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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres Slate date: 2026-04-28 Generated: 2026-08-08 11:16:17 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 9:40 PM ET - Venue: Petco Park (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3 - Status: Final — Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 3 (at generation time) - Away: Chicago Cubs [CHC] — record 18-12 (.600) Probable starter: Edward Cabrera — 5-4, 5.10 ERA, 72.1 IP, 65 K / 29 BB, 1.40 WHIP (14 GS) - Home: San Diego Padres [SD] — record 19-10 (.655) Probable starter: Walker Buehler — 6-5, 5.07 ERA, 108.1 IP, 95 K / 45 BB, 1.46 WHIP (23 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Chicago Cubs [CHC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 12 (4.0/gm), allowed 12 (4.0/gm), combined 24 (8.0/gm) ### 2026-08-08 — L 3-6 @ Kansas City Royals Innings: CHC 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 | KC 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 x R/H/E: CHC 3/7/0 — KC 6/10/1 Decisions: W: Seth Lugo | L: Clay Holmes | SV: Nate Pearson Conditions: Weather: 87 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:10 PM. | T: 2:30. | Att: 32,326. CHC batting: 3 R, 7 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (DH): 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .287 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .269 Michael Busch (1B): 1-4 | avg .244 Alex Bregman (3B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .246 Ian Happ (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .212 Nico Hoerner (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .257 Carson Kelly (C): 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .265 Michael Conforto (PH): 1-1, 1 2B | avg .231 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4 | avg .213 Tyrone Taylor (CF): 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .242 Pedro Ramírez (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .297 CHC pitching: Clay Holmes: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 70 pitches | season ERA 2.86 Colin Rea: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 63 pitches | season ERA 4.59 KC batting: 6 R, 10 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 17 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .227 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .286 Jac Caglianone (1B): 4-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI | avg .264 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-4 | avg .239 Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 R | avg .259 John Rave (RF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .262 Nick Loftin (3B): 1-2, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .247 Josh Rojas (DH): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .235 Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-4 | avg .236 KC pitching: Seth Lugo: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 4.41 John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 4.19 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 2.81 ### 2026-08-07 — W 6-4 @ Kansas City Royals Innings: CHC 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 | KC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 R/H/E: CHC 6/9/0 — KC 4/7/1 Decisions: W: Kevin Gausman | L: Daniel Lynch IV | SV: Jacob Webb Conditions: Weather: 85 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 5 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:36. | Att: 26,083. CHC batting: 6 R, 9 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .289 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 2-5, 2 RBI | avg .272 Alex Bregman (3B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .248 Michael Busch (1B): 2-3, 1 BB, 1 HBP | avg .244 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-5 | avg .257 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 4 K | avg .209 Carson Kelly (C): 1-4, 1 R | avg .265 Pedro Ramírez (DH): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .300 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .216 CHC pitching: Kevin Gausman: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.29 Caleb Thielbar: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 5.30 Trent Thornton: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.72 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 2.44 KC batting: 4 R, 7 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .286 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 2B | avg .256 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .216 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .239 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .245 Michael Massey (2B): 0-4 | avg .259 Starling Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .256 Tyler Tolbert (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .325 Kyle Isbel (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .241 KC pitching: Daniel Lynch IV: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 35 pitches | season ERA 2.45 Jose Cuas: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 2.25 Mason Black: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches | season ERA 3.57 Lucas Erceg: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 6.21 ### 2026-08-06 — W 3-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 (11 inn) R/H/E: TOR 2/11/1 — CHC 3/5/0 Decisions: W: Trent Thornton | L: Brendon Little Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, Out To LF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:21. | Att: 39,476. TOR batting: 2 R, 11 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 29 LOB Myles Straw (CF): 0-5, 2 K | avg .225 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Alejandro Kirk (C): 4-5, 1 RBI | avg .255 George Springer (DH): 0-5 | avg .234 Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-5, 1 K | avg .261 Ernie Clement (2B): 2-5 | avg .287 Luis Urías (2B): 1-2, 1 2B | avg .250 Josh Smith (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .204 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 2 BB | avg .144 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .268 Andrés Giménez (SS): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 SB | avg .235 TOR pitching: Dylan Cease: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 104 pitches | season ERA 2.28 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 1.38 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Brendon Little: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 11.48 CHC batting: 3 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 12 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .289 Seiya Suzuki (DH): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .270 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .241 Alex Bregman (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .248 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .211 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .260 Michael Conforto (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .227 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 2 K | avg .217 Miguel Amaya (C): 1-1, 1 BB | avg .238 Pedro Ramírez (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .292 Carson Kelly (C): 0-1 | avg .265 CHC pitching: David Peterson: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 5.35 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.35 Aaron Civale: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 45 pitches | season ERA 5.14 Caleb Thielbar: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.84 Trent Thornton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.78 ## RECENT FORM — San Diego Padres [SD] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 11 (3.7/gm), allowed 9 (3.0/gm), combined 20 (6.7/gm) ### 2026-08-08 — W 3-2 vs Houston Astros Innings: HOU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | SD 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x R/H/E: HOU 2/5/1 — SD 3/5/1 Decisions: W: Michael King | L: Peter Lambert | SV: Mason Miller Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 9 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 4:16 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 41,937. HOU batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 12 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-4, 2 K | avg .302 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .325 Isaac Paredes (3B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .253 Jose Altuve (2B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .245 Christian Walker (1B): 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP | avg .242 Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .236 Cam Smith (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .220 Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .236 Yainer Diaz (C): 1-1, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .259 Christian Vázquez (C): 0-2 | avg .216 Jake Meyers (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .213 LaMonte Wade Jr. (PH): 0-1 | avg .225 HOU pitching: Peter Lambert: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 97 pitches | season ERA 3.09 Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 4.07 Bryan King: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 3.54 SD batting: 3 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 2 SB, 14 LOB Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .281 Jake Cronenworth (2B): 1-4, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .220 Manny Machado (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .212 Ty France (1B): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .287 Jackson Merrill (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .242 Luis Campusano (C): 0-4, 1 K | avg .296 Gavin Sheets (DH): 1-3, 1 R | avg .212 Xander Bogaerts (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .223 Luis Rengifo (LF): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .235 SD pitching: Michael King: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.37 Jeremiah Estrada: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 3.55 Adrian Morejon: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 2.89 Mason Miller: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 0.91 ### 2026-08-07 — L 3-6 vs Houston Astros Innings: HOU 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 | SD 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: HOU 6/11/1 — SD 3/7/0 Decisions: W: Bryan Abreu | L: Robbie Ray | SV: Josh Hader Conditions: Weather: 77 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 8 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:56. | Att: 40,958. HOU batting: 6 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 3 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-4, 1 BB | avg .306 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .328 Isaac Paredes (3B): 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .253 Jose Altuve (2B): 1-3, 1 2B, 2 BB | avg .244 Christian Walker (1B): 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB | avg .240 Daulton Varsho (LF): 0-4 | avg .239 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .256 Cam Smith (RF): 3-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .222 Jake Meyers (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .214 HOU pitching: Ronel Blanco: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 6.98 Bennett Sousa: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.38 AJ Blubaugh: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.20 Bryan Abreu: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 4.29 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.08 SD batting: 3 R, 7 H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .281 Jake Cronenworth (1B): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .220 Manny Machado (3B): 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB | avg .211 Luis Rengifo (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .237 Jackson Merrill (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .242 Luis Campusano (C): 1-2, 1 BB, 1 HBP | avg .306 Gavin Sheets (DH): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .211 Ty France (DH): 0-2, 2 K | avg .289 Xander Bogaerts (SS): 0-4 | avg .225 Sung-Mun Song (2B): 1-2 | avg .213 Jase Bowen (LF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .151 SD pitching: Robbie Ray: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 92 pitches | season ERA 3.24 Yuki Matsui: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Wandy Peralta: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 3.45 ### 2026-08-06 — W 5-1 @ Arizona Diamondbacks Innings: SD 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 | AZ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: SD 5/12/0 — AZ 1/8/0 Decisions: W: Bradgley Rodriguez | L: Kohl Drake Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:47. | Att: 21,884. SD batting: 5 R, 12 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .280 Luis Rengifo (LF): 3-5 | avg .241 Manny Machado (3B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .210 Ty France (1B): 2-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .291 Jackson Merrill (CF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .241 Xander Bogaerts (SS): 2-3, 1 BB | avg .227 Gavin Sheets (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .212 Freddy Fermin (C): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .187 Jake Cronenworth (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HBP | avg .218 SD pitching: Walker Buehler: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 76 pitches | season ERA 5.07 Bradgley Rodriguez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 2.29 Jeremiah Estrada: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Adrian Morejon: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 2.95 Mason Miller: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 0.74 AZ batting: 1 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Geraldo Perdomo (SS): 0-4, 3 K | avg .242 Corbin Carroll (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .245 Gabriel Moreno (C): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .302 Ketel Marte (2B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .248 Lars Nootbaar (DH): 1-4, 1 K | avg .232 Nolan Arenado (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .241 Max Kepler (LF): 1-4 | avg .220 Tim Tawa (1B): 1-4, 3 K | avg .232 Ryan Waldschmidt (CF): 0-3 | avg .293 AZ pitching: Kohl Drake: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 82 pitches | season ERA 5.40 Jonathan Loáisiga: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.72 Philip Abner: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 52 pitches | season ERA 6.57 Juan Morillo: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.49 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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