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The Cubs were already down by a run when left-hander Shota Iamanga entered the game.
In a 3-0 loss on Wednesday, manager Craig Counsell went with a right-handed opener against the top of the lineup, which includes right-handed batters Fernando Tatís Jr. and Manny Machado.
Veteran reliever Andrew Kittredge got the assignment, after tossing a perfect inning the night before against a similar pocket of the lineup. But on Wednesday, he allowed back-to-back singles to Tatís and left-handed contact hitter Luis Arraez.
Then, after Kittredge struck out Machado and the Padres pulled off a double steal, San Diego pulled ahead on Jackson Merrill’s sacrifice fly.