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Busch hits game-ending HR, Bellinger goes deep in return as Cubs beat Padres 3-2

CHICAGO (AP) Michael Busch led off the ninth inning with a game-ending home run, Cody Bellinger went deep in his return from broken ribs and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Bellinger had three hits after missing two weeks. He gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead when he connected leading off the fourth against Randy Vásquez.

“I just wanted to make sure my swing was in a good spot,” Bellinger said. “It's nice to see some results today.”

Shota Imanaga was in line to win his fifth straight start before the Padres broke through in the eighth.

He gave up a leadoff single to pinch hitter Luis Arraez before Jurickson Profar chased him with a two-run drive that just cleared the left-field wall. Cubs starters had gone four straight games without allowing a run - the first time in franchise history that happened in the same season, according to team historian Ed Hartig.

The Padres had a man on third with two out in the inning when second baseman Nico Hoerner raced back to make a lunging grab on Xander Bogaerts’ bloop, saving another run.

The Cubs tied it in the bottom half when Mike Tauchman walked leading off against Yuki Matsui, took third on Bellinger’s single and scored on Christopher Morel’s sacrifice fly.

Chicago’s Héctor Neris (2-0) pitched out of a jam in the ninth, when he retired Jackson Merrill on a pop fly with runners on first and second.

Busch won it in the bottom half when, in a driving rain, he knocked the first pitch he saw from Enyel De Los Santos (1-2) out to right for his first career game-ending homer. He got mobbed by his teammates as he crossed the plate.

“It was pretty special,” Busch said. “It all happened so fast. I was just thinking about that 10, 15 minutes ago - I don't think I'd ever had a walk-off home run in my life. It was pretty cool.”

Imanaga came through with another solid outing, allowing two runs and seven hits, struck out eight and walked one. The Japanese left-hander's ERA rose from 0.78 to 1.08 in his seventh major league start, thanks to that home run. Profar pulled about a knee-high splitter toward the outside half of the plate just beyond the wall.

Imanaga pitched out of a first-and-second jam in the sixth. He struck out Manny Machado and Bogaerts, then smacked his glove and pumped his fist as he walked off the field while the crowd roared.

“Recently, it's been hard for me to get up in the morning so I think if I switch the fans cheering to my alarm, I think I'll get up fast,” he said through an interpreter.

Bellinger had the crowd cheering when he connected against Vásquez. He drove a 3-2 pitch to the right-field bleachers for his sixth home run of the season.

It was a sweet return for Bellinger, who fractured two ribs on his right side when he ran into the center field wall at Wrigley Field trying to make a play against the Houston Astros on April 23. The 2019 NL MVP had been heating up prior to the injury, going 10 for 30 with three homers and seven RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak.

Vásquez went 4 1/3 innings, allowing one run and five hits in his third start this season. The right-hander struck out six and walked none, after being recalled Sunday from Triple-A El Paso with Joe Musgrove going on the injured list because of right elbow inflammation.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cubs: Manager Craig Counsell said the Cubs planned to have Bellinger serve as the DH on Tuesday and probably Wednesday before deciding whether to play him in the field. ... The Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia (strained right shoulder) on the 15-day injured list. ... OF Seiya Suzuki (strained right oblique) was headed to Iowa to play Wednesday and Thursday and could return this weekend at Pittsburgh, Counsell said.

UP NEXT

Padres RHP Dylan Cease (4-2, 2.55 ERA) makes his first start in Chicago since the White Sox traded him to San Diego, while RHP Hayden Wesneski (2-0, 0.54) gets the ball for the Cubs. The 28-year-old Cease was one of baseball's best pitchers in 2022. He struggled last season, and the White Sox dealt him to the Padres in March.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Padres SD19-20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	9	0
Cubs CHC22-15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	10	1

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

W: H. Neris (2-0)L: E. De Los Santos (1-2)S: (0)
HR: SD - J. Profar (24), CHC - M. Busch (21)

SDPadres

CHCCubs

.S. ImanagaShota Imanaga
P
7.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 8 SO, 102 P
.R. VasquezRandy Vasquez
P
4.1 IP, ER, 6 SO, 83 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Profar LF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	.338	.420	.538	.958	7.0
J. Merrill CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.281	.328	.380	.708	0.0
F. Tatis RF	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	.257	.337	.447	.785	4.5
J. Cronenworth 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.284	.348	.489	.837	0.5
M. Machado DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.250	.301	.397	.698	-1.5
X. Bogaerts 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.219	.276	.298	.574	-0.5
D. Solano 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	1.0
H. Kim SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.210	.317	.377	.694	0.5
J. Azocar CF-LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.318	.362	.341	.703	2.0
K. Higashioka C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.194	.194	.355	.548	-0.5
a- L. Arraez PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.351	.377	.728	2.0
L. Campusano C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.317	.407	.724	1.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Profar LF	4
J. Merrill CF	1
F. Tatis RF	3
J. Cronenworth 1B	4
M. Machado DH	4
X. Bogaerts 2B	4
D. Solano 3B	4
H. Kim SS	4
J. Azocar CF-LF	4
K. Higashioka C	2
a- L. Arraez PH	1
L. Campusano C	0

a-singled for Higashioka in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Hoerner 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.350	.393	.743	1.0
M. Tauchman RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.280	.415	.450	.865	2.5
C. Bellinger DH	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.337	.489	.825	8.0
C. Morel 3B	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.215	.307	.438	.745	0.0
N. Madrigal 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.271	.289	.560	0.0
I. Happ LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.228	.347	.307	.654	0.5
D. Swanson SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.209	.285	.341	.626	-1.0
M. Busch 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	.262	.316	.500	.816	6.5
M. Amaya C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.268	.292	.560	1.0
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.225	.238	.350	.588	0.5

HITTERS	AB
N. Hoerner 2B	4
M. Tauchman RF	3
C. Bellinger DH	4
C. Morel 3B	3
N. Madrigal 3B	0
I. Happ LF	4
D. Swanson SS	4
M. Busch 1B	4
M. Amaya C	3
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	3

HR - J. Profar (6)
RBI - J. Profar 2 (27)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Merrill, X. Bogaerts 2 (2)

HR - C. Bellinger (6), M. Busch (7)
SF - C. Morel (2)
RBI - C. Bellinger (18), C. Morel (24), M. Busch (19)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Tauchman, M. Busch

SB - F. Tatis (6)

DP - (Kim-Bogaerts-Cronenworth)

E - M. Busch (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Vasquez	4.1	5	1	1	0	6	1	4.50	1.58	10.0
A. Morejon	1.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2.08	1.46	3.0
S. Kolek	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	1.39	3.0
Y. Matsui (BS, 1)	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.78	1.26	-1.0
E. De Los Santos (L, 1-2)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3.00	1.07	-6.0

PITCHERS	IP
R. Vasquez	4.1
A. Morejon	1.2
S. Kolek	1.0
Y. Matsui (BS, 1)	0.2
E. De Los Santos (L, 1-2)	0.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Imanaga	7.0	7	2	2	1	8	1	1.08	0.82	18.0
Y. Almonte	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	1.09	2.0
H. Neris (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.21	1.71	8.0

PITCHERS	IP
S. Imanaga	7.0
Y. Almonte	1.0
H. Neris (W, 2-0)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - R. Vasquez 83-60, A. Morejon 30-22, S. Kolek 7-6, Y. Matsui 12-7, E. De Los Santos 2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Vasquez 6-2, A. Morejon 4-0, S. Kolek 2-1, Y. Matsui 2-0, E. De Los Santos 1-1
Batters Faced - R. Vasquez 17, A. Morejon 8, S. Kolek 3, Y. Matsui 4, E. De Los Santos 2

Pitches-Strikes - S. Imanaga 102-66, Y. Almonte 15-9, H. Neris 17-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Imanaga 6-11, Y. Almonte 1-1, H. Neris 1-2
Batters Faced - S. Imanaga 28, Y. Almonte 4, H. Neris 5

.S. ImanagaShota Imanaga
P
7.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 8 SO, 102 P
.R. VasquezRandy Vasquez
P
4.1 IP, ER, 6 SO, 83 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Padres SD19-20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	9	0
Cubs CHC22-15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	10	1

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Profar LF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	.338	.420	.538	.958	7.0
J. Merrill CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.281	.328	.380	.708	0.0
F. Tatis RF	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	.257	.337	.447	.785	4.5
J. Cronenworth 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.284	.348	.489	.837	0.5
M. Machado DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.250	.301	.397	.698	-1.5
X. Bogaerts 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.219	.276	.298	.574	-0.5
D. Solano 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	1.0
H. Kim SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.210	.317	.377	.694	0.5
J. Azocar CF-LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.318	.362	.341	.703	2.0
K. Higashioka C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.194	.194	.355	.548	-0.5
a- L. Arraez PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.351	.377	.728	2.0
L. Campusano C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.317	.407	.724	1.0
Total	35	2	9	2	1	2	8	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Profar LF	4
J. Merrill CF	1
F. Tatis RF	3
J. Cronenworth 1B	4
M. Machado DH	4
X. Bogaerts 2B	4
D. Solano 3B	4
H. Kim SS	4
J. Azocar CF-LF	4
K. Higashioka C	2
a- L. Arraez PH	1
L. Campusano C	0
Total	35

a-singled for Higashioka in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Hoerner 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.350	.393	.743	1.0
M. Tauchman RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.280	.415	.450	.865	2.5
C. Bellinger DH	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.337	.489	.825	8.0
C. Morel 3B	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.215	.307	.438	.745	0.0
N. Madrigal 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.271	.289	.560	0.0
I. Happ LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.228	.347	.307	.654	0.5
D. Swanson SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.209	.285	.341	.626	-1.0
M. Busch 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	.262	.316	.500	.816	6.5
M. Amaya C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.268	.292	.560	1.0
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.225	.238	.350	.588	0.5
Total	32	3	10	3	2	1	8	14	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
N. Hoerner 2B	4
M. Tauchman RF	3
C. Bellinger DH	4
C. Morel 3B	3
N. Madrigal 3B	0
I. Happ LF	4
D. Swanson SS	4
M. Busch 1B	4
M. Amaya C	3
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	3
Total	32

HR - J. Profar (6)
RBI - J. Profar 2 (27)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Merrill, X. Bogaerts 2 (2)

HR - C. Bellinger (6), M. Busch (7)
SF - C. Morel (2)
RBI - C. Bellinger (18), C. Morel (24), M. Busch (19)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Tauchman, M. Busch

SB - F. Tatis (6)

DP - (Kim-Bogaerts-Cronenworth)

E - M. Busch (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Vasquez	4.1	5	1	1	0	6	1	4.50	1.58	10.0
A. Morejon	1.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2.08	1.46	3.0
S. Kolek	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	1.39	3.0
Y. Matsui (BS, 1)	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.78	1.26	-1.0
E. De Los Santos (L, 1-2)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3.00	1.07	-6.0
Total	8.0	10	3	3	1	8	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Vasquez	4.1
A. Morejon	1.2
S. Kolek	1.0
Y. Matsui (BS, 1)	0.2
E. De Los Santos (L, 1-2)	0.1
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Imanaga	7.0	7	2	2	1	8	1	1.08	0.82	18.0
Y. Almonte	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	1.09	2.0
H. Neris (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.21	1.71	8.0
Total	9.0	9	2	2	2	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
S. Imanaga	7.0
Y. Almonte	1.0
H. Neris (W, 2-0)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - R. Vasquez 83-60, A. Morejon 30-22, S. Kolek 7-6, Y. Matsui 12-7, E. De Los Santos 2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Vasquez 6-2, A. Morejon 4-0, S. Kolek 2-1, Y. Matsui 2-0, E. De Los Santos 1-1
Batters Faced - R. Vasquez 17, A. Morejon 8, S. Kolek 3, Y. Matsui 4, E. De Los Santos 2

Pitches-Strikes - S. Imanaga 102-66, Y. Almonte 15-9, H. Neris 17-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Imanaga 6-11, Y. Almonte 1-1, H. Neris 1-2
Batters Faced - S. Imanaga 28, Y. Almonte 4, H. Neris 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

4TH INNING
Bellinger homered to right 0 1
8TH INNING
Profar homered to left center, Arraez scored 2 1
Morel hit sacrifice fly to center, Tauchman scored 2 2
9TH INNING
Busch homered to right center 2 3

4TH INNING
	Bellinger homered to right	0	1

8TH INNING
	Profar homered to left center, Arraez scored	2	1
	Morel hit sacrifice fly to center, Tauchman scored	2	2

9TH INNING
	Busch homered to right center	2	3

1ST INNING
Padres
S. Imanaga Pitching:
J. Profar: Foul, Ball, Profar grounded out to shortstop
F. Tatis: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Tatis walked
J. Cronenworth: Cronenworth flied out to deep left
M. Machado: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Machado struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
R. Vasquez Pitching:
N. Hoerner: Strike looking, Hoerner flied out to right
M. Tauchman: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Tauchman singled to right
C. Bellinger: Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Foul, Bellinger flied out to right
C. Morel: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Padres
S. Imanaga Pitching:
X. Bogaerts: Ball, Bogaerts flied out to left
D. Solano: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Solano singled to left center
H. Kim: Strike swinging, Kim flied out to right
J. Azocar: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Azocar flied out to center
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
R. Vasquez Pitching:
I. Happ: Foul, Happ grounded out to second
D. Swanson: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Swanson struck out swinging
M. Busch: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Busch singled to center
M. Amaya: Foul, Strike looking, Amaya reached on fielder's choice to third, Busch out at second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Padres
S. Imanaga Pitching:
K. Higashioka: Strike looking, Higashioka flied out to center
J. Profar: Ball, Strike looking, Profar grounded out to third
F. Tatis: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Tatis struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
R. Vasquez Pitching:
P. Crow-Armstrong: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Crow-Armstrong singled to center
N. Hoerner: Pickoff attempt, Strike (foul tip), Hoerner grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Crow-Armstrong out at second
M. Tauchman: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike looking, Tauchman struck out looking
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Padres
S. Imanaga Pitching:
J. Cronenworth: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Cronenworth struck out swinging
M. Machado: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Machado struck out swinging
X. Bogaerts: Strike looking, Bogaerts flied out to center
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
R. Vasquez Pitching:
C. Bellinger: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Bellinger homered to right
C. Morel: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
I. Happ: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Happ struck out looking
D. Swanson: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Swanson struck out swinging
End of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Padres
S. Imanaga Pitching:
D. Solano: Strike looking, Ball, Solano flied out to left
H. Kim: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul tip, Kim struck out on foul tip
J. Azocar: Azocar singled to center
K. Higashioka: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Higashioka struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
R. Vasquez Pitching:
M. Busch: Ball, Ball, Busch grounded out to first
M. Amaya: Foul, Amaya singled to right
Adrian Morejon relieved Randy Vasquez
P. Crow-Armstrong: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging
N. Hoerner: Foul, Ball, Hoerner singled to shallow center, Amaya to second
M. Tauchman: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Tauchman lined out to second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Padres
S. Imanaga Pitching:
J. Profar: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Profar flied out to right
F. Tatis: Tatis singled to right
J. Cronenworth: Cronenworth reached on bunt single to shortstop, Tatis to second
M. Machado: Foul on 1st baseman Busch dropped ball error, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Machado struck out swinging
X. Bogaerts: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Bogaerts struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
A. Morejon Pitching:
C. Bellinger: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Bellinger reached on an infield single to shortstop
C. Morel: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Morel popped out to shortstop
I. Happ: Happ reached on an infield single to pitcher, Bellinger to second
D. Swanson: Swanson reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Bellinger to third, Happ out at second
M. Busch: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Busch struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
7TH INNING
Padres
S. Imanaga Pitching:
D. Solano: Foul, Ball, Ball, Solano grounded out to third
H. Kim: Ball, Kim flied out to deep left
J. Azocar: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Azocar reached on an infield single to third, Azocar out at second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Stephen Kolek relieved Adrian Morejon
M. Amaya: Strike looking, Amaya grounded out to shortstop
P. Crow-Armstrong: Crow-Armstrong grounded bunt out to pitcher
N. Hoerner: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Hoerner flied out to deep center
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
8TH INNING
Padres
Luis Arraez hit for Kyle Higashioka
L. Arraez: Ball, Arraez singled to shallow right
J. Profar: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Profar homered to left center, Arraez scored
Yency Almonte relieved Shota Imanaga
F. Tatis: Tatis singled to center
J. Cronenworth: Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Cronenworth popped out to third
M. Machado: Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike looking, Tatis stole second, Ball, Machado grounded out to shortstop, Tatis to third
X. Bogaerts: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Bogaerts flied out to shallow second
Middle of the 8th (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Jackson Merrill in center field
Jose Azocar in left field
Luis Campusano catching
Yuki Matsui relieved Stephen Kolek
M. Tauchman: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Tauchman walked
C. Bellinger: Bellinger singled to right, Tauchman to third
C. Morel: Foul, Morel hit sacrifice fly to center, Tauchman scored
I. Happ: Ball, Strike looking, Happ reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Bellinger out at second
Enyel De Los Santos relieved Yuki Matsui
D. Swanson: Swanson grounded out to first
End of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Padres
Nick Madrigal at third base
Hector Neris relieved Yency Almonte
D. Solano: Strike looking, Solano flied out to center
H. Kim: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Kim singled to center
J. Azocar: Azocar flied out to deep left
L. Campusano: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Ball, Campusano walked, Kim to second
J. Merrill: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Merrill popped out to shortstop
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
E. De Los Santos Pitching:
M. Busch: Busch homered to right center
End of the 9th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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Busch hits game-ending HR, Bellinger goes deep in return as Cubs beat Padres 3-2