Swanson hits 2 of Cubs' 5 homers to hold off Padres 9-7

Dansby Swanson hit two of Chicago’s five home runs and the Cubs held on for their fourth straight victory, 9-7 over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Alex Bregman and Michael Busch had homers to help the Cubs win for the 10th time in 12 games. Pete Crow-Armstrong added his 18th of the year — and 11th in the month of June

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs and Manny Machado and Gavin Sheets also went deep as San Diego dropped its fourth straight after a four-game winning streak.

Swanson finished 3 for 4 with his second multi-homer game in less than a week — he hit two in the opening game of a doubleheader at the New York Mets on June 24.

Javier Assad gave up Sheets’ three-run homer and Tatis’ second solo shot in the eighth to make it a two-run game, but the Padres couldn’t get closer. Ryan Rolison got the final out for his first save.

Matthew Boyd (3-1) gave up both San Diego homers in the first five innings, and surrendered three runs and eight hits while striking out two.

San Diego’s Walker Buehler (5-3, 3.81 ERA) faces fellow RHP Colin Rea (5-5, 4.80) in Wednesday afternoon’s series finale.


(AP Photo Nam Y. Huh)