the third and Burrell blistered a dazzling homer.
In the fifth inning, Stewart led off with a single, Rowand made an RBI triple and Huff touched his second run to take the lead to 11-3. Until now, the Cubs’ had made three runs as their slugger Carlos Pena and Koyie Hill each had launched homers in the second
inning. However, left-fielder Alfonso Soriano and Blake Dewitt scored an RBI to get closer to the Giants.
The score was 11-6 before the start of the sixth inning but the Giants’ Nate Schierholtz took it to 12-6 with his only RBI single in the game. The Cubs’ Dewitt scored another run to reduce the lead by one run in the bottom of the seventh inning. After the
sixth, the Giants did not make any run until Miguel Tejada added insult to injury hitting a devastating one-run homer at the top of the ninth inning to cement his club their 13-7 triumph.
The Giants’ ace Ryan Vogelsong, despite yielding six runs and walking four batters over five innings, managed to earn his sixth win of the season with a 2.09 ERA. The Cubs’ starter Doug Davis was not fortunate as he allowed ten runs on 12 hits and walked
three batters in just four innings to bear his seventh loss.
"It was just one of them days," Davis said. "I feel like every time they hit the ball, it was where we weren't. Whether it was hard or soft, obviously we do not play anyone over the fence. It's just one of those days I can't really explain."
It was Davis’ second straight loss after his only win on June 17 against the Yankees. Davis, with his seven consecutive losses before his first win, has become the worst pitcher in the Majors this season. He has a 1-7 record with a 6.50 ERA after nine starts.
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