US EditionCubs Suffer First Blemish on 9-Game, 3-City Road Trip, Fall 5-2 to Giants in San Francisco
Justin Verlander earned his 264th career win by allowing two runs and striking out five over six innings, helping the Giants snap a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory.
- On August 26, 2025, at Oracle Park, the San Francisco Giants secured a 5-2 victory over Chicago.
- The Giants earned their third consecutive win after overcoming a four-game losing streak, with Justin Verlander securing his second victory of the season.
- Wilmer Flores hit an early solo home run giving Verlander a lead, while Matt Chapman’s sixth-inning two-run homer extended the Giants’ advantage, and Ryan Walker closed for his 12th save.
- Verlander earned his 264th career victory by pitching six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and two walks, and in doing so, moved past Walter Johnson to hold the ninth spot on the all-time strikeout leaderboard.
- The Giants have gradually made progress by winning 15 of their last 41 home games, despite earlier difficulties, while Cubs starter Matthew Boyd faced challenges with his pitching control.
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6th-inning sequence ends Matthew Boyd’s night in Chicago Cubs’ 5-2 loss: ‘Credit to a good hitter’
SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Boyd would have liked his elevated fastball to land a few inches higher out of the zone. The Chicago Cubs lefty watched San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman foul off his previous pitch, a four-seam fastball up and well above the strike zone, and wanted to go back to the same spot. Except this time Boyd witnessed Chapman slug the fastball 400 feet to left-center field for a two-run homer. The sixth-inning sequen…
Cubs suffer first blemish on 9-game, 3-city road trip, fall 5-2 to Giants in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After a perfect start on the first leg of their three-city, nine-game trip out West, the Cubs ran into a bump in the road in Tuesday night's series opener in San Francisco. They also fell further behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central race in the process. The Cubs led Tuesday's game, 2-1, in the fifth inning but couldn't hang on, falling 5-2, as Justin Verlander finally won at home for the first time since joining th…
Cubs' Matthew Boyd matches season-high earned runs in loss to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd made the long walk to the back of the mound as the Oracle Park lights flashed above him, celebrating Giants star Matt Chapman’s two-run homer.“The fastball to Chapman, he was able to get on top of it,” Boyd said after the Cubs’ 5-2 loss Tuesday to the Giants. “Probably would have liked it maybe a few inches higher, but he was on it. So hats off to him. And unfortunately, that was the difference in th…
The Mercury news
Verlander notches second win of season as SF Giants beat Cubs
SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander needed about four months to record his first win as a Giant. He only needed a fraction of the time to earn his second. Verlander totaled the 264th win of his career as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night at Oracle Park, allowing two runs over six innings with five strikeouts. This marks the Giants’ (64-68) first time winning three consecutive games since they won three straight from Aug. 5-8. Wi…
Winnipeg Free Press
Justin Verlander wins first home game since joining Giants as San Francisco beats Cubs 5-2
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