France and Machado lead red-hot Padres to 9-7 victory over Cubs as
Miller's scoreless streak ends
[April 28, 2026]
By RICHARD J. MARCUS
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ty France drove in four runs with a
double and a triple to lead the surging San Diego Padres over the
Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Monday night.
Manny Machado had three hits and scored three times for the Padres
(19-9), who won for the 17th time in 21 games. They are 18-5 this month
(.783), the best April winning percentage in franchise history. |
Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki watches his home run during the second inning
of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Monday, April 27, 2026,
in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) |
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Gavin Sheets hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to make it
9-5. Mason Miller gave up two runs in the ninth, ending his
scoreless streak at 34 2/3 innings dating to last season — a San
Diego record.
Nick Castellanos singled home two runs off reliever Ben Brown
with two outs in the fifth to give the Padres a 6-5 lead.
Moisés Ballesteros hit his first career grand slam, a 404-foot
drive to right field off San Diego starter Randy Vásquez that
gave Chicago a 5-3 lead in the third.
Seiya Suzuki had a solo homer in the second for the Cubs
(17-12), who have lost three in a row following a 10-game
winning streak.
Machado had a single and two doubles, giving him 400 doubles in
his career. He exited as a precaution in the seventh with a sore
calf after a hard slide earlier in the game, but is expected to
be available Tuesday.
France hit a ground-rule double to left-center in the first to
score two runs for a 3-0 lead. He tripled down the left-field
line in the seventh to drive in two more and make it 8-5.
Vásquez (3-0) gave up five runs and five hits in five innings to
earn the win.
Brown (1-1) pitched two innings in relief and took the loss.
Cubs starter Matthew Boyd allowed four runs and eight hits in
four-plus innings.
Up next
Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (2-0, 2.73 ERA) faces RHP Walker Buehler
(1-2, 5.75) in the middle game of the series Tuesday.
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