{"id":31046,"date":"2017-05-31T10:25:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T10:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=31046"},"modified":"2017-05-31T10:25:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T10:25:36","slug":"san-diego-padres-deal-chicago-cubs-fifth-consecutive-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/san-diego-padres-deal-chicago-cubs-fifth-consecutive-setback.html","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Padres deal Chicago Cubs a fifth consecutive setback"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSan Diego Padres deal Chicago Cubs a fifth consecutive setback<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n\tThe rebuilding San Diego Padres are hoping to follow the Chicago Cubs' blueprint — the one that required years of losing before a title was delivered.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNot that the defending World Series champions are looking all that unbeatable up close.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAustin Hedges had a home run and a career-high four RBIs, rookie Dinelson Lamet produced another strong outing and the Padres beat the Cubs 6-2 on Tuesday night, giving Chicago its fifth straight loss.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHedges hit a two-run homer and a two-run double as the Padres clinched the three-game series against the struggling Cubs.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLamet (2-0), one of Padres' top prospects, was making his Petco Park debut and looking to build on his stellar first start. Against the New York Mets on Thursday, the right-hander threw five innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe was nearly as good against the potent Cubs, limiting them to two runs, five hits and a walk over five innings. For the second straight start, he struck out eight. He showed three effective pitches in a fastball, slider and changeup.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"We knew we would see great stuff, but a 4-to-1 strike-to-ball ratio today?" Padres manager Andy Green said. "He's in the strike zone, and that is the No. 1 thing for him to be successful."<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tEddie Butler (2-1) was seeking his third straight win, but he lasted only 4 1\/3 innings, charged with six runs and seven hits.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"We had a good game plan, executed a lot of pitches, but missed with a few too many," Butler said.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe walked three and struck out five as his teammates were no match for Lamet.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"Fortunately everything went well," Lamet said through a translator. "I got confidence once I got a strike on these guys, then I could go after them with my offspeed pitches and my breaking stuff. I was trying to be aggressive and attacking the strike zone."<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHunter Renfroe had a two-run double in the fifth that put the Padres up 4-2 and gave him six RBIs in two games.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"We gave up the lead and that was largely because they did pitch well again and we're not hitting like we can," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "So that is a bad combination."<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHedges got to reliever Brian Duensing for another two-run double into the left field corner, extending the edge to 6-2.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tKyle Schwarber burned Lamet on an 0-2 pitch, turning on an elevated fastball for a solo homer in the fifth to tie it at 2 and snap his 0-for-13 skid.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"The rest of the outing it was lights out for the young guy," Green said. "I feel really good about his ballgame, and I couldn't be more pleased in what he has done in his two starts."<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHedges' ninth homer of the season, a two-run shot off Butler's fastball, pushed the Padres ahead 2-1 in the second inning. Franchy Cordero opened with a single.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Cubs struck first when Willson Contreras' bad-hop grounder got past Cory Spangenberg at third for a double in the second for a 1-0 edge, scoring Cordero after he singled.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChicago, which has fallen a game under .500, has nine hits in the series' first two games. They left nine runners on base.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2017\/05\/31\/hedges-lamet-help-padres-hand-cubs-5th-straight-loss\/102338262\/<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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