San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs

19-20, 11-8 Away

Final

22-15, 13-5 Home


SD
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	9	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	10	1

H. Neris2-0

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

E. De Los Santos1-2

0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Padres Hitting

hitters
J. ProfarLF
J. MerrillCF
F. Tatis Jr.RF
J. Cronenworth1B
M. MachadoDH
X. Bogaerts2B
D. Solano3B
H. KimSS
J. AzocarCF-LF
K. HigashiokaC
aL. ArraezPH
L. CampusanoC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.338	.420	.538
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.328	.380
3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.257	.337	.447
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.284	.348	.489
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.301	.397
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.219	.276	.298
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.210	.317	.377
4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.318	.362	.341
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.194	.355
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.438
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274	.317	.407
35	2	9	2	1	2	8

a-reached on infield single to second for Higashioka in the 8th

Batting
HRProfar (6, 8th inning off Imanaga 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIProfar 2 (27)
Team LOB8
Team RISP0-5 (Machado 0-2, Bogaerts 0-2, Merrill 0-1)

Baserunning
SBTatis Jr. (6, 2nd base off Almonte/Amaya)

Fielding
DP1 (Kim-Bogaerts-Cronenworth)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
N. Hoerner2B
M. TauchmanRF
C. BellingerDH
C. Morel3B
N. Madrigal3B
I. HappLF
D. SwansonSS
M. Busch1B
M. AmayaC
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.279	.350	.393
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.280	.415	.450
4	1	3	1	1	0	0	.250	.337	.489
3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.215	.307	.438
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.271	.289
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.228	.347	.307
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.209	.285	.341
4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.262	.316	.500
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.194	.268	.292
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.225	.238	.350
32	3	10	3	2	1	8

Batting
HRBellinger (6, 4th inning off Vásquez 0 on, 0 Out); Busch (7, 9th inning off De Los Santos 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIBellinger (18), Busch (19), Morel (24)
SFMorel
GIDPHoerner
Team LOB7
Team RISP0-3 (Tauchman 0-1, Swanson 0-1, Busch 0-1)

Fielding
EBusch (3, dropped foul ball)

Padres Pitching

pitchers
R. Vasquez
A. Morejon
S. Kolek
Y. Matsui(B, 1)
E. De Los Santos(L, 1-2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.1	5	1	1	0	6	1	83-60	4.50
1.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	30-22	2.08
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	3.38
0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	12-7	3.78
0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2-2	3.00
8.0	10	3	3	1	8	2	134-97

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDe Los Santos 2/2; Morejon 6/8; Matsui 2/4; Vásquez 13/17; Kolek 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDe Los Santos-0-0-0-2; Morejon-5-4-7-6; Matsui-1-1-2-3; Vásquez-15-10-24-11; Kolek-2-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsDe Los Santos 1-0; Morejon 1-2; Matsui 1-1; Vásquez 4-2; Kolek 2-1
Game ScoresR Vasquez 55

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
S. Imanaga
Y. Almonte
H. Neris(W, 2-0)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	7	2	2	1	8	1	102-66	1.08
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	3.45
1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17-10	3.21
9.0	9	2	2	2	8	1	134-85

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNeris 3/5; Almonte 2/4; Imanaga 17/28
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNeris-2-0-4-4; Almonte-3-1-1-4; Imanaga-11-20-16-19
Ground Balls-Fly BallsNeris 0-3; Almonte 1-2; Imanaga 3-9
Game ScoresS Imanaga 62

Scoring Summary

		SD	CHC
4th	Bellinger homered to right center (393 feet).	0	1
8th	Profar homered to center (385 feet), Arraez scored.	2	1
8th	Morel hit sacrifice fly to center, Tauchman scored.	2	2
9th	Busch homered to right center (427 feet).	2	3

Padres
6
Cubs
3

Game 1

7/5

Padres
2
Cubs
3

Game 2

8/5

Padres
3
Cubs
0

Game 3

8/5

Wrigley Field

12:40 AM, 8 May 2024

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,133

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
First Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
Second Base Umpire - John Bacon
Third Base Umpire - Chad Whitson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	93	69	.574	-	W5
San Diego	90	72	.556	3	W3
San Francisco	81	81	.500	12	W4
Arizona	80	82	.494	13	L5
Colorado	43	119	.265	50	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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E. De Los Santos1-2

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