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(AP) -- Madison Bumgarner matched his career high with 11 strikeouts, Jeff Keppinger and Pablo Sandoval hit consecutive homers in the fourth inning, and the San FranciscoGiants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Wednesday to snap a three-game
skid and avoid a sweep.

Keppinger also drove in a run with a bloop single in the fifth off Rodrigo Lopez (4-6), who lost his third straight outing and dropped to 0-5 in eight career starts against San Francisco.

San Francisco began the day a season-high six games behind NL West-leading Arizona, which was hosting Colorado on Wednesday night.

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