The San Diego Padres began game one of a four-game set vs the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley. Last month the Cubs took two of three in San Diego (sorry for bringing it up). So, the Padres obviously view this as a get-right series versus a below-average opponent.
Coming into Monday night the Cubs were 11-20 at Wrigley, make that 11-21 after the Padres 4-1 win.
It was a pitcher dual in Yu Darvish’s first return to Chicago since the trade. The Padres manager Bob Melvin let Darvish stay in the game a little longer than most managers.