Cubs hit 3 HRs to back Lester in 5-1 win over Padres
Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Jason Heyward all homered to back Jon Lester's strong outing, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
5
San Diego Padres
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-1
Schimpf struck out swinging, Schimpf safe at first on wild pitch by Grimm, Dickerson scored, Bethancourt to third.
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Wild Pitch 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Heyward homered to right (373 feet), Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Bryant homered to left center (403 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Russell hit sacrifice fly to right, Fowler scored, Rizzo to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Schimpf struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
Schimpf batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Kivlehan struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 7: ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
Kivlehan batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Bethancourt struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
Bethancourt batting
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Play Result 5-1
Edwards Jr. relieved Wood.
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Start Inning 5-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Russell flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
Russell batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Zobrist grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Rizzo out at second.
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Head to Head
CHC win series 3-0
Injuries
San Diego Padres
- Luis Gutierrez Out
- Bryan Hoeing Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSD
Travis JankowskiCF16
Alexei RamirezSS24
Wil Myers1B4
Alex DickersonLF25
Christian BethancourtC60
Patrick KivlehanRF80
Adam Rosales3B32
Luis Sardinas2B89
Edwin JacksonP36
Substitutes
Keith HesslerP93
Ryan Schimpf3B20
Brett Wallace3B39
Jose DominguezP
CHC
Dexter FowlerCF25
Kris BryantLF23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Ben Zobrist2B18
Addison RussellSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Javier Baez3B28
David RossC3
Jon LesterP31
Substitutes
Justin GrimmP46
Matt SzczurPH36
Travis WoodP19
Carl Edwards Jr.P52
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