Chicago Cubs’ Carson Kelly, right, celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run as San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, left, reacts during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Cubs’ Carson Kelly, left, celebrates with manager Craig Counsell, right, after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Chicago, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Cubs’ Nico Hoerner, right, celebrates with Nicky Lopez, left, after scoring on a two-run single by Dansby Swanson during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants. in Chicago, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Cubs’ Dansby Swanson, right, celebrates with first base coach Jose Javier (65) after hitting a two-run single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Chicago, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey, left, talks with relief pitcher Hayden Birdsong, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Ian Happ homers as the Cubs beat the sloppy Giants 9-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, helping Matthew Boyd and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy San Francisco Giants 9-2 on Monday night.
Chicago Cubs’ Carson Kelly, right, celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run as San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, left, reacts during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, helping Matthew Boyd and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy San Francisco Giants 9-2 on Monday night.
Carson Kelly also went deep, sparking Chicago’s five-run sixth inning with a leadoff drive for his eighth homer. Happ added a sacrifice fly and Seiya Suzuki singled in two more runs in the decisive outburst.
Boyd (3-2) pitched six innings of two-run ball as the NL Central leaders won for the fourth time in five games. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none.
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San Francisco shortstop Willy Adames and five-time Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman each committed two errors, contributing to six unearned runs for Chicago in the opener of a three-game set.
Luis Matos hit a tying two-run homer for the Giants in the fourth, but the Cubs responded with two runs in the bottom half.
Landen Roupp (2-3) struck out the first two batters before Pete Crow-Armstrong reached on an error on Chapman. Nico Hoerner then singled and swiped second ahead of Dansby Swanson’s two-run single to left.
Swanson had three hits and scored twice. He is batting .462 (12 for 26) during a seven-game hitting streak.
Key moment
Kyle Tucker’s sixth-inning walk loaded the bases before Suzuki greeted Spencer Bivens with a grounder into left field, driving in Swanson and Nicky Lopez for a 9-2 lead.
Key stat
Boyd has allowed three earned runs or fewer in each of his seven starts this season.
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Up next
Justin Verlander (0-2, 4.38 ERA) starts for San Francisco on Tuesday, and Colin Rea (2-0, 1.46 ERA) pitches for Chicago.
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