SAN FRANCISCO — So much was similar about the first two games of a four-game set between the Cubs and Giants. But the Cubs’ 4-2 win Friday was different from the series opener in a coupe key aspects: Starter Marcus Stroman pitched deep into the game, and the Cubs offense put together a late rally.
They evened the series 1-1.
The Cubs didn’t put a runner on base until the fourth inning, when Giants starter Alex Cobb hit Willson Contreras with a pitch. The same inning, Ian Happ ended Cobb’s no-hit bit. Patrick Wisdom led off the fifth inning with a solo homer to break the scoreless tie.