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Giants Sweep Cubs on Jung Hoo Lee Walk-Off, Hand Cubs First Three-Game Sweep Loss

The sweep offered only a modest wild-card lift for San Francisco.

TAMPA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 20: Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees fields a ground ball in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on August 20, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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Chicago White Sox first baseman Miguel Vargas receives medical attention after suffering an injury in the fifth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 28, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 05: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees walks in the dugout during the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on August 05, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Lee singled to right off Daniel Palencia to score pinch-runner Christian Koss for a 4-3 final, marking the Giants’ 10th walk-off of the season.
  • Willy Adames belted two homers off Shota Imanaga, recording his fourth multi-homer game of 2025, the first Giant to do so since Barry Bonds in 2004.
  • Logan Webb struck out seven and allowed three runs over seven innings, matching Imanaga’s seven-inning, three-run outing.
  • Earlier in the series, Rafael Devers went 4-for-4 with two homers and five RBIs in a 12-3 win, and Matt Chapman hit his 200th career home run.
  • San Francisco outscored Chicago 21-8 across the three games and extended its win streak to five while delivering the Cubs’ first sweep in a series of at least three this season.