Crow-Armstrong, Cubs hold off Giants 3-2 in 10 innings

Michael Busch singled to right in the 10th inning, allowing Dansby Swanson to advance from second and score on an error, and the Chicago Cubs edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday.

The Cubs won for only the seventh time in their last 26 games.

Pete Crow-Armstrong’s second solo shot of the game, with two outs in the ninth off Keaton Winn, tied it at 2-2. His first homer also tied the game at 1.

The Cubs center fielder added two singles on a 4 for 5 afternoon to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games. Crow-Armstrong, who made a nifty sliding catch in the sixth, has 11 home runs.

Ryan Rolison (5-1) worked around a walk, pitching a scoreless 10th for the win. Sam Hentges (1-1), who entered in the 10th, took the loss.

Both starters, Chicago’s Ben Brown and San Francisco’s Landen Roupp, were sharp. Brown allowed no runs and one hit while striking out five, walking one and hitting a batter in 5 1/3 innings. Roupp gave up one run on three hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking three.

Giants RHP Trevor McDonald (2-3, 4.50 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Jameson Taillon (2-5, 5.13) on Sunday night.


(AP Photo Paul Beaty)