Matt Chapman, Logan Webb power Giants to victory in series finale against Cubs

SAN FRANCISCO — Two bloops, a bunt and a blast from Matt Chapman produced more runs in the fifth inning Sunday afternoon than the Giants had scored in their previous two games.That was all the Giants needed behind Logan Webb, who continued to dazzle in his fourth start back from a bout with bursitis in his push-off knee, to beat the Cubs, 5-1.Webb has allowed two earned runs over 27 ⅓ innings since returning from the injured list and none to the Cubs on Sunday over eight innings, scattering six hits while striking out five.Manager Tony Vitello went to the mound after an error allowed the Cubs to get on the board and left two runners on with two outs in the eighth and Webb’s pitch count over 100.It turned into a quick visit: Webb remained in the game.Moments later, his mouth was agape with both arms raised in the air.Vitello’s decision to stick with Webb, a reversal from his previous start, almost immediately backfired when the very next batter, Michael Busch, lined his 106th pitch of the afternoon into the right field corner.It appeared destined to drive in two more runs.But Jung Hoo Lee gave chase and tracked the ball down before crashing into the wall, leaving Webb amazed and the 40,000-plus on hand chanting Lee’s name.The catch preserved the lead that Lee helped build in the fifth.After having his 18-game streak broken Friday, Lee was back in the hit column with a 2-for-4 effort, including a broken-bat bloop single to begin the fifth.

Daniel Susac bunted him over to second, where he was in position to score when Drew Gilbert, the No.9 hitter, found more open territory with a shallow flare down the left-field line.That was enough to open a 1-0 lead, and Chapman quickly made it 3-0 with a line drive over the center field wall for his seventh homer of the season — and sixth this month.Looking the part of a leadoff hitter, Chapman drew his first of two walks and scored his second run of the game on a single from Bryce Eldridge in the seventh to make it ...