{"id":39691,"date":"2017-08-09T06:29:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T06:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=39691"},"modified":"2017-08-09T06:29:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T06:29:29","slug":"buster-poseys-three-run-homer-helps-lift-giants-past-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/mlb\/buster-poseys-three-run-homer-helps-lift-giants-past-cubs.html","title":{"rendered":"Buster Posey’s three-run homer helps lift Giants past Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buster Posey’s three-run homer helps lift Giants past Cubs<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Buster Posey twice watched plays he was part of go to replay, first on a three-run homer that held up and then a stolen base. A rare stolen base for San Francisco\u2019s catcher, who now has five to move within one of his career high set last season.<\/span><\/p>\n

He matched teammate Denard Span\u2019s five stolen bases.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI told Span I\u2019m tied with him now so he needs to step it up,\u201d Posey said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Posey\u2019s first-inning shot provided a nice early cushion to Ty Blach, who won his second straight start as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Tuesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Replay showed Posey\u2019s drive to left-center had just enough to clear the wall and left fielder Jon Jay\u2019s outstretched glove before being caught by a fan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blach (8-7) hit an RBI single to help his cause and the Giants snapped a four-game losing streak to the Cubs with just their third win in the last 10 against Chicago, which rallied to win Game 4 of the NL Division Series and eliminate the Giants last October on the way to a World Series title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blach also beat the Cubs again after a May 22 win at Wrigley Field, allowing two runs on seven hits in seven innings Tuesday with three strikeouts and a walk. He sure likes it when he takes the mound already with a bit of wiggle room.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe last couple of outings we\u2019ve had some early leads for me,\u201d Blach said. \u201cIt makes it fun to pitch, attack the zone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brandon Crawford added an RBI single in the eighth after Joe Panik drove in a run on a seventh-inning groundout, then Sam Dyson closed it out for his seventh save.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ian Happ had an RBI double and sacrifice fly as Chicago lost for only the second time in its last 14 road games dating to July 2.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re playing like that .500 team we were in the first half and I don\u2019t like it. We\u2019ve got to get sharper,\u201d manager Joe Maddon said of the defending champs. \u201cI\u2019m just into starting pitching, catching the ball and defense, and I\u2019ll take our chances with the rest of the game. We just have to tighten it up on defense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cubs starter Jose Quintana (2-2) allowed four runs \u2014 three earned \u2014 and six hits in six innings, striking out three and walking one.<\/span><\/p>\n

He faced San Francisco only once previously, taking a loss on Aug. 13, 2014, at AT&T Park, while with the White Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joe Panik replaced injured Miguel Gomez in the top of the second. Gomez, who had a first-inning groundout, felt some discomfort in his right knee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2017\/08\/09\/buster-poseys-three-run-homer-helps-lift-giants-past-cubs\/104426832\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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