The San Francisco Giants have every reason to smile when left-hander Robbie Ray trots onto the field.<\/p>\n
After all, they\u2019ve won all seven of Ray\u2019s starts this season.<\/p>\n
The Giants hope that trend continues on Wednesday afternoon when they play the rubber match of their three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n
Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA) enters his team\u2019s series finale coming off his best start to the season. He allowed just two hits and struck out a season high-tying eight batters over seven scoreless innings in San Francisco\u2019s 4-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies last Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something everybody knows now,\u201d manager Bob Melvin said of his pitcher\u2019s unbeaten streak. \u201cWe feel good when he takes the mound.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ray admitted he\u2019s felt good with his role in his team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been playing good ball,\u201d Ray said. \u201cIt just kind of happened that way. I think overall we\u2019ve been playing really good baseball. Each and every time, I\u2019m trying to go out there and put up zeros and give my team a chance to win and just keep us in the ballgame. It feels good to be able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robbie Ray, 33, is 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA in six career encounters against the Cubs.<\/p>\n
He certainly wouldn\u2019t object to the offensive fireworks his team displayed during the 11th inning Tuesday as the Giants teed off on reliever Ryan Pressly in a 14-5 victory at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n
Heliot Ramos had an RBI double in the 11th inning to highlight his four-hit performance.<\/p>\n
Jung Hoo Lee belted a two-run homer in the third inning and added an RBI single in the 11th.<\/p>\n
Matt Chapman added a two-run single in the 11th to join Lee with a three-hit performance.<\/p>\n
The late power surge sent San Francisco to its fifth win in its last six games.<\/p>\n
As one might expect, Cubs manager Craig Counsell wasn\u2019t interested in piling on Pressly after the contest.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe couldn\u2019t finish hitters, essentially,\u201d Counsell said of Pressly. \u201cThat was it, and it snowballed a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, the score doesn\u2019t make it look like a good baseball game. It was a good baseball game. The 11th was not a good inning for us. We made a nice comeback, did some good things, then we had shots to win it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chicago right-hander Ben Brown (3-2, 4.88) will be tasked with keeping the Giants in check when he makes the start on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Brown scattered four hits over six scoreless innings in a 10-0 romp over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.<\/p>\n
That performance came on the heels of a disastrous effort against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 26. After that contest, Counsell didn\u2019t sugar-coat his remarks, telling reporters that \u201cWe need better, frankly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown, 25, has yet to face San Francisco in his young career.<\/p>\n
Chicago\u2019s Dansby Swanson is 14-for-30 with three homers, five RBIs and 10 runs during his eight-game hitting streak.<\/p>\n
Seiya Suzuki went hitless in five at-bats on Tuesday to fall to 1-for-18 in his last four games.<\/p>\n
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When is the next San Francisco Giants game?<\/p>\n
Monday, May 5th \u2013 Wednesday, May 7th\u00a0\u2013 @ Chicago Cubs
\nFriday, May 9th \u2013 Sunday, May 11th\u00a0\u2013 @ Minnesota Twins
\nMonday, May 12th \u2013 Wednesday, May 14th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
\nFriday, May 16th \u2013 Sunday, May 18th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Athletics
\nMonday, May 19th \u2013 Wednesday, May 21st\u00a0\u2013 vs. Kansas City Royals<\/p>\n
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