Voit homers drives in 5 as Padres rally

Voit homers drives in 5 as Padres rally

Voit homers, drives in 5 as Padres rally past Cubs 12-5 June 14 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CHICAGO (AP) Luke Voit hit a two-run homer and a three-run double as the San Diego Padres rallied from a five-run deficit to hand the Chicago Cubs their eighth straight lo s, 12-5 on Tuesday night.The Padres trailed 5-0 when Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks was pulled after allowing a double to Jake Cronenworth to start the sixth inning. Voit homered off reliever Chris Martin to spark a four-run sixth, and his double off Mychal Givens gave the Padres Mike Davis Jersey the lead for good at 7-5 and highlighted a six-run seventh.The Padres, who entered Tuesdays game tied with the Dodgers for first place in the NL West, have won six of eight. The Cubs' skid is their longest since since losing 12 in a row from Aug. 5-16, 2021.Willson Contreras homered twice, drove in three runs and scored three times on a 3-for-4 night for the Cubs. He leads major league catchers with 12 homers.Voit has 16 RBIs in his last 14 games after driving in three in his previous 15.The Padres rally took left-hander Sean Manaea off the hook. He was tagged for five runs on eight hits in four-plus innings. Kyle Tyler (1-0) pitched two scorele s innings in relief.Nomar Mazara drove in three runs with singles in the sixth and seventh. Jorge Alfaro hit his fourth homer in the eighth off left-hander Eric Stout.Hendricks, pitching for the first time since June 1 because of shoulder fatigue, allowed one hit over the first four innings but needed a strikeout of Trent Jalen Mayfield Jersey Grisham with runners at first and second to end the fifth.Grisham executed a bunt single off Scott Effro s (1-2) that started the six-run seventh.FRANK REPLYCubs first baseman Frank Schwindel received a clip of The Late Show host Stephen Colbert poking fun of his 35.1 mph pitch Sunday that Kyle Higashioka of the Yankees hit for a home run.Schwindel said he does not watch the show but took Colberts ribbing in style. Schwindel said he gave up a pair of homers to Corey Dickerson Vic Beasley Jersey and Lars Nootbaar of the Cardinals on June 3 on pitches clocked at 61 mph.I tried to go a little slower, Schwindel said. It didnt work, but I got some good guys out. So it is what it is. It was one of those things. It was fun to be on the mound in New York.MORE REST FOR MUSGROVEPadres RHP Joe Musgrove will pitch Thursdays series finale on five days rest. Musgrove (7-0) hasnt allowed a run in two starts with five days rest, compared to a 1.35 ERA in three starts on four days rest and a 2.19 ERA with six days or more between starts. Hes had succe s doing that, and well ride that for now, acting manager Ryan Flaherty said.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: RHP Mike Clevinger and LHP Adrian Morejon remain in COVID-19 protocols.Cubs: LHP Wade Miley (left shoulder) will not resume baseball activities until at least the end of the week. ... INF David Bote (dizzy spells) will report to Triple-A Iowa and will start a rehab a signment this weekend. ... 2B Nick Madrigal (groin tightne s) mi sed his fourth consecutive game.UP NEXTThe Padres have not named a starter for Wednesdays game, although LHP Ryan Weathers is a candidate to be promoted from Triple-A El Paso, where he is 4-7 with a 5.32 ERA. The Cubs also haven't named a starter, though RHP Caleb Kilian could be promoted from Triple-A Iowa. Kilian allowed three runs in five innings of a 7-4 lo s to St. Louis in his major league debut on June 4.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball San Diego Padres Luke Voit Jorge Alfaro David Bote Ryan Weathers Nick Kyle Pitts Jersey Madrigal Adrian Morejon Joe Musgrove Kyle Higashioka Frank Schwindel Lars Nootbaar Kyle Hendricks Willson Contreras Luke Voit Jake Cronenworth Chicago Cubs San Diego Padres share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's Dorian Etheridge Jersey 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS