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The Padres' Gavin Sheets singled off Porter
Hodge to tie it in the eighth.
Jackson Merrill homered for the Padres, who had lost two
straight after opening the season with seven consecutive
victories for the best start in franchise history.
Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs and Nico Hoerner
added three hits for the Cubs, whose five-game win streak ended.
Ryan Pressly (0-1) took the loss after allowing one hit and a
walk in the ninth. Robert Suarez threw a perfect ninth for his
fourth save.
The Padres went ahead 3-0 in the first inning. Ben Brown allowed
two walks and a bunt single before hitting Jake Cronenworth to
bring in a run. Xander Bogaerts reached on an infield single and
Jason Heyward walked to score the other runs.
The Cubs scored five runs in the bottom of the first. After Kyle
Hart issued two walks, Tucker singled, Justin Turner had a
sacrifice fly and Hoerner doubled to tie it. Logan Gillaspie,
called up from Triple-A El Paso before the game, replaced Hart
and was called for two balks while pitching to Carson Kelly,
scoring two runs.
Tucker hit a two-run homer in the second inning for his fifth,
tied for the NL lead.
Merrill drove a two-run shot off Brown in the fourth.
Key moment
With runners on first and second in the ninth, Manny Machado hit
a grounder to shortstop. Dansby Swanson threw to second to start
the try for a double play, but Hoerner's relay to first got past
Turner. That allowed Tatis to come around to score.
Key stat
Tucker, acquired in a December trade with Houston, now has 15
RBIs to lead the NL.
Up next
The Padres had yet to announce their starter for Monday’s series
opener against the A’s.
LHP Justin Steele (2-1, 6.89 ERA) is scheduled to start Monday
for the Cubs against Texas. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (1-0, 1.20) is
slated to pitch for the Rangers.
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