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Bryant, Russell Stay Hot, Cubs Hang On and Beat the Padres – Cubs 5, Padres 3

Game One Hundred Twenty-Five – Cubs 5, Padres 3

WP – Jake Arrieta (16-5) LP – Christian Friedrich (4-10) Save – Aroldis Chapman (28)

Kris Bryant homered and drove in two runs. Addison Russell hit a towering two-run blast in the fifth inning. Jake Arrieta blanked the Padres on two hits for eight innings. The Cubs bullpen struggled in the ninth before Aroldis Chapman struck out Christian Bethancourt to close it out. And the Cubs posted win No. 80 on the season on Tuesday night in San Diego.