CHICAGO — The Giants haven’t had many ugly losses this season. This loss qualifies as such.
Willy Adames and Matt Chapman dedicated two errors apiece that resulted in 5 unearned runs because the Giants misplaced to the Chicago Cubs, 9-2, on a cold Monday evening at Wrigley Subject.
Adames, who dedicated fielding errors within the first and sixth innings, has now dedicated seven errors this season. Coming into play, Lenyn Sosa, solely three defenders — Elly De La Cruz, Eugenio Suárez — had totaled that many errors. Adames has additionally graded out as one among baseball’s worst defenders by each defensive runs saved (-6) and outs above common (-5).
The Cubs struck first within the backside of the third inning when Ian Happ despatched Roupp’s curveball into the right-field bleachers to provide Chicago an early 2-0 lead. The Giants tied the sport within the prime of the fourth when Luis Matos countered with a two-run homer of his personal, his second dwelling run within the final three video games.
Chicago took a 4-2 lead within the backside of the fourth inning thanks largely to an error by the Giants’ finest defender.
With two outs, third baseman Matt Chapman misplayed Pete Crow-Armstrong’s weakly-hit grounder and prolonged the inning. Nico Hoerner adopted Crow-Armstrong with a single, then Dansby Swanson drove them each dwelling with a two-run single. In complete, Roupp needed to throw 12 further pitches following Chapman’s blunder.
Extra defensive miscues could be in retailer for San Francisco’s left facet — miscues that contributed to a five-run sixth inning for Chicago.
