Giants blast 7 homers to club Cubs 18-3

Matt Chapman hit a grand slam in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot to cap San Francisco’s seven-run sixth inning and the Giants pounded the slumping Chicago Cubs 18-3 on Friday.

Willy Adames and Casey Schmitt each added a pair of home runs as the Giants dealt the Cubs their 19th loss in 25 games. 

Chapman hit the Giants’ second grand slam in two days, and sixth this season — all in San Francisco’s last 18 games. He added a sacrifice fly to finish with a career-high eight RBIs.

The eight RBIs tied the Giants’ San Francisco-era individual game record, shared by five others. The first to do it after the team relocated from New York in 1958 was Willie Mays in 1961.

The other Giants to accomplish the feat were Orlando Cepeda (1961), Brandon Crawford (2019), Joc Pederson (2020) and Wilmer Flores (2025).

The Giants are sixth team in MLB history hit six slams in 20 days or less.

Schmitt finished with four hits, hitting his second homer of the game and team-leading 15th off Chicago catcher Carson Kelly, who pitched the ninth. The Giants finished with 19 hits to followed up on a 20-hit, 12-9 win at Milwaukee on Thursday.

Seiya Suzuki hit a solo shot for the Cubs. 

The Giants scored their first eight runs on eight hits off Edward Cabrera (3-3), who lasted 3 2/3 innings in his return from a blister on his right middle finger.

Giants RHP Landen Roupp (5-6, 4.22 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Ben Brown (2-2, 1.92) on Saturday.



(AP Photo Geoff Stellfox)