CHICAGO — Javier Baez and Patrick Wisdom connected on two runs from home, helping Kohl Stewart and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Monday.
Pressured into the war after Trevor Williams underwent an appendectomy Sunday morning, Stewart pitched five innings with a one-run ball in his first primary league win since July 21, 2019 for Minnesota against Oakland. part of last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kris Bryant was also deep as Chicago won for the seventh time in 8 games. Bryant went 2-for-4 as he extended his move streak to thirteen games, one short of his career high.
San Diego fell to 4-4 on their 10-game tour. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 16th home run and Wil Myers drove in one run, but that was for the Padres.
Chris Paddack scored for five runs and six hits in four 0. 33 innings in his first loss since April 27. The right took six problems and walked one.
Joe Musgrove was scheduled to start the first game of the series in Chicago, but kept san diego’s weary bullpen going five innings without a hit Sunday in relief of Blake Snell. This led manager Jayce Tingler to turn to Paddack (2-4) at normal rest.
Baez committed a throwing error as he prepared Wil Myers’ single RBI, but atoned for the error in the third, crushing a series that traveled about 455 feet.
Baez took a long look when his 12th house run crossed the wall in the middle, sending a speed to the crowd of 24,824 at Wrigley Field.
The dynamic Baez added a solo shot in the seventh, then came out of the dugout through a curtain amid chants of “Ja-vy!Ha-vy!
Bryant’s two-point shot in the fifth took the Cubs to a 5-1 lead and erased a fan’s beer when he tried to catch the ball with his cup before it landed at the right basket. fourth and sixth of his first career multi-homer game.
That’s more than enough for Stewart, 26, who recalled from Iowa’s Triple-A when Williams was placed on the 10-day injured list before the game. Stewart threw 64 pitches, 37 for receptions.
COACH ROOM
Padres: 3B Manny Machado returned to the lineup after resting Sunday, the aldaba had pain in his left shoulder.
Cubs: 1B Anthony Rizzo out of the starting lineup for the sixth straight game due to back strain, but Rizzo took some throws and covered grounders before the game with the Padres. FOs Jason Heyward (left hamstring strain) and Jake Marisnick (right hamstring strain) also worked on the field. “We’re about to get some guys healthy again, which is the good news after some bad news,” manager David Ross said.
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Left-hander Ryan Weathers (2-1, 1. 31 ERA) and right-hander Kyle Hendricks (5-4, 4. 63 ERA) pitched Tuesday night. Weathers pitched 4 scored innings for San Diego on one out by decision in Milwaukee on Thursday. Hendricks just had a may forged for Chicago, going 4-1 with a 2. 67 MPM in five starts.
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