San Diego Padres defeat the Cubs and score a season-high 13 runs
By Joel Burdeos
San Diego, CA- The San Diego Padres scored a season-high 13 runs to give all-star Tyson Ross all the run support he needed, as the Padres defeated the Cubs 13-3 to win the series.
More from San Diego Padres
- The Padres Can Come Out From Under Bud Black’s Hole
- Memo To Padres: Sign Justin Upton To A Long-Term Deal ASAP
- Padres’ latest bold move puts them among elite
- San Diego Padres and Braves have emerged as the frontrunners for Cuban slugger Yasmany Tomas
- Report: San Diego Padres are looking to make a big headline-grabbing splash
The San Diego Padres started their scoring feast early with an RBI triple by Yasmani Grandal to score Seth Smith and give the Padres a 1-0 lead. Grandal would score on an RBI single by Will Venable to extend the Padres lead to 2-0.
The Cubs would score their only run off Tyson Ross in the bottom of the fourth, as Anthony Rizzo scored on an RBI single by Luis Valbuena to cut the Padres lead in half to 2-1.
Rivera would get that run back for the Padres in the top of the 5th with his seventh home run of the season to extend the Padres lead back to 3-1.
Live Feed
Friars on Base
The Padres would explode in the sixth scoring nine runs on a two run single by Rivera and Alexi Amarista, an RBI single by Seth Smith, Will Venable and Chris Nelson to extend the Padres lead to 12-1.
Tim Stauffer would take over for Ross in the 7th and allow couple of runs to the Cubs to cut the Padres lead to 12-3. Yangervis Solarte would complete the Padres scoring in the 9th on a sacrifice fly to extend the Padres lead to 13-3.
Tyson Ross improved to (9-10) on the season, allowing only one run on five hits with a career high 11 strikeouts in six innings of work.