CHICAGO -- One poor inning defined Walker Lockett's spot start on Saturday against the Cubs, as the five runs he surrendered in the second accounted for all the offense Chicago needed.
Lockett's final line wasn't great -- five runs allowed in five innings of work. But considering he was making just his second career Major League start, facing the National League's best offense and making a last-minute start after Joey Lucchesi came down with a stomach bug, the rookie right-hander more than held his own in the Padres' 5-4 loss at Wrigley Field.
The Padres fell behind early, when the Cubs plated five runs on six hits in the second inning off Lockett before San Diego even had a baserunner.