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The San Diego Padres would like to forget about Wednesday afternoon.
The Padres got run out of Wrigley Field by the Chicago Cubs 23-2, a blowout so lopsided that San Diego handed the ball to catcher Rodolfo Duran for the final two innings rather than burn another arm.
It capped a three-game sweep by the Cubs and sent the Padres to Los Angles for a four-game series against the Dodgers on the sourest of notes.
The box score looks like a video game. Eight home runs, 23 RBI, 17 hits. The Cubs went 8-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left just two on base all day. It was more like batting practice for Chicago, especially Dansby Swanson.
The shortstop hit three home runs and drove in eight runs. Michael Conforto added two home runs and four RBI. In all, the Cubs had eight homers out of 17 total hits.
Padres' starter Walker Buehler gave up nine runs and three home runs in four innings. Kyle Hart came out of the bullpen and gave up six runs, five earned, on three hits - all home runs - over two innings. Duran gave up eight earned runs on seven hits, including two home runs.
San Diego avoided a shutout on Sung-Mun Song's first MLB home run and a Samad Taylor triple, which could have been an in-the-park home run if not for the ball getting stuck in the ivy and stopping the play.
The Padres head into a National League West series against their rival Dodgers having lost five straight and sitting at 43-42.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Padres pummeled by Cubs 23-3 in an embarrassing series finale
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The Padres got run out of Wrigley Field by the Chicago Cubs 23-2, a blowout so lopsided that San Diego handed the ball to catcher Rodolfo Duran for the final two innings rather than burn another arm.
It capped a three-game sweep by the Cubs and sent the Padres to Los Angles for a four-game series against the Dodgers on the sourest of notes.
The box score looks like a video game. Eight home runs, 23 RBI, 17 hits. The Cubs went 8-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left just two on base all day. It was more like batting practice for Chicago, especially Dansby Swanson.
The shortstop hit three home runs and drove in eight runs. Michael Conforto added two home runs and four RBI. In all, the Cubs had eight homers out of 17 total hits.
Padres' starter Walker Buehler gave up nine runs and three home runs in four innings. Kyle Hart came out of the bullpen and gave up six runs, five earned, on three hits - all home runs - over two innings. Duran gave up eight earned runs on seven hits, including two home runs.
San Diego avoided a shutout on Sung-Mun Song's first MLB home run and a Samad Taylor triple, which could have been an in-the-park home run if not for the ball getting stuck in the ivy and stopping the play.
The Padres head into a National League West series against their rival Dodgers having lost five straight and sitting at 43-42.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Padres pummeled by Cubs 23-3 in an embarrassing series finale
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