00:01All right, let's get to the starting pitching matchup tonight.
00:03Hayden versus Hayden.
00:04There have only been three Haydens in the history of Major League Baseball.
00:08Two of them are pitching this evening.
00:09Hayden Wisniewski will be making his first start since May 8th, so he'll be limited.
00:13Hayden Birdsong, 22 years old, from Mattoon, Illinois, making his Major League debut today.
00:18Hayden Birdsong takes the field for the very first time in his Major League career.
00:23And there's the Birdsong family and friends.
00:27Two-strike pitch is hit on the ground toward third.
00:30Diving Chapman has it.
00:32Gets up, throws the first.
00:33Picked out of the dirt by VR.
00:35Out number one.
00:36Well, one thing about getting to big league baseball is you get guys like Matt Chapman playing behind you.
00:42That was a terrific play by Chapman for the first out of the night.
00:46And that is in there for a called strike three.
00:48Changeup got Bush looking.
00:50So there's the first big league strikeout for young Hayden Birdsong.
00:54Bellinger hits a fly ball.
00:56Shallow left.
00:56Really just a pop-up.
00:58Who's going to take it?
00:58Conforto coming in from left.
01:00And he'll catch it for out number three.
01:02Wow, that was impressive.
01:03A great first inning in Hayden Birdsong's Major League career.
01:08A little something-something on Hayden.
01:09This would be his third big league season.
01:11Fourth start this year.
01:12First since May 8th.
01:13And he likes that sweeper.
01:15On the ground.
01:16First base.
01:16Bush underhands.
01:18Wisniewski gets over.
01:19Swing and a miss.
01:21Struck him out.
01:22He dotted the outside corner at 96.
01:242-2 is called strike three.
01:28Wow, very low strike there from Quinn Wolcott.
01:31Chapman didn't think so.
01:32But Wisniewski retires the Giants.
01:35The 1-1.
01:36Suzuki, it's a high fly ball center field.
01:38Ramos broke back initially.
01:39Now coming in.
01:40Looking up into that bright sunshine.
01:42He makes a catch.
01:43And Hatt will take his base.
01:45So a one-out walk.
01:46That one in the dirt.
01:47Kicks away from Bailey.
01:49Hatt down to second on a wild pitch.
01:52And he walked him.
01:53He walked him on four pitches.
01:54So, back-to-back walks.
01:56Bailey's going to visit.
01:57We'll see if Brian Price joins.
01:59And that's in there.
02:01Swanson gone out strikes.
02:02And now Pete Crowe Armstrong with a chance to cash in this opportunity.
02:07On the ground.
02:08Towards the hole.
02:09It'll get through.
02:10Here comes Hatt.
02:11And to the plate.
02:12He's coming in to score.
02:14Morrell dives into third.
02:16It's an RBI single for Pete Crowe Armstrong.
02:19And it's 1-0 Cubs.
02:21Birdsong pitches.
02:22He runs.
02:23And Amaya hits a high fly ball center field.
02:25Ramos is there.
02:26He'll square up and make the catch.
02:28Here's a ball.
02:30Bailey takes low.
02:31And he draws the walk to lead off the home half of the second.
02:343-2.
02:35Swing and a miss.
02:37Struck him out.
02:38Solaire is gone.
02:39Swing and a miss.
02:41Struck him out.
02:42Got him on a sweeper.
02:43See what Michael Conforto can do.
02:46He's 1-4 in this series.
02:48Now a swing and a high drive deep right center field.
02:50Way back there.
02:52It is gone.
02:54Up over the right center field wall.
02:57Michael Conforto.
02:58That's a home run lover's home run.
03:01Monster shot.
03:02And it puts the Giants ahead 2-1.
03:05David Villar the batter.
03:06Here's the 1-2 pitch on the way to Villar.
03:08He hits a high drive to center field.
03:10That one was hit well.
03:12Crowe Armstrong back.
03:13It is gone.
03:14Back to back.
03:16David Villar takes on center field.
03:19And goes deep.
03:20His first big league home run of the year.
03:22That one might have been even farther than Conforto's.
03:25That is some serious power from the 7-8 spots in the Giants lineup.
03:303-1 Giants.
03:32High drive.
03:32Caught out of the air.
03:34Dansby Swanson.
03:36A bullet to short.
03:37And Dansby able to pull it down.
03:413-2 now.
03:44Niko hits it to third.
03:46Smothered by Chapman.
03:47He's got no play.
03:48And that will be an infield single.
03:51On the ground.
03:52Fair ball down the line.
03:53Bush the other way.
03:55And the Cubs have two aboard and nobody else.
03:58Swung on and missed.
03:59Strike three.
04:00Threw him a curve.
04:01Hap strikes out swinging.
04:0497 mile an hour fastball.
04:06You've got to be pretty talented to get here this fast.
04:09Now it is a rocket fair.
04:12Inside the bag at third.
04:14Conforto plays a car.
04:15Morell is going to test him.
04:16Here's the throw.
04:18And not in time.
04:19And Morell shaking that right hand.
04:22Going in with a slide.
04:23He might have hurt himself.
04:24San Francisco is challenging the same for the second base.
04:26Yeah.
04:27He's out.
04:28I think his hand came off the bag and Tyro still had the tag there.
04:32After review.
04:34The foul on the field is overturned.
04:35The runner is out.
04:36San Francisco is overturned.
04:38And he couldn't throw a strike.
04:40That's going to cost him a few more.
04:42And plus Crow Armstrong is definitely a threat to run.
04:45He's going to run.
04:46And here's Miguel Amaya who hit a fly ball to center field in the second.
04:51There goes the runner.
04:52And base hit out of the left center.
04:54PCA.
04:55They're going to send him.
04:56Oh, Pete Crow Armstrong to the plate.
04:58And he's in.
04:59He scores from first on a single.
05:02And it's 3-2.
05:04One of the fastest guys in all of baseball.
05:07Wow.
05:08Yeah, I love it.
05:09There you go.
05:09That speed can beat you in so many ways.
05:11Fun, fun, fun to watch that man run.
05:14Sayah Suzuki at the plate.
05:16In the air center field.
05:18Hammered.
05:18Rommels back.
05:19That one on its way.
05:21Go!
05:22Time ball game.
05:23Sayah Suzuki with a home run to center field.
05:27A solo shot.
05:283-3 game.
05:29So now Matos with two down.
05:32Matos to left.
05:34Back on the ball.
05:35Half.
05:36It is gone!
05:38Luis Matos puts the Giants right back ahead.
05:42The Giants take back the lead.
05:44It's 4-3.
05:46Here's the 0-1 to Ramos.
05:47And he shoots it on the ground in the left field of base.
05:52Chapman a smash into center field.
05:55Man, did he hit that hard.
05:56That's what 112 mile an hour of wide drive sounds like.
06:00That was loud.
06:00And the pitch on the way.
06:02Swing and a high pop fly.
06:03It's going to be playable.
06:05A backpedaling Horner gives way to the oncoming center fielder Crow Armstrong.
06:10And that's out number 2 in the air out towards left center.
06:16Half cuts across.
06:17Pete Crow Armstrong is there to make the catch.
06:20Seventh inning.
06:22On the ground to third.
06:24Chapman.
06:26That was two pretty good winners to do that guy.
06:28Well, as soon as he gets hit on the ground to Chapman, I start right to the book.
06:325-3.
06:34Chopper.
06:35Again, to third.
06:37Don't throw it away.
06:38Not after that.
06:39Yeah.
06:39The ultimate broadcaster jinx.
06:42But, hey, he makes us look extremely well.
06:45Here's the pitch.
06:46Bush swigs and misses.
06:48Strike three.
06:49Tried to hold up and he couldn't do it.
06:51The Cubs battled back.
06:53A home run for Suzuki in the fifth inning.
06:57Deep fly ball to left center.
06:59Playable for Crow Armstrong.
07:00And that's going to be out number one.
07:02Smang and a miss.
07:03V.R. is gone.
07:05Matos.
07:06Blinds this one into center field.
07:08The base hit.
07:08He has hit three rockets tonight.
07:10Blinded out to the shortstop in his first at bat.
07:12The second inning.
07:13A homer.
07:14And his second at bat.
07:15The fifth.
07:16And here another loud line drive.
07:19In there.
07:20Hodge strikes out wisely.
07:22Got to find a way to win.
07:24With that delivery, you've got to, like, get adjusted after every game you throw.
07:29Ground ball base hit into right field.
07:31Cody Bellinger, a leadoff single.
07:33Let's see if that leads to bigger and better things here in the eighth inning.
07:36Bouncing ball to short.
07:38Wisely goes to second.
07:39And the throw to first is a double play.
07:42The other way.
07:43And a base hit.
07:45Man, that hurts.
07:46That double play.
07:47As Hap will cruise into second.
07:52Murrell takes low and inside.
07:54Ball four.
07:55Here's the pitch.
07:56Runners go.
07:57And Rodgers has Hap picked off.
07:59Chapman takes the throw.
08:01Gets the tag.
08:01He's out at third.
08:03Wow.
08:04Chapman with a great play.
08:06Because he had to cover a lot of ground to get there.
08:09Rodgers hit him like a quarterback receiver.
08:12And Chapman sort of stumbled over as he leaned down.
08:16And he tagged Hap before he got to the bag.
08:18So here's Camilo Duvall in a 4-3 lead for the Giants.
08:22The pitch.
08:23Line drive.
08:24And picked on one hop by Wisely.
08:27Throws the first.
08:28He got him.
08:29What a play.
08:31What an exciting finish to a great game.
08:33And Camilo Duvall gets the save.
08:35His 14th of the year.
08:37And Camilo Duvall.
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