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San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs

Sloan Park, Mesa Spring Training Final

Final score

The San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 9–5 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
San Francisco Giants 9 65-97
at Chicago Cubs 5 89-73

Line score

Team
San Francisco Giants 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 9 13 0
Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
  • W: Jack Choate (1-0)
  • L: Connor Schultz

Home runs

  • San Francisco Giants: Grant McCray (1), Jesus Rodriguez (1), Eric Haase (2), Buddy Kennedy (2), Parks Harber (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Chicago Cubs Michael Conforto singles on a ground ball to center fielder Will Brennan. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. 0–1
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Moisés Ballesteros grounds out, second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Dansby Swanson scores. 0–2
Top 5th San Francisco Giants Parks Harber homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Daniel Susac scores. 2–2
Bottom 5th Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Jerar Encarnacion. Michael Busch scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. 2–3
Bottom 5th Chicago Cubs Moisés Ballesteros singles on a line drive to right fielder Luis Matos. Nico Hoerner scores. Dansby Swanson scores. 2–5
Top 6th San Francisco Giants Grant McCray homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 3–5
Top 6th San Francisco Giants Jesus Rodriguez homers (1) on a line drive to left field. 4–5
Top 6th San Francisco Giants Buddy Kennedy homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Victor Bericoto scores. 6–5
Top 8th San Francisco Giants Eric Haase homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. 7–5
Top 8th San Francisco Giants Osleivis Basabe triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Kevin Alcántara. Turner Hill scores. 8–5
Top 8th San Francisco Giants Nate Furman singles on a line drive to center fielder Justin Dean. Osleivis Basabe scores. 9–5

Box score

San Francisco Giants

Batter
Will Brennan CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .421
Grant McCray CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .278
Jesus Rodriguez DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 .368
Diego Cartaya DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Bryce Eldridge 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Victor Bericoto 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .417
Luis Matos RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375
Bo Davidson RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Daniel Susac C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .350
Eric Haase C 2 1 1 1 0 0 .238
Casey Schmitt 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Buddy Kennedy 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .333
Jerar Encarnacion LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300
Turner Hill LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Parks Harber 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .263
Osleivis Basabe SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500
Tyler Fitzgerald 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .130
Nate Furman 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .222
Totals 39 9 13 9 1 7
Pitcher
Landen Roupp 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 54 1.50
Blade Tidwell 1.2 5 4 4 2 4 0 53 11.57
Jack Choate (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Keaton Winn (H, 2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.69
Ryan Vanderhei 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Michael Busch 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .235
Jefferson Rojas SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Nico Hoerner 2B 2 2 1 0 1 1 .267
Justin Dean CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .120
Ian Happ LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Owen Miller 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Dansby Swanson SS 2 2 2 1 1 0 .467
Ariel Armas C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Michael Conforto DH 3 0 1 1 0 2 .273
Casey Opitz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moisés Ballesteros C 3 0 1 3 0 0 .357
Hayden Cantrelle 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Matt Shaw RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308
Brian Kalmer 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dylan Carlson CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400
Kevin Alcántara RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118
Scott Kingery 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .115
Chas McCormick LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Totals 33 5 7 5 3 10
Pitcher
Caleb Thielbar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 10.38
Phil Maton (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00
Hoby Milner (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.60
Luke Little (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 7.71
Corbin Martin (BS, 1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 18 4.50
Connor Schultz (L, 0-1)(BS, 1) 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 3 29 13.50
Vince Reilly 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.00
Brooks Caple 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 1 40 16.20
Tyler Beede 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00

Game info

Weather
86 degrees, Sunny
Wind
6 mph, Calm
First pitch
1:06 PM
Time of game
2:43
Attendance
15,033
Umpires
Home Plate: Dillon Wilson, First Base: Bill Miller, Second Base: Brian Walsh, Third Base: Pete Talkington

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 Final Spring training Game page
San Francisco Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 5 Final Spring training Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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