The Cubs and Padres faced off in the rubber match of their three-game set at Petco Park Wednesday afternoon. Chicago missed out on an early scoring opportunity and San Diego played small ball to win the series.
The North Siders had a golden chance to score in the 3rd inning when they loaded the bases on Nick Pivetta with nobody out and Kyle Tucker at the plate. Tucker hit a sacrifice fly, but then the returning Seiya Suzuki rapped into a double play to end the threat with the road team ahead just 1-0.