SAN DIEGO – The Cubs were running out of time to complete a comeback against the Padres in the eighth inning Wednesday when first baseman Alfonso Rivas stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded.
He drove a go-ahead two-run single into center field.
The night before, he’d hit a game-tying two-run homer with his family in the stands.
“It’s just great that they’re even here, watching me play,” said Rivas, who is from the San Diego metropolitan area. “And the success that I did have these past couple days, it means a lot. It means a lot to me, it means a lot to them.