SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ty France drove in four runs with a double and a triple to lead the surging San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Monday night.
Manny Machado had three hits and scored three times for the Padres (19-9), who won for the 17th time in 21 games. They are 18-5 this month (.783), the best April winning percentage in franchise history.
Gavin Sheets hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to make it 9-5. Mason Miller gave up two runs in the ninth, ending his scoreless streak at 34 2/3 innings dating to last season — a San Diego record.
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Moisés Ballesteros hit his first career grand slam, a 404-foot drive to right field off Padres starter Randy Vásquez that gave the Cubs a 5-3 lead in the third.
Seiya Suzuki had a solo homer for Chicago in the second.
The Cubs (17-12) have lost three in a row following a 10-game winning streak.
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