Bleed Cubbie Blue · Aug 4, 2018
Cubs 5, Padres 4: You keep me hangin’ on
Kyle Hendricks cruising through the first three innings. A five-run frame off a Padres rookie pitcher in the second.
This game looked like it would be an easy win, but the Padres, being an actual baseball team, decided to make it close. The Cubs needed every one of those five second-inning runs to complete their second straight 5-4 win over the Padres on a very hot, humid Saturday afternoon at the ballyard.
The Padres went down 1-2-3 in the first and the Cubs had a two-out single from Jason Heyward in the bottom of the inning. After another 1-2-3 inning from Hendricks in the second, the Cubs got to work with the bats.