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Gomes, who hit eight home runs in 86 games last
season, clubbed his fifth of 2023 in the second inning. His shot
into the left-center-field bleachers off Padres starter Blake
Snell (0-4) came after Trey Mancini singled with one out.
With two outs during Chicago's four-run eighth, Gomes lined an
RBI single to right field for his fifth career four-hit game.
Nico Hoerner extended his on-base streak to 20 games with a
bases-loaded triple in the eighth for Chicago, which got back on
track after losing three of four to the Los Angeles Dodgers last
weekend.
Steele (4-0) threw scoreless ball for the second time this
season while lowering his ERA to 1.19. The left-hander allowed
three of San Diego's five hits plus two walks to go along with
five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Snell lasted five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and
striking out five, but also walked five to increase his season
total to 18 in five starts. Matt Carpenter's ground-rule double
in the seventh was the only extra-base hit for the Padres, who
struck out 10 times, stranded 10 men on base and went 0-for-8
with runners in scoring.
After taking three of four from the Arizona Diamondbacks in
Phoenix over the weekend, San Diego stumbled in the opener at
Chicago. The Padres were shut out for the second time in four
games and for the fifth time already this season.
Four Chicago relievers completed the five-hitter on Tuesday, an
improvement for a bullpen that was roughed up for a 6.75 ERA in
the Los Angeles series. It was the fifth shutout pitched by the
Cubs in 2023.
Prior to the game, Chicago placed outfielder Cody Bellinger,
batting .300 with five homers and 15 RBIs, on the paternity
list. The Cubs recalled outfielder Nelson Velazquez from
Triple-A Iowa, and he went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.
--Field Level Media
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