Bleed Cubbie Blue · Sep 6, 2023
Cubs 11, Giants 8: In the big inning...
Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty ImagesOn a warm, humid evening at Wrigley Field with the wind blowing straight out to center field, the Giants smacked four home runs off Cubs pitching.
Fortunately, the Cubs had a more varied offense which included multiple-run homers by Seiya Suzuki and Christopher Morel as well as 13 other hits, with most of the runs scoring in two multi-run innings. The Cubs held on at the end to defeat the Giants 11-8.
LaMonte Wade Jr. hit Kyle Hendricks’ first pitch out of the yard for a home run. “Uh-oh,” was the thought, and the Giants scored single runs in the second and third, including another home run, that one by Mike Yastrzemski.