Fernando Tatis Jr. drives in go-ahead run as Padres outlast Cubs, even series

Jake Cronenworth's two-RBI triple, Fernando Tatis' Jr.'s two-RBI single lift Padres to fourth win in six games

The top of the Padres’ lineup came through with a big hit. And then another.A two-run single by Fernando Tatis Jr. with one out in the seventh inning was the difference Wednesday night in a 5-3 victory over the Cubs.The leadoff hitter’s grounder through the left side off Brandon Hughes in the seventh followed a Ha-Seong Kim single, pinch-hit walk by Trent Grisham and a sacrifice bunt by No. 9 batter José Azocar that moved the two runners into scoring position.

Tatis, who was playing in his sixth game Wednesday, is 2-for-4 with runners in scoring position. Juan Soto is 1-for-12 in that instance this season, and Manny Machado is 5-for-20. Clean-up hitter Xander Bogaerts followed outs by Soto and Machado with a single, and Nelson Cruz followed in kind before Jake Cronenworth lined a ball to the corner in right field to score them both and give the Padres a 2-0 lead.

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