Cubs 7, Padres 9
Final · MLB.TV · Petco Park · Attendance 41,478
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHC | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
 SD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | x | 9 |
The San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Apr 27, 2026 at Petco Park.
Top performers
Moises Ballesteros went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 4 RBI for the Cubs.
Matthew Boyd pitched 4.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 5 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
Ty France went 2-for-3 with 4 RBI for the Padres.
Randy Vasquez pitched 5.0 innings for the Padres, allowing 5 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
Scoring summary
Bottom of the 1st
SDMerrill singled to right, Laureano scored.0-1- SDFrance hit a ground rule double, Merrill scored and Machado scored, Andujar to third.0-3
Top of the 2nd
CHCSuzuki homered to left center (396 feet).1-3
Top of the 3rd
- CHCBallesteros homered to right (404 feet), Bregman scored, Happ scored and Suzuki scored.5-3
Bottom of the 3rd
- SDAndujar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Machado scored, Bogaerts out at second.5-4
Bottom of the 5th
- SDCastellanos singled to center, Machado scored and France scored, Castellanos to second.5-6
Bottom of the 7th
- SDFrance tripled to left, Bogaerts scored and Andujar scored.5-8
Bottom of the 8th
- SDSheets homered to right (422 feet).5-9
Top of the 9th
- CHCHoerner grounded into fielder's choice to second, Shaw scored, Crow-Armstrong out at second, Swanson to third.6-9
- CHCSwanson scored on Miller wild pitch, Hoerner to second on wild pitch by Miller.7-9
- CHCSwanson scored on Miller wild pitch, Hoerner to second on wild pitch by Miller.7-9
Team stats
| Stat | CHC | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 8 | 14 |
| Home runs | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 4 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 8 |
| Stolen bases | 1 | 2 |
| Left on base | 14 | 17 |
| Pitches thrown | 177 | 171 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
Officials: Dan Merzel (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Bellino (First Base Umpire), Mark Ripperger (Second Base Umpire), Shane Livensparger (Third Base Umpire)
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Moises Ballesteros | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ben Brown | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 8.0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
San Diego Padres box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Merrill | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manny Machado | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Castellanos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramon Laureano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freddy Fermin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Andujar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin Sheets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Vasquez | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Adrian Morejon | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Adam | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Miller | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Before and after
- Cubs · 2026 season · Previous Apr 26, 2026: CHC 0, LAD 6 · Next Apr 28, 2026: CHC 8, SD 3
- Padres · 2026 season · Previous Apr 26, 2026: SD 7, ARI 12 · Next Apr 28, 2026: CHC 8, SD 3
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| Jul 1, 2026 | SD at CHC | 3-23 | Regular |
| Jun 30, 2026 | SD at CHC | 7-9 | Regular |
| Jun 29, 2026 | SD at CHC | 2-3 | Regular |
| Apr 29, 2026 | CHC at SD | 5-4 | Regular |