{"id":638,"date":"2026-06-13T05:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=638"},"modified":"2026-06-13T05:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:33:18","slug":"michael-busch-hits-3-run-homer-to-back-javier-assads-strong-start-cubs-beat-giants-5-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=638","title":{"rendered":"Michael Busch hits 3-run homer to back Javier Assad&#8217;s strong start, Cubs beat Giants 5-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><section><div><div><button><svg><\/svg><\/button><button><svg><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/section><div><\/div><div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) \u2014 Michael Busch hit a three-run homer into McCovey Cove beyond right field in the fifth inning to back Javier Assad&#8217;s strong start on the mound, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday night.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=636\">Chemicals including neurotoxin set ablaze in massive California warehouse fire<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" width=\"1\"\/><\/div><div><p>Busch&#8217;s drive was the 176th splash hit at Oracle Park, 68th by an opponent and fourth by a Cubs player \u2014 first since Joc Pederson on June 3, 2021.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>Seiya Suzuki broke up a scoreless game with an RBI double in the fourth then scored moments later on Nico Hoerner&#8217;s sacrifice fly.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Assad (4-1) struck out five, walked one and allowed three hits over six innings to win his third straight decision spanning seven starts. His throwing error on a pickoff attempt of Bryce Eldridge in the fourth could have been costly but the right-hander stranded Eldridge on third.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Hoby Milner pitched the seventh and Trent Thornton the final two innings, surrendering Eldridge&#8217;s one-out homer in the ninth.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Busch greeted reliever Erik Miller with his eighth home run after Chicago put runners aboard on Pete Crow-Armstrong&#8217;s double and a leadoff walk by Carson Kelly against Giants starter Landen Roupp (5-7). Roupp was tagged for four runs on four hits over 4 2\/3 innings.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=634\">Santa Barbara man accused in \u2018Grand Theft Auto\u2019-style crime spree<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>Chicago won for the third time in its last seven games.<\/p><\/div><div><p>San Francisco had beaten the Cubs 18-3 last Friday then 2-1 in extra innings Sunday \u2014 but the Giants dropped to 7-3 overall in the matchups since the start of the 2025 season, outscoring the Cubs 63-35. San Francisco is 6-2 at Oracle Park in the series dating to the beginning of 2024.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Jung Hoo Lee went 0 for 3 and had his career-best 18-game hitting streak snapped \u2014 longest by a Giants batter since Angel Pagan hit in 19 in a row from July 31-Aug. 23, 2016.<\/p><\/div><div><h2>Up next<\/h2><\/div><div><div><div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-176\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div><h2><div>The Bay Area&#8217;s best free newsletter.<\/div><\/h2><div>Stay informed, and entertained.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div><form><div><div><label>Email<\/label><\/div><div><div><div><\/div><\/div><button><div>Sign Up<\/div><\/button><\/div><\/div><div><label>Your website<\/label><\/div><\/form><\/div><\/div><div><div><\/div><div><p><span>By signing up, you agree to our <\/span><span>Terms Of Use<\/span><span> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our <\/span><span>Privacy Policy<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><p>RHP Ben Brown (2-2, 1.74 ERA) pitches the middle game for Chicago opposite Giants RHP Trevor McDonald (2-3, 4.15), making his second straight start against the Cubs.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=632\">Bay Area still battling \u2018extremely contagious\u2019 norovirus<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>___<\/p><\/div><div><p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/MLB\n<\/p><\/div><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Busch hit a three-run homer into McCovey Cove beyond right field in the fifth inning to back Javier Assad\u2019s strong start on the mound, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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