Game Thirty-One – Cubs 8, Padres 7
WP – Jon Lester (4-1) LP – Cesar Vargas (0-2) Save – Hector Rondon (7)
Addison Russell and Ben Zobrist drove in five of the eight runs, and Russell’s two-run triple in the seventh inning ended up being the difference in the game as the Cubs held off the Padres on Tuesday night at the old ballyard.
The Cubs never trailed Tuesday but it got too close for comfort in the eighth inning. Joe Maddon had to call on Adam Warren in the eighth inning with the Cubs leading 8-3 after Justin Grimm struggled and loaded the bases with one out.