Enhanced Box Score: Giants 8, Cubs 5 – June 4, 2021

It’s just about impossible to survive a second inning like what Jake Arrieta tossed up. Shot after shot after shot, and it was a six spot for the Giants. More on Arrieta later. It was tough to watch.

Nice to see the Cubs battle back, and also see the bullpen manage to keep things close enough to give the bats a chance. It’s also nice that Joc Pederson appears to be breaking back out, Willson Contreras and Kris Bryant are staying hot, and your hopes for the bats continue to be solid. Just gotta figure out that starting pitching …

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