Michael Busch Hits 3-Run Homer to Back Javier Assad's Strong Start, Cubs Beat Giants 5-1
Michael Busch hit his eighth homer into McCovey Cove, and Javier Assad allowed three hits over six innings for Chicago.
- On Friday, Michael Busch hit a three-run homer into McCovey Cove to back Javier Assad's strong start, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Calif.
- Assad shut down the Giants offense for a second straight outing, allowing three hits over six innings, while Giants starter Landen Roupp struggled, allowing four earned runs over 4 2/3 innings.
- Busch's fifth-inning blast was the 176th splash hit at Oracle Park, while San Francisco outfielder Jung Hoo Lee saw his career-best 18-game hitting streak snapped after going hitless in three at-bats.
- Despite a ninth-inning homer from Bryce Eldridge, San Francisco failed to sustain momentum, falling to the Cubs despite manager Tony Vitello noting the team 'played well defensively.'
- In the middle game on Saturday, Chicago right-hander Ben Brown will face Giants right-hander Trevor McDonald as the two teams continue their series at Oracle Park.
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Michael Busch becomes just 5th Chicago Cub to hit HR into McCovey Cove in 5-1 win over San Francisco Giants
Michael Busch's eighth home run of the season — a three-run shot into McCovey Cove in the fifth inning Friday night — helped the Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
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Javier Assad, Cubs stifle Giants in near-shutout to win opener
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsSplish, splash, Michael Busch homer takes bath as Cubs top Giants for first back-to-back wins since late May
SAN FRANCISCO – It was not yet a Saturday night.But splish, splash, Michael Busch’s home-run ball took a bath anyway.Freed from the video-boarded-up confines of Wrigley Field, there was nothing standing in the way of the Cubs’ first baseman leaving the stadium.Busch splashed down in McCovey Cove with a three-run homer in the Cubs’ 5-1 win over the Giants on Friday, just the fifth North Side batter ever to show off some aquatic exploits in this w…
The Toronto Star
Michael Busch hits 3-run homer to back Javier Assad’s strong start, Cubs beat Giants 5-1
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Busch hit a three-run homer into McCovey Cove beyond right field in the fifth inning to back Javier Assad's strong start on the mound, and
Michael Busch hits 3-run homer to back Javier Assad's strong start, Cubs beat Giants 5-1
Michael Busch hit a three-run homer into McCovey Cove beyond right field in the fifth inning to back Javier Assad’s strong start on the mound, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1
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