MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/21/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2807 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (81-76) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Chicago Cubs (81-76) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 2
Cubs Capture Close Win
Chicago turned a good performance from starting pitcher Jameson Taillon into a 3-2 triumph over the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. The win went to Luke Little in relief. His record improves to 6-9. Jeremiah Estrada took the loss. Jorge Lopez converted his 5th save in 6 tries.

Dansby Swanson was 1-1 with 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI for Chicago. The three-time Gold Glove winner had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With no one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Jeremiah Estrada. It was his 42nd RBI of the season.

"Jameson was Jameson," said Cubs manager Craig Counsell. "He gave it all he's got."

With the win, Chicago upped its record to 81-76.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Merrill CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .283 25 71
F. Tatis Jr. RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266 29 85
P. Alonso 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 28 71
M. Machado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 21 85
B. Belt DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .191 9 23
X. Bogaerts 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .230 13 46
   a-G. Quintero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 22
E. Salas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189 8 23
K. Watson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 1 14
J. Meyers LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 4 14
Totals 34 2 6 2 0 11 10      
a - G. Quintero pinch hit for X. Bogaerts in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Merrill (25, 1st Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Merrill 4 , F. Tatis Jr. , P. Alonso , X. Bogaerts , K. Watson , J. Meyers
2-out RBI: F. Tatis Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Merrill , X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Watson (6)

FIELDING
Errors: X. Bogaerts (11)
Double Plays: 2 (King-Watson-Alonso, Watson-Bogaerts-Alonso)
PB: E. Salas
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Madrigal 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 1 20
   a-O. Caissie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 3 12
   b-J. Mateo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .253 3 9
S. Suzuki DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .252 21 88
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .315 22 73
I. Happ LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225 25 76
P. Wisdom 1B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .187 24 74
C. Bellinger RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .245 16 50
I. Paredes 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .226 18 59
   c-M. Busch PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .213 10 35
D. Swanson SS 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 .212 8 42
P. Aliendo C 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .163 4 7
Totals 30 3 8 3 7 7 29      
a - O. Caissie pinch hit for N. Madrigal in the 2nd
b - J. Mateo substituted for O. Caissie in the 3rd
c - M. Busch pinch hit for I. Paredes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Paredes (24, 4th Inning off M. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bellinger (16, 4th Inning off M. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Madrigal , S. Suzuki , P. Crow-Armstrong , P. Wisdom , C. Bellinger 4 , I. Paredes 3 , D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Caissie , J. Mateo , S. Suzuki 2 , C. Bellinger
GIDP: J. Mateo , P. Aliendo
Sac Fly: D. Swanson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bellinger (13)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bellinger (5) , D. Swanson (8)
PB: P. Aliendo
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. King 5.0 6 2 2 4 6 1 97 4.74   
R. Suarez 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 2.92   
B. Hoeing 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.62   
J. Estrada L (4-3) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 24 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. King 49
Batters Faced: M. King 24, R. Suarez 6, B. Hoeing 1, J. Estrada 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. King 3-5, R. Suarez 2-2, B. Hoeing 0-1, J. Estrada 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. King 97-59, R. Suarez 20-12, B. Hoeing 6-3, J. Estrada 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hoeing 1-0
WP: J. Estrada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Taillon 7.1 6 2 2 0 7 1 100 4.19   
L. Little W (6-9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.08   
J. Lopez SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 0.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 65
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 29, L. Little 2, J. Lopez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 5-10, L. Little 0-1, J. Lopez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 100-65, L. Little 8-4, J. Lopez 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jameson Taillon
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 36352
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