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Cubs Start Strong, But Padres Edge Ahead in Close Finish
Fellow Cubs fans, despite the ultimate outcome, what a whirlwind of a game!
The Cubs kicked off the game with some serious firepower rallying back from a 3-run deficit in the first inning. Ian Happ, setting the tone with a walk, was soon joined on base by Seiya Suzuki. Big props to Kyle Tucker; his single drove Happ home, and that sac fly from Justin Turner got Suzuki across the plate. Nico Hoerner kept the momentum going with a critical double, leveling the playing field at 3-3. Then came the fireworks 
, thanks to some pitching mishaps from the Padres that saw us bolting ahead with two more runs due to two consecutive balks. We ended the 1st inning up, 5-3.Middle Innings Thrill: Maintaining the Pressure
Our bats stayed hot in the second inning! Tucker wasn't done with the Padres and decided to add two more with his home run, widening our lead to 7-3. Such an electrifying moment! However, the Padres started clawing their way back, with Jackson Merrill's homer in the fourth inning narrowing our lead to just two runs. Tense stuff, but Adbert Alzolay and our bullpen crew made some key outs to keep us ahead.
Final Inning Fallout: A Disappointing Finish
With the game precariously set at 7-6 heading into the eighth, the Padres unfortunately tied it up, thanks to a single from Gavin Sheets. Heading into the ninth, we faced some defensive hiccups. Fernando Tatis Jr. managed to reach base, and an errant throw and fielding error allowed the go-ahead run. Despite Hoerner's efforts defensively earlier in the game, that error cost us, and the Padres snuck into an 8-7 lead. In the bottom of the ninth, despite hope resting on our heavy hitters, the Padres' closer sealed the outcome, and we couldn’t get that tying run home.
Not the result we hoped for, but let's remember the highlights, Cubs fans: our offense showed promise, and there's always the next game to rally back! Remember, it's a long season, and we're in this together.
Scoreboard for Padres @ Cubs (April 6th, 2025)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 |