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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 6, San Diego 0
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Pat Hoberg, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance: 32730

Cubs 6, Padres 0: All-Star Anthony Rizzo homered twice to pad his National League lead and Kyle Hendricks pitched seven strong innings en route to his first major-league win for host Chicago.

Arismendy Alcantara also went deep and Justin Ruggiano added two hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, who snapped a five-game skid. Hendricks (1-0) struck out five while allowing five hits and three walks in his second career start.

Brooks Conrad recorded the only extra-base hit among five hits for the Padres. Eric Stults (3-12) registered seven strikeouts but permitted three runs and six hits over five innings to add to his NL-leading loss total.

After Ruggiano's sacrifice fly in the first frame got the Cubs on the board, Rizzo launched his career-high 24th homer to right field in the second for a 2-0 lead. Ruggiano tacked on an RBI single in the fifth before Alcantara and Rizzo went back-to-back in the seventh, and Welington Castillo added an RBI double later in the frame to cap the scoring.

The Padres went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and didn't manage a hit in two innings against the Cubs' bullpen. San Diego also hit into four double plays as Chicago recorded its seventh shutout of the season.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cubs observed a moment of silence and put No. 19 on the scoreboard before the start of the game in honor of former Padres Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn. … The Cubs designated 2B Darwin Barney for assignment and activated 2B-OF Emilio Bonifacio from the disabled list prior to the game. … The Padres shipped 3B Chase Headley to the New York Yankees for INF Yangervis Solarte and RHP Rafael De Paula.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Diego   Chi. Cubs
Eric Stults Player Kyle Hendricks
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 7.0
7 Strikeouts 5
6 Hits 5
5.40 ERA 0.00
Hitting
San Diego   Chi. Cubs
Brooks ConradPlayer Justin Ruggiano
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.333 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
San Diego 5 0 6 .172 15 7 0 4 0 0
Chi. Cubs 11 3 23 .324 11 10 6 3 0 1