CHICAGO – To step into Wrigley Field on Wednesday night, you would not know that June was a week away. A chilled wind blew in from left field with enough force to freeze cheeks and starch the flags.
A few more swirling hot dog wrappers and it could’ve been Candlestick Park, green with ivy.
It was a night that favored pitchers, in theory, and that played to the Giants’ benefit. When you have scored the fewest runs among National League clubs, you accept any equalizer.
It did not benefit them enough. Anthony Rizzo hit two home runs off Matt Moore that tacked through the crossing breeze and into the right field seats, and despite a ninth-inning bugle blast from Mac Williamson, the Giants were too quiet for too long during a 5-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs.