Giants put historic thumping on Cubs in second straight scoring barrage

CHICAGO — It would be hard to say life is grand for the Giants, who still reside far closer to the Rockies in the standings than any other team, but it has begun to feel like it at times lately.For the second time in as many games, the Giants loaded the bases and cleared them with one swing.A grand slam from Matt Chapman was the biggest blow delivered by San Francisco in an early-round knockout of the reeling Cubs, but it was hardly their only punch thrown in an 18-3 romp Friday to open the final leg of a three-city, 10-game road trip.Building on a 1-0 win behind Logan Webb on Wednesday, the Giants have exploded for 30 runs and 39 hits their past two games.

That has been more than enough to match their season-long winning streak of only three games.Eric Haase’s grand slam was one of two homers the Giants slugged in the final game of their series against the Brewers, and they left the yard seven more times Friday — twice against a position player once the score was out of hand in the ninth.Two came off the bat of Willy Adames, including one that left the Friendly Confines entirely, Chapman added a three-run shot to finish with eight RBIs, Jonah Cox got the first of his career against Carson Kelly, who also served up Casey Schmitt’s second of the game to increase his team-leading total to 15.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story Chapman’s grand slam was the Giants’ sixth of the season, tied with the Angels for the major-league lead.Remarkably, every one of them has come since Harrison Bader’s against the A’s in Sacramento on May 17.Entering this road trip, the Giants ranked near the top of the league in batting average but had converted those base knocks into the fewest runs in the majors.The results have started to square themselves w...