Basket stays friendly to Swanson, Cubs out-homer Padres to take series. McGrawDHSports Cubs
Dansby Swanson has now hit 2 career home runs at Wrigley Field. He did it in 2019 when he played for Atlanta and added his first homer with the Cubs on Thursday.
The Cubs hit a total of 3 home runs Thursday to beat the San Diego Padres 5-2, winning the series and finishing the homestand with a 3-4 record. This felt like a bit of a pivotal game, because a 2-5 homestand might create some pessimism. by signing up you agree to our terms of service It was more conducive to home runs and Manny Machado connected in the second inning to give San Diego an early lead.
Nick Madrigal ran full-speed from first base with two outs and was able to score on the miscue. Ian Happ added an RBI single in the fifth and Swanson's homer in the seventh made it 5-1. Wesneski talked about adjusting his pregame preparation on advice from teammate Marcus Stroman. The idea is to do less and save your best stuff for the game, even if it means not having perfect control of every pitch during pregame warmups.
"I thought initially off the bat, I would have no chance at him at first," Madrigal said."I had a good read on it. In those situations, you've got to want the ball hit to you. Luckily, it just worked out for us."
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