Ian Happ homers in 10th, Cubs snap 4-game skid with 5-3 win over Giants

Cubs starter Shota Imanaga bounced back from his worst outing, giving up three runs in six innings of five-hit ball.

Ian Happ homered in the 10th inning, Nico Hoerner had three hits and also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs snapped a four-game skid with a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.Happ homered to center off Luke Jackson with automatic runner Cody Bellinger on base.Héctor Neris struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning for the win, and Porter Hodge worked around a first-and-second, no-outs jam in the 10th to complete his first save opportunity.

"We were using everybody, every day, and it was one pitch today," Melvin said of the pitch Happ homered off."I thought threw the ball better yesterday, I thought he threw the ball good again today except for one pitch, and it ends up being a homer."The 30-year-old rookie from Japan, who signed a four-year, $53 million contract with the Cubs over the offseason, gave up 10 runs in three innings to the Mets on Friday in an 11-1 loss.

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