Chicago Cubs starting lineup for Wrigley home opener against Padres
The Chicago Cubs will face off against the San Diego Padres in their 2025 home opener at Wrigley Field Friday.
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The Chicago Cubs will face off against the San Diego Padres in their 2025 home opener at Wrigley Field Friday.
This defeat came a day after the White Sox tied the American League record of 119 losses set by the 2003 Detroit Tigers.
One more defeat for Chicago over its final seven games would equal the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets.
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano, a former Pittsburgh Pirate, is permanently banned from the MLB for violating the league's gambling policy.
Dylan Cease struck out 12 and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0.
The Cubs' 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.
Christopher Morel and Yan Gomes homered for the Cubs. Mike Tauchman had two hits and scored a run.
Dylan Cease pitched six strong innings and Jurickson Profar had a go-ahead double and a two-run homer among his three hits for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Chicago Cubs 10-2 to take two of three in the series.
Marcus Stroman pitched six strong innings to win his fourth consecutive start and rookie Miguel Amaya went 3 for 3 with his first major league home run as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Sunday.
Jameson Taillon pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Dansby Swanson homered among his three hits, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Hayden Wesneski (2-1) worked the first five innings for Chicago, which took the three-game series after going 1-3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers last weekend.
Trey Mancini lined a two-run homer and singled. Nico Hoerner had RBI single.
Taking the mound on a chilly night at Wrigley Field, Steele struck out five and walked two in 5 1/3 innings.
Justin Steele started on the pitcher's mound for the Cubs, while Downers Grove South alum Nick Burdi finished the game.
San Diego Padres beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Saturday to reduce their magic number for clinching an NL wild card to one.
The Chicago White Sox jumped on San Diego ace Yu Darvish in a 3-1 win Friday night.
The Cubs have been outscored 90-28 during their 10-game losing streak, their longest slide since they lost 12 consecutive games from Aug. 5-16, 2021.
Rookie Chistopher Morel had a solo shot and three RBIs for the Cubs, losers of nine straight.
The Cubs' eight-game skid is their longest since since losing 12 in a row from Aug. 5-16, 2021.
"This is a place where a lot happened for me and a lot happened to me," Darvish said. "But I'm really grateful to be here pitching."
Alfonso Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single against his hometown team in the eighth inning, and the banged-up Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
The Cubs beat the Padres five times in six games in a 10-day stretch, including a three-game sweep at Wrigley Field last week.
Willson Contreras also homered for the Cubs, who are 4-1 against the Padres in a span of nine days.
Chicago starter Adbert Alzolay (4-5) left in the fourth with a blister on his right middle finger after walking leadoff batter Tommy Pham, who reached base four times.
It capped a three-run seventh that allowed Chicago to put it away.
