Chi. Cubs 8, San Diego 6
When: 2:20 PM ET, Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
59°
Umpires:
Home -
Sam Holbrook, 1B -
Andy Fletcher, 2B -
Rob Drake, 3B -
Joe West
Attendance:
38516
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Cubs 8, Padres 6: Darwin Barney hit a two-run, walk-off home run to lift Chicago to a three-game sweep at Wrigley Field.
It is the Cubs' first sweep of three or more games since taking four at Pittsburgh from Aug. 1-4, 2011.
Chicago rallied in the eighth against former Cubs pitcher Andrew Cashner. Reed Johnson started it with a two-out single and pinch runner Tony Campana stole second and third. Campana scored when Starlin Castro slid into first base head first to beat out an infield single, tying it 6-6.
Bryan LaHair led off the ninth with a single against Dale Thayer (0-1) and Barney followed with a two-out blast to left-center on a 1-2 slider, his third of the season and the first walk-off homer of his career.
James Russell (2-0) pitched around two hits in the ninth for the win.
San Diego's Carlos Quentin went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and drove in four runs in his third game since making his season debut.
Chris Denorfia gave San Diego a 2-0 lead with a two-run home run in the second, his second of the season. Quentin followed with two-run blasts in the third and fifth.
Cubs catcher Steve Clevenger, who was activated from the disabled list Tuesday, went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in his first game since April 25.
Cubs starter Ryan Dempster allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings. Dempster allowed three home runs after giving up only three in his previous eight starts.
Anthony Bass lasted only 4 2/3 innings in the start for San Diego, allowing five runs on six hits and four walks.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Quentin is 7-for-12 with three home runs and six RBIs since returning to the lineup on Monday. He had knee surgery March 19. … Cubs OF David DeJesus extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the fifth. … Castro extended his hitting streak to seven games with a single in the first. … Dempster is winless in 18 starts since Aug. 11, 2011.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| San Diego |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
Anthony Bass
|
Player |
Ryan Dempster
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
4.2 |
IP |
4.1 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
6 |
Hits |
6 |
|
9.64 |
ERA |
12.46 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| San Diego
|
9 |
3 |
21 |
.257 |
17 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
10 |
1 |
14 |
.278 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
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