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- Updated: May 12, 2016
CHICAGO — The Padres got all the offense they needed with one swing. Christian Bethancourt belted a home run to back Drew Pomeranz and lift San Diego to a 1-0 victory over Chicago in the second game of a split doubleheader on Wednesday night, handing the Cubs consecutive losses for the first time all season.
This was the deepest the Cubs had gone into a season without losing back-to-back games since 1907. That team did not lose consecutive contests until the 34th and 35th games, May 26-27. Wednesday’s second game was No. 33 this season for the Cubs.
Chicago starter John Lackey retired the first 14 batters he faced, and Bethancourt then launched the right-hander’s 69th pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue for the Padres’ first hit and lead.
Pomeranz tied a career high with 10 strikeouts to complete the Padres’ first doubleheader sweep since 2004 in Pittsburgh. San Diego won the first game, 7-4, snapping the Cubs’ eight-game win streak.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDNo doubt about it: Bethancourt turned around a Lackey curveball and crushed it, with Statcast™ projecting the blast at 445 feet and with an exit velocity of 109 mph. It was the second big fly in as many starts for the Padres’ backup catcher. Bethancourt would finish …
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