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CHICAGO (AP) Thairo Estrada hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over the Cubs on a steamy Monday night. Heliot Ramos and Patrick Bailey also homered for the Giants, who won their second straight after erasing a 6-3 deficit in the final two innings. Ian Happ and Michael Busch had home runs for the Cubs, whove dropped four of their last five. The Giants got a run back in the eighth on Baileys solo shot off reliever Mark Leiter Jr., then took the lead for good off Hctor Neris (6-2) in the ninth when Estrada sent the first pitch he saw into the left-field bleachers. I had a feeling something big was going to happen for me today, he said through an interpreter. With one out, Jorge Soler reached on catchers interference. Mike Yastrzemski followed with a walk before Estradas homer. It was Neris fourth blown save in 14 chances but Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the right-hander will remain in the closers spot for now. I wouldnt anticipate doing that, Counsell said. We had the catchers interference, we had a walk and, frankly, (Estradas homer is) a fly ball. Its the wrong night to give up fly balls. The walk was the only bad at-bat. Camilo Doval worked the ninth for his 13th save in 15 tries. Reliever Erik Miller (2-2) won despite giving up Happs three-run homer in the seventh that gave the Cubs Kyle Hendricks Jersey the lead. Happ nearly drove Millers 2-2 pitch onto Waveland Avenue in left field. The ball cleared the bleachers but landed a few feet shy of leaving the park. Soler drew a two-out walk in the fourth and came home two pitches later on Yastrzemskis triple to give the Giants the games first lead. It held up until the sixth, when Busch hit a booming, two-out drive off Randy Rodrguez to center to give the Cubs a 2-1 edge. Weve got a grinding team, said Yastrzemski, who also started an inning-ending 9-2 double play to prevent a Cubs run. Its huge for our confidence knowing were never really out of the game. Chicagos Javier A sad allowed five hits, walked two and struck out seven in the first five innings. Giants right-hander Jordan Hicks also went five, striking out four while walking for and allowing four hits. San Francisco manager Bob Melvin was ejected in the bottom of the eighth by home-plate umpire Manny Gonzalez after arguing balls and strikes. We were behind the eight ball a few times tonight, said Melvin, who took the early exit in stride. Sometimes it seems our at-bats get even better late in the game. It was 93 degrees at the first pitch, three off the record high for the date that was matched earlier in the day. Trainers Room Cubs: DH Mike Tauchman left the game in the bottom of the third after legging out a single. The club said he experienced left groin tightne s. Up Next The series continues Tuesday night, when RHP Logan Webb (6-5, 3.02 ERA) faces Chicago LHP Justin Steele (0-3, 3.22). Bob Dernier Jersey