SF Giants' offense quiet for second straight night in loss to Cubs

SAN FRANCISCO - Eric Haase picked the slider out of the dirt, leaped out of his crouch and fired an absolute strike to second base.

To absolutely no one.

Willy Adames didn't cover second, and neither did Luis Arraez. Chicago's Ian Happ stole second without sliding. Michael Busch, standing on third, took advantage and quickly dashed to the plate, stealing home standing up.

This defensive breakdown was the defining sequence of the San Francisco Giants' second straight listless loss to the Chicago Cubs, a 6-1 defeat on Saturday night at Oracle Park that clinched a second straight losing homestand.

The Giants have not had a winning homestand since late April, when they took two of three against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins. They are 13-20 at Oracle Park this season, as well as 6-11 at home since May.

Rookie Bryce Eldridge extended his on-base streak to 19 games in the bottom of the first, surpassing the Detroit Tigers' Kevin McGonigle for the longest streak by a rookie this season. The last Giants rookie to have an on-base streak of 20 games was Matt Duffy, who did so in 2015.

Second baseman Luis Arraez extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI triple in the bottom of the third inning. Arraez, whose .325 batting average ranks sixth in the majors, is three games shy of matching his career-best hitting streak of 16 games.

Center fielder Drew Gilbert reached base in all four plate appearances, drawing three walks and being plunked by a breaking ball.

Rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald surrendered a homer to Pete Crow-Armstrong, walked three batters and hit another as he allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings, tied for his shortest outing of the season. Before Saturday night, McDonald had failed to pitch at least five innings in only one other outing this season.

The Giants had their share of opportunities offensively but went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

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