The San Francisco Giants lose to the Chicago Cubs again as pitcher Javier Assad defeats them for the second time in a week. After facing a short turnaround in the earlier meeting—when Assad was called in during emergency duty at Wrigley Field—the Giants do not manage to find additional success in this rematch. With a longer preparation period this time, San Francisco still struggles against Assad, who controls the game similarly well as he did previously. The Cubs’ starting pitcher is effective in limiting the Giants’ offense and securing the win over San Francisco. Both outlets describe Assad’s effectiveness in consecutive matchups and emphasize that the Giants had more time to prepare for the rematch than they did for the prior game, yet the result remains the same. The defeat adds another setback for the Giants as they continue to face difficulty against the Cubs’ pitching in this stretch of games.