The Cubs have now handed the Padres their first home loss of the season after giving them their first loss of the season back at Wrigley. Shu014dta Imanaga was on the bump for both of those and the bullpen was nails in each game as well. Tuesday was a much different proposition, with relievers having to cover five innings of scoreless baseball to pull out the 2-1 victory. It was very encouraging to see a reworked bullpen issue just one walk as well.
That win puts the Cubs in position to win their fifth consecutive series and head back home with a 4-2 trip to Southern California.