Chicago Cubs first baseman Alfonso Rivas had quite the homecoming. Playing against his hometown San Diego Padres for the first time, Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning to lift the banged-up Cubs to a 7-5 victory on Wednesday. Willson Contreras homered for the Cubs, who took two of three from the Padres after arriving in town…
The Cubs jumped on Martinez for four runs in the fourth. Contreras keyed the inning by drawing a leadoff walk and then taking second on a wild pitch by sliding around the tag of Machado in the shift, touching the bag with his right hand.
Contreras scored the tying run on Patrick Wisdom's one-out single, and Schwindel doubled to center with two outs for the lead. Heyward added an RBI single.Cubs spot starter Keegan Thompson permitted two runs and five hits in four innings.TRAINER'S ROOM Cubs: Placed LHP Sean Newcomb on the 15-day injured list with a sprained left ankle. The team said he got hurt while he was in the outfield Sunday during batting practice. RHP Mark Leiter Jr. was recalled from Triple-A Iowa.
Padres: Third-base coach Matt Williams entered COVID-19 protocols. First-base coach David Macias moved to third base and Morgan Burkhart coached at first base.Cubs: LHP Drew Smyly and Arizona RHP Zach Davies are the probables for Friday night's series opener in Phoenix. Padres: RHP Yu Darvish is scheduled to start Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Atlanta. The Braves are expected to start former Padres farmhand Max Fried .
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