WATCH: Cubs offense stays red hot in 7-1 win over Padres |
Tony Crumpton
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- 1 day ago
Watch some of the best moments from the Chicago Cubs' 7-1 win over the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field, their fifth consecutive victory.
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Video summary/cliff-notes:
(00:00–00:36) Cubs host Padres at Wrigley Field. Veteran left-hander Matthew Boyd makes his first home start for the Cubs in his 11th MLB season. He escapes an early jam in the top of the 1st.
(01:20) Ian Happ leads off the bottom of the 1st with a double in his 1,000th career game. Cubs offense sets the tone early.
(03:15) Dansby Swanson singles, Pete Crow-Armstrong (PCA) walks, and Carson Kelly drives in Swanson with an RBI single. Cubs take a 1-0 lead.
(04:49) Cubs load the bases, and a walk to Kyle Tucker forces in a run. Cubs lead 2-0. Suzuki strikes out to end the inning.
(05:45) Swanson homers to center field — his third of the season — extending the Cubs' lead to 3-0.
(06:37) Nico Hoerner adds an RBI single, pushing the lead to 4-0. Cubs showing strength with two-out rallies.
(07:41) Boyd exits the game after a solid outing: 6 strikeouts and a ground-ball double play. He took a comebacker off his arm but appears fine.
(08:28) Carson Kelly hits a 3-run homer, his second of the year. Cubs now lead 7-0, effectively sealing the game.
(09:09) PCA makes a spectacular diving catch, robbing extra bases — a Gold Glove-caliber play.
(10:01) Padres finally score, but the game ends with a groundout to Nico Hoerner. Final score: Cubs 7, Padres 1. Cubs win their fifth straight.
