What we learned as Giants’ offense smashes seven homers in blowout win vs. Cubs

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants entered their first game at Wrigley Field of the 2026 MLB season with a wRC+ of 100, making them exactly league-average offensively. But when the bases are loaded, there’s nobody better, and no team is hotter at the plate right now.The third consecutive win was sparked by a Matt Chapman grand slam — the league-leading sixth of the season for the Giants — who kept pouring it on and beat the Chicago Cubs 18-3. The first 16 runs came in the first six innings for a lineup that has scored 64 times in eight games on this road trip. THE GIANTS CAN'T STOP HITTING GRAND SLAMS pic.twitter.com/rlnOEaYu4I — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) June 5, 2026 Chapman later added a three-run homer and finished with a career-high eight RBI. Willy Adames had multiple blasts as the Giants finished with seven homers, their most ever at Wrigley Field. Their sixth and seventh came off a position player, with Jonah Cox picking up his first in the big leagues and Casey Schmitt adding his second of the day.All six slams have come since May 17, making the Giants the sixth team in MLB history to get six slams in a span of 20 games. The latest came after the Giants caught a break in what was a 2-0 game at the time. With one out and two on in the fourth, Bryce Eldridge hit a grounder up the middle that looked like a sure double play, but pitcher Edward Cabrera slowed it with his glove, loading the bases. Chapman made them pay with his third homer of the season, and Schmitt added a no-doubter later in the six-run inning. Casey Schmitt joins the homer party pic.twitter.com/penB44dTFm — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) June 5, 2026 With the latest outburst, the Giants moved atop the MLB leaderboard in hits, and they have climbed up to the middle of the pack in runs. The offense has finally hit its stride, and it looks like the group the front office envisioned, although it certainly appears to be too late. The Giants got back to 4-4 on the road trip and are still 12 games under .500. Waveland WillyAdames broke the 30-homer drought in his first season with the Giants, and it looks like he might repeat part of 2025. Once again, he got off to a slow start, but once again, he looks poised to end up in a good spot numbers-wise. Adames’ early two-run homer was his 10th of the year, making him the second Giant after Schmitt to reach double-digits. At 427 feet, it was his longest home run of the season. He added a moonshot in the sixth to give the Giants a 13-0 lead. WILLY ADAMES TO WAVELAND AVE pic.twitter.com/g2OJh4SyjF — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) June 5, 2026 WILLY GOES DEEP AGAIN pic.twitter.com/437buxWkyB — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) June 5, 2026 The shortstop is on pace for 28 homers and his wRC+ is up to 112, which is right in line with last season’s 108. Chapman … Back?In one afternoon, Chapman doubled his season total for homers and picked up about a quarter of his RBI. The slam was the big swing and started the insanity, but his second homer was even more impressive. He jumped on a slider and hit a 110 mph rocket to left that would have left Wrigley had it not been for a sign beyond the left field bleachers that it hit. MATT CHAPMAN AGAIN. 16-0 IN THE SIXTH. pic.twitter.com/2ZsQ71nv5E — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) June 5, 2026 The multi-homer game was Chapman’s 15th in the big leagues and his first with more than six RBI. He became the seventh San Francisco Giant to drive in eight runs in a game and the fourth in the last decade, joining Brandon Crawford, Joc Pederson and Wilmer Flores. Wrigley RayRobbie Ray continues to struggle with his command — he walked four in the first three innings and five overall — but he managed to work through it Friday and did just enough to qualify for his fourth win. For the first time since May 8, he made it through five full innings. Ray allowed just two hits over five scoreless and walked off the mound without allowing a run for the first time since April 7. It was touch-and-go at the end, but he made a big pitch when he needed to. With a runner on and one out in the fifth, Carson Seymour started warming up in a hurry. But Ray threw a good changeup to Alex Bregman on his 97th pitch and got an inning-ending double play, which kept Tony Vitello from potentially making a tough decision in a blowout. Download and follow the Giants Talk Podcast

What we learned as Giants’ offense smashes seven homers in blowout win vs. Cubs

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