SAN DIEGO – The Cubs haven’t had their full lineup often recently and Wednesday was no exception. But even without Kris Bryant, Javy Baez and Willson Contreras, they found a way to score enough runs to finish the series with a 3-1 win over the Padres.
The Cubs didn’t have a hit off former ace Yu Darvish going into the fourth inning, but Joc Pederson made the team’s first hit a loud one, crushing a long solo home run tying the game at 1.
“The first at-bat, he didn’t give me,” Pederson said. “It just showed me that he’s kinda nasty.