SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Chapman’s contributions fueled the San Francisco Giants’ offense in a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. Chapman delivered two bloop singles, a bunt, and a pivotal home run during a five-run fifth inning that provided the bulk of the Giants’ scoring.

Logan Webb continued his strong performance since returning from bursitis in his push-off knee, pitching eight scoreless innings to improve his post-injury record. Webb allowed seven hits, struck out seven, and kept the Cubs off the scoreboard, extending his streak to 27 1/3 innings with only two earned runs allowed since rejoining the rotation.

Giants manager Tony Vitello praised Webb’s resilience and ability to respond when facing adversity. In a critical moment with two outs in the eighth inning, despite a Cubs error that loaded the bases and a rising pitch count over 100, Vitello opted to keep Webb on the mound. “Willy [Adames] was basically ready to grab me by the jersey saying, ‘Let this guy do his thing,’” Vitello said.

Webb himself was confident in his ability to finish, recalling that he told Vitello, "I’m good," amid encouragement from his teammates. The decision briefly seemed risky when Cubs batter Michael Busch connected on Webb’s 106th pitch, sending a ball deep into the right field corner that could have driven in two runs. However, outfielder Jung Hoo Lee made a leaping catch at the wall, preserving the lead and sparking cheers from the crowd of over 40,000 spectators.

Lee, who was coming off the end of an 18-game hit streak, contributed offensively as well, recording two hits in four at-bats, including a broken-bat blooper to start the fifth inning’s rally. Daniel Susac’s bunt moved Lee into scoring position, and Drew Gilbert’s shallow hit down the left field line brought Lee home for the game’s first run.

Chapman’s blast over the center-field wall in the fifth gave the Giants a 3-0 advantage and marked his seventh home run of the season, with six coming during June. Chapman also walked twice and scored another run on a Bryce Eldridge single in the seventh inning, extending the lead to 4-0.

This game saw Chapman batting leadoff for only the third time in his major league career and the first time with the Giants over the past three seasons. Vitello had experimented with Luis Arraez and Bryce Eldridge at the top of the order in recent games but moved both down one spot to accommodate Chapman’s lead-off role.

With Webb’s dominant pitching and Chapman’s offensive spark, the Giants secured a convincing win over the Cubs and continued building momentum as the season progresses.