Cubs Crush Padres, Crow-Armstrong Homers

0:00On April 29th, Chicago Cubs snapped their three-game slide with an 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres last night. Pete Crow Armstrong crushed a three-run homer. His second of the season, powering the Cubs to victory in San Diego. Danzby Swanson and Nico Harner, each ripped two run doubles to build the lead early. Starter Edward Cabrera went five and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on six hits while fanning seven. Relievers Hopi Milner and Ryan Rollison shut down the Padres with three and one-third hitless frames. Swanson had to leave the game after his double due to a left-glue cramp, but Ian half kept his on-base streak alive at 20 games with a walk. For San Diego, Zander Bogart's hit a solo homer and they got RBI singles from Ty France and Luis Capisano. The big blow came in the seventh with the Cubs of five to three Crow Armstrong smashed a 4-10-foot drive off Wondiparralta. Padres Skipper Craig Stamman stepped out mid-game for Funeral, handing reigns to Benchcoach Randy Noor, who managed tonight.

1:04Looking ahead, Jameson Talon takes the mound for Chicago against San Diego's Matt Waldron in the series finale, as the Cubs carry this momentum into the nightcap. Baseball news, powered by AI. This is MLB News today. I'm Corey with the story.