Cubs Clawed by Padres at PETCO Park Despite Homeric Effort

The Chicago Cubs, with a record of 7-5, faced off against the San Diego Padres, who held an identical 7-8 record before the game. The contest concluded with the Cubs falling to the Padres in a high-scoring affair that ended 10-2.

At PETCO Park under sunny skies and mild conditions, the Cubs' bats struggled to find their rhythm against Padres pitching. The team managed only three hits throughout nine innings while leaving nine runners on base. A bright spot for Chicago was a two-run homer that accounted for both of their runs in the fourth inning. However, this offensive spark was not enough to ignite a rally.

Defensively, Chicago maintained composure without committing any errors but could not contain San Diego's hitters who tallied twelve hits and capitalized on scoring opportunities. The fielding efforts included twelve assists and twenty-four putouts.

On the mound for Chicago was Kyle Hendricks who suffered his second loss of the season after allowing seven earned runs over five innings pitched. The bullpen did little to stem the tide as they gave up an additional three runs over three innings of work with an ERA of 9.00 and WHIP standing at 2.3333.

Conversely, San Diego's offense was relentless from start to finish as they scored in four separate innings including a trio of runs in both the fourth and sixth frames which effectively put distance between them and their opponents early on.

The upcoming schedule has "the" Cubs traveling to face "the" Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on April 13th at 6:40 PM local time (PDT). Fans can catch this matchup live as it will be broadcasted exclusively on Apple TV+.