San Diego Padres - Chicago Cubs 04-29-2026

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Chicago Cubs

P: Jameson Taillon · 4.55 ERA

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Wed, Apr 29

San Diego Padres

P: Matt Waldron (R) · 12.46 ERA

Team

Chicago Cubs

CHC

San Diego Padres

Game Details

• Petco Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Jameson Taillon

Chicago Cubs Away

ERA

4.55

WHIP

1.301

K/9

8.13

BB/9

3.90

27.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.46 WHIP —

Matt Waldron RHP

San Diego Padres Home

ERA

12.46

WHIP

2.308

K/9

7.27

BB/9

4.15

8.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 13.60 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Chicago Cubs	+102	-1.5 (+161)	O 8.5 (-117)
San Diego Padres	-111	+1.5 (-180)	U 8.5 (+104)

Closing line · Apr 29

Weather & Conditions

Temp67°F

Wind 14 mphWNW · crossR

Gusts25 mph

Humidity61%

SkyPartially cloudy

Away Batting

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
SSNico Hoerner	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.291
DHMoisés Ballesteros	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.338
3BAlex Bregman	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	.258
LFIan Happ 2B	4	0	1	0	1	2	2	.230
1BMichael Busch	4	0	0	0	1	0	6	.193
RFMichael Conforto 2B	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.300
2BMatt Shaw HR 2B	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.301
CFPete Crow-Armstrong HR	4	1	1	3	0	1	2	.241
CMiguel Amaya	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.240
Totals	35	5	9	5	5	3	18	—

Away Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Jameson Taillon (W, 2-1)	7.0	3	3	3	1	6	2	95-66	4.41
Corbin Martin	0.0	0	1	1	3	0	0	19-7	2.25
Ben Brown (H, 2)	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	1.99
Hoby Milner (S, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	2.40
Totals	9.0	3	4	4	4	8	2	—	—

Home Batting

San Diego Padres

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFJackson Merrill	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200
RFFernando Tatis Jr.	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250
DHManny Machado	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.222
SSXander Bogaerts	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.275
1BTy France	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289
3BMiguel Andujar HR	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.313
PHGavin Sheets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
PHRamón Laureano	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252
2BJake Cronenworth	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	.146
LFNick Castellanos HR	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	.164
CFreddy Fermin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170
CLuis Campusano	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	.326
LFBryce Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals	28	4	3	4	4	8	4	—

Home Pitching

San Diego Padres

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Matt Waldron	5.0	6	3	3	1	1	1	83-56	9.88
Adrian Morejon (L, 2-1)	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	16-10	5.63
Bradgley Rodriguez	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	22-13	1.88
Jason Adam	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	25-14	2.25
Mason Miller	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19-9	1.17
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	5	3	2	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T2	1–0	Miguel Amaya singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Michael Conforto scores.
T4	3–0	Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Matt Shaw scores.
B5	3–1	Miguel Andujar homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
B5	3–3	Nick Castellanos homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Jake Cronenworth scores.
T6	4–3	Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out to first baseman Ty France. Michael Conforto scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd.
T8	5–3	Matt Shaw homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.
B8	5–4	Fernando Tatis Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Nick Castellanos scores. Bryce Johnson to 3rd.

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