Game One Hundred Twenty-Four – Cubs 8, Giants 5
WP – Jake Arrieta (16-6) LP – Matt Cain (2-4) Save – Hector Rondon (24)
Kyle Schwarber launched a three-run homer in the third inning. Miguel Montero smacked a two-run shot in the fourth and Starlin Castro hit a mammoth solo home run in the sixth as the Cubs started the six-game West Coast trip with a win over the Giants.
After not recording a hit through the first two innings, the bats woke up in the third inning. The Cubs scored three runs in the third, three more in the fourth and two in the sixth.