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SAN FRANCISCO – Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker’s throw was on line for his cut-off man and home plate. But it took the unluckiest of bounces.
In the Cubs’ 12-3 loss to the Giants on Wednesday, the Giants’ Matt Chapman was heading back to first base after an RBI single down the right-field line in the fifth inning, when Tucker’s throw hit him in the back of the helmet.
The contact redirected the ball enough to send it over catcher Carson Kelly. Another run scored, and Chapman advanced to second. He, too, would score, when Casey Schmitt hit a two-out single to left field.