Michael Busch's blast sends Cubs to win over Padres
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[May 08, 2024]
Michael Busch homered to lead off the ninth inning, lifting the
host Chicago Cubs to a walk-off, 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres
on Tuesday.
Busch deposited a first-pitch fastball from Enyel De Los Santos (1-2)
over the wall in right-center field. The homer was Busch's seventh of
the season and first since he went deep in five straight games from
April 10-15.
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May 7, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota
Imanaga (18) delivers a pitch against the San Diego Padres during the
first inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA
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The blast made a winner out of Hector Neris
(2-0), who overcame a single and a walk to record a scoreless
top of the ninth.
Chicago's Cody Bellinger homered to lead off the fourth and
singled in the sixth and eighth innings to highlight his return
from the injured list. He had been sidelined with a rib ailment
since hitting the wall at Wrigley Field on April 23.
Christopher Morel contributed a sacrifice fly in the eighth
inning for the Cubs, who have won three of their past four
games.
Jurickson Profar belted a two-run homer while Fernando Tatis Jr.
and Jose Azocar had two hits apiece, but the Padres fell for the
second time in three games. Jake Cronenworth reached on a
sixth-inning single to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.
Holding a 1-0 lead, Chicago starter Shota Imanaga breezed
through the first seven innings before running into trouble in
the eighth. Luis Arraez hit an infield single before Profar
launched a 2-2 splitter over the wall in center field for his
sixth homer of the season and second in four games.
The Cubs forged a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the inning when
Morel's sacrifice fly to center field scored Mike Tauchman.
Morel knocked in a run for the sixth straight game.
Bellinger rebounded from a 12-pitch at-bat that ended with a
flyout in the first inning by opening the scoring in the fourth.
He deposited a 3-2 changeup from Randy Vasquez over the wall in
right-center field. The homer was the sixth of the season for
Bellinger, who has driven in a run in the past seven games in
which he has played.
Vasquez pitched 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball, fanning six.
Imanaga yielded two runs and struck out eight in seven-plus
innings.
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