About that 18. Matt Chapman hit a grand slam AND a three-run shot, Willy Adames and Casey Schmitt each went deep twice, and the Giants set a franchise record with 7 homers at Wrigley. Edward Cabrera coughed up 8 before getting yanked in the 3rd. That dropped the Cubs to 19 losses in their last 25 games, which is the kind of stretch that gets the talk radio guys warmed up.
Roupp is the wobble in San Francisco's plan. The back held up enough for a bullpen Thursday, but his last start — June 1 in Milwaukee — was 4 innings, 8 earned, 5 walks. Not exactly the form you ride into a road start at Wrigley, even one against a lineup that just scored 3 runs.
- Day-To-DayLanden Roupp (SP) — Roupp (back) threw a bullpen session Thursday and is on track to make his next scheduled start Saturday against the Cubs, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.06/04
- 10-Day-ILHeliot Ramos (LF) — Ramos (quadriceps) will begin a hitting progression at the Giants' spring training complex in Arizona on Monday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.06/01
- 10-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Bader isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Colorado, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/30
- 15-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — The Giants placed Gage on the 15-day injured list with knee inflammation Wednesday, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.06/03
- 15-Day-ILTyler Mahle (SP) — The Giants placed Mahle on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Wednesday, due to a left hamstring strain, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/29
- 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — The Giants placed Peguero on the 60-day injured list Monday due to a left hamstring strain, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.06/01
- 60-Day-ILJared Oliva (CF) — Oliva (wrist) started at designated hitter and went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Triple-A Sacramento's 6-4 loss to Reno on Saturday.05/31
- 60-Day-ILReiver Sanmartin (RP) — Sanmartin (hip) tossed a scoreless inning in Triple-A Sacramento's 11-6 win over Sugar Land on Tuesday.05/20
- 60-Day-ILJason Foley (RP) — Foley (shoulder) earned a hold in Triple-A Sacramento's 6-5 loss to Round Rock on Wednesday, allowing one hit in a scoreless inning.05/15
- 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP) — The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- Day-To-DayBrandon Birdsell (RP) — Birdsell (elbow) will miss the entire 2026 season, Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayJeff Brigham (RP) — Brigham was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul, retroactive to April 6, with a left oblique strain, TwinsDaily.com reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayJaxon Wiggins (SP) — Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that Wiggins was placed on Triple-A Iowa's 7-day injured list Wednesday due to right elbow inflammation, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILMatt Shaw (RF) — Shaw (back) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, going hitless in three plate appearances.06/03
- 15-Day-ILMatthew Boyd (SP) — Boyd (knee) will make a rehab start with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.06/02
- 15-Day-ILRiley Martin (RP) — Martin has been diagnosed with flexor strain in his left elbow and is expected to miss eight weeks, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILHunter Harvey (RP) — The Cubs moved Harvey (triceps) from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL on Sunday.05/17
- 60-Day-ILJustin Steele (SP) — Manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that Steele's (elbow) setback will keep him sidelined until after the All-Star break, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILPorter Hodge (RP) — The Cubs transferred Hodge (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILShelby Miller (RP) — The Cubs placed Miller (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILCade Horton (SP) — The Cubs transferred Horton (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILTyler Austin (1B) — The Cubs placed Austin (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
Pinnacle has the Cubs at -142 with a total of 10.5, which feels like the market splitting the difference between the pitcher on the mound (Brown is an under) and the lineup that just dropped a crooked number in every box on the scoreboard (Giants are an over). The Cubs are a half-game over .500 and the Giants are 12 under, so even a split here keeps the standings story exactly where it was.
Series price aside, this is a spot game. If Brown does Brown things, the Cubs steady the ship and we forget Friday happened. If Roupp's back is fine and the Giants offense is actually this — they've scored 64 runs in 8 road games on this trip — Chicago is staring down a sweep and a long flight to wherever's next.