Monday, April 27, 2026
Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres
CHC
Chicago Cubs
17-11 · L2
SD
San Diego Padres
18-9 · L1
San Diego Padres beat Chicago Cubs 9-7 at Petco Park. Randy Vásquez earned the win; Ben Brown took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| SD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Jackson Merrill singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Ramón Laureano scores.
Ty France hits a ground-rule double (2) on a fly ball to left-center field. Jackson Merrill scores. Manny Machado scores. Miguel Andujar to 3rd.
Seiya Suzuki homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.
Moisés Ballesteros hits a grand slam (5) to right field. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores.
Miguel Andujar grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Manny Machado scores. Xander Bogaerts out at 2nd. Miguel Andujar to 1st.
Nick Castellanos singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Manny Machado scores. Ty France scores. Nick Castellanos to 2nd.
Ty France triples (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Matt Shaw. Xander Bogaerts scores. Miguel Andujar scores.
Gavin Sheets homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.
Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Matt Shaw scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st.
Michael Busch grounds out to first baseman Gavin Sheets. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.
Key Performers
Moisés Ballesteros
CHC
1-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
Seiya Suzuki
CHC
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Gavin Sheets
SD
1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Ty France
SD
2-3, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Happ DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Moisés Ballesteros C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Matt Shaw LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| SD | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Fermin C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Castellanos RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jackson Merrill CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Gavin Sheets 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ramón Laureano LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Manny Machado 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Andujar DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ty France 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Xander Bogaerts SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jake Cronenworth 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 91-56 | 7.00 |
| Brown, Be (L, 1-1) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43-25 | 2.14 |
| Maton, P | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28-20 | 14.40 |
| Webb, J | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15-11 | 5.06 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| SD | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vásquez, R (W, 3-0) | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 106-71 | 2.94 |
| Morejon (H, 5) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27-19 | 5.28 |
| Adam (H, 6) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-13 | 1.29 |
| Miller, M | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21-15 | 1.26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |