SAN DIEGO (AP) Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as the San Diego Padres improved to 11-0 at home by beating the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between National League division leaders.
The Padres have the best record in the majors at 14-3.
Tatis hit a solo homer with two outs in the third inning, scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in a three-run seventh and then hit a two-run shot in the eighth. He has six home runs overall – tying seven other players for the big league lead – and five in his last six games. It was his 12th career multi-homer game.
Luis Arraez also homered in the eighth, his second, to give the Padres their first back-to-back homers this season.
The Cubs took a 3-1 lead in the fourth. Michael Busch hit a two-run homer off Dylan Cease, his fourth, after Justin Turner reached on a fielding error by third baseman Manny Machado. Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit consecutive doubles with one out.
Busch’s homer ended a 37-inning scoreless streak by San Diego’s pitching staff, dating to the third inning Wednesday at the Athletics. The Padres shut out the Colorado Rockies in a three-game weekend series.
The Padres tied it in the sixth and then went ahead in the seventh. Tatis drew a leadoff walk, advanced on Arraez’s double and, after Machado was intentionally walked, raced home on a wild pitch by Nate Pearson (0-1) for a 4-3 lead. Gavin Sheets then hit a two-run single.
Adrian Morejon (1-0) got the win.
The Padres caught a break in their two-run sixth when Sheets’ pop fly fell between left fielder Ian Happ and shortstop Dansby Swanson with one out.
Tatis broke a tie with Adrian Gonzalez and is now second all-time at Petco Park with 67 homers. Machado has 91.
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (2-1, 2.70 ERA) and Padres RHP Randy Vásquez (1-1, 1.72) are scheduled to start Tuesday night.
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 |
| K. Tucker RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| J. Turner DH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .172 |
| M. Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .310 |
| D. Swanson SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| N. Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .305 |
| P. Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .257 |
| M. Amaya C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .310 |
| M. Shaw 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .172 |
| a- J. Berti PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
- a-grounded out for Shaw in the 8th
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Tatis RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .361 |
| L. Arraez 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .282 |
| M. Machado 3B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .317 |
| G. Sheets DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .333 |
| X. Bogaerts SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| J. Iglesias 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .276 |
| J. Heyward LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .205 |
| T. Wade CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| M. Maldonado C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| a- O. Gonzalez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| E. Diaz C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
- a-struck out for Maldonado in the 6th
- 2B – N. Hoerner (2), P. Crow-Armstrong (5), M. Amaya 2 (6)
- HR – M. Busch (4)
- RBI – M. Busch 2 (12), P. Crow-Armstrong (8), M. Amaya (12)
- 2-Out RBI – M. Amaya
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – K. Tucker, M. Busch 2 (2), D. Swanson, M. Shaw, J. Berti
- 2B – L. Arraez (3)
- HR – F. Tatis 2 (6), L. Arraez (2)
- RBI – F. Tatis 3 (12), L. Arraez (5), G. Sheets 2 (10), J. Iglesias 2 (6), J. Heyward (6)
- 2-Out RBI – F. Tatis
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – F. Tatis, T. Wade 2 (2), O. Gonzalez 2 (2)
- SB – P. Crow-Armstrong (7)
- CS – P. Crow-Armstrong
- E – M. Shaw (4)
- E – M. Machado (2)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Taillon | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5.40 |
| B. Keller(BS, 1) | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.86 |
| N. Pearson(L, 0-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10.38 |
| E. Morgan | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12.27 |
| E. Roberts | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Cease | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.64 |
| A. Jacob | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| A. Morejon(W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.08 |
| J. Adam(H, 7) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.96 |
| W. Peralta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
- Pitches-Strikes – J. Taillon 89-63, B. Keller 23-16, N. Pearson 20-8, E. Morgan 26-15, E. Roberts 16-10
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – J. Taillon 4-4, B. Keller 2-1, N. Pearson 2-0, E. Morgan 2-2, E. Roberts 3-0
- Batters Faced – J. Taillon 21, B. Keller 6, N. Pearson 6, E. Morgan 6, E. Roberts 4
- Pitches-Strikes – D. Cease 96-63, A. Jacob 7-4, A. Morejon 16-7, J. Adam 21-16, W. Peralta 20-12
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – D. Cease 7-6, A. Morejon 2-0, J. Adam 2-0, W. Peralta 3-0
- Batters Faced – D. Cease 25, A. Jacob 2, A. Morejon 4, J. Adam 5, W. Peralta 5