The Giants and Cubs combined to hit 5 HRs in the final 4 innings, but Thairo Estrada got the last laugh.
San Francisco Giants’ Thairo Estrada, right, celebrates after his three-run home run as umpire Manny Gonzalez, left, watches during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Monday, June 17, 2024, in Chicago. CHICAGO — The batting cages at Wrigley Field are down one set of stairs, around a corner and past another, longer staircase. To reach the manager’s office requires a climb up another set of stairs, 49 steps, and a march through the cramped clubhouse quarters.
Asked if he had hit a more consequential home run in his six-year career, Estrada responded in Spanish, “You guessed it. I haven’t hit a bigger home run than the one I hit today. The outcome risked mirroring the last game the Giants’ lost, when they allowed the Angels to score the final three runs of a 4-3 loss Saturday.
Resilience, somehow, is becoming a defining factor for a team still a game below .500. It was their 17th come-from-behind win of the season and their third time winning despite trailing entering the ninth inning, to go with five wins when the score is tied after eight. It was the second time the Cubs were doubled up on the bases. Mike Tauchman was also thrown out by Michael Conforto to end the first inning.
After completing six innings three times in his first six starts, Hicks hasn’t done it once in his past nine outings. But it was his first time registering a zero in the run column since his first start of the season, lowering his ERA to 2.82, fourth-best in the National League.
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