CHICAGO – Kris Bryant drew a pair of thunderous ovations on his return to Wrigley Field, Evan Longoria and Brandon Belt homered in the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Friday night.
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The Giants, who reached the engagement two and a half games over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West, scored their fifth victory. They improved to 91-50, the most outstanding record in the majors.
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The scoreboard was tied 1-1 when Longoria hit a two-run homer that put San Francisco ahead. Bell hit his two-run home run in that same episode.
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Rookie Frank Schwindel hit a solo home run for the Cubs to hit 12 homers, including seven in the last 12 games. Chicago fell for only the second time in 10 games.
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Bryant was loaned to the Giants for two prospects on July 30, when the deadline for trades expired. The Cubs undertook a rebuild and got rid of stars preparing to declare free agents after this season.
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The 29,439 spectators rose to cheer for the 29-year-old, during a video tribute and before his turn at bat in the first inning.
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Dominican Camilo Doval (2-1) took the win by taking the last out of the sixth inning. The loss went to Trevor Megill (1-1).
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For the Giants, the Venezuelan Thairo Estrada 1-0. Honduran Mauricio Dubón 1-0.
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For the Cubs, Venezuelans Rafael Ortega 4-0, Willson Contreras 3-0, Robinson Chirinos 1-0. The Dominican Sergio Alcántara 2-0.
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