Two late home runs helped fuel the Giants' win in a bullpen game against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday at Wrigley Field.
Wilmer Flores broke it open a few minutes later, hitting a two-run shot to left that was his 18th of the year. That ties his career-high, and it helped the Giants clinch a series win at the end of another disappointing trip.Estrada was right in the middle of everything the Giants did offensively even before hitting the homer. He singled and stole second in the second inning but was stranded. Two innings later, his single to right scored J.D. Davis, who had scorched a leadoff double off the wall.
Estrada took off again after that single, but this time was caught at second. The earlier successful stolen base gave him 18 on the year, though. That ties Eduardo Nuñez for the most by a Giant in the last nine seasons. Estrada needs two stolen bases in the final 22 games to become the first Giant to swipe 20 since Hunter Pence swiped 22 in 2013.
Rogers threw two shutout innings in relief of opener John Brebbia, stranding a pair with an athletic defensive play on Seiya Suzuki's chopper behind the mound. On the trip, Rogers threw 5 1/3 shutout innings, twice recording six-plus outs.The Giants have a lot of bullpen decisions to make this offseason and already have purged Jake McGee and Dominic Leone. Rogers certainly is helping his own case at the moment.
Up until the eighth inning Sunday, the Giants had completely held him in check in their meetings. Suzuki was 3-for-28 against the Giants this season before hitting a solo homer off Scott Alexander in the eighth. That was just his second extra-base hit against the Giants this season.
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