Friday night at Oracle Park produced a similar result for the San Francisco Giants, and not one that anyone wants to repeat. Landen Roupp couldn’t get through five innings, the Cubs scored five unanswered runs and on the offensive side, the Giants went 0-for-3 with runners in a scoring position.The end result was a 5-1 loss. That moved San Francisco to 28-42. They need to win Saturday evening to avoid yet another sweep.Roupp’s struggles continued, and it could be getting worse. The right-hander entered Friday night’s matchup 0-5 with a 5.50 ERA over his last seven starts. He only lasted 4.2 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and giving up two free passes.Bryce Eldridge also continues to impress. Of the Giants’ total four hits on the evening, Eldridge got credit for three of them. The 20-year-old went 3-for-4 and hit his fifth home run of the season. That was San Francisco’s lone run on the scoreboard.Eldridge left the game on Friday evening with updated stats, including a .316 batting average with a .959 OPS. To put this in perspective, the rest of the lineup went a combined 1-for-26.Saturday Evening Lineup For Game No. 2 versus CubsSan Francisco Giants second baseman Luis Arraez | Stan Szeto-Imagn ImagesThe Giants and manager Tony Vitello opted to keep the lineup relatively unchanged, with the exception of giving catcher Daniel Susac a night off. Eric Haase will take his place batting last in the lineup. 2B Luis Arraez (L)DH Bryce Eldridge (L)LF Casey Schmitt1B Rafael Devers (L)RF Jung Hoo Lee (L)SS Willy Adames3B Matt ChapmanCF Drew Gilbert (L)C Eric HaaseSaturday evening’s task will be even more difficult for the Giants. Chicago is sending Ben Brown to the mound, who has been exceptional all season. In total, he is 2-2, but he owns a 1.74 ERA and 58 strikeouts. He is definitely one of the most difficult pitchers to face in the National League currently.Trevor McDonald will go out for San Francisco. He is 2-3 on the 2026 campaign and carries with him a 4.15 ERA. Once again, the Giants need a pitcher to go deep in the game, the offense to gain ground early on, and some version of this lineup to catch fire.Doing all of these things while facing Brown will be a challenge, but not one this team isn’t capable of, just one that they are going to have to work for.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow