Sanchez’s homer, Snell’s robust effort carry Padres to 5-0 win over Cubs

SAN DIEGO — Gary Sánchez hit a two-run residence run and Blake Snell and three relievers mixed on a four-hitter for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Chicago Cubs 5-0 Monday night time to salvage a break up of a four-game collection.

Manny Machado had three hits, scored twice and made a sensational play at third base in his fourth sport again from a stint on the injured checklist with a fractured left hand.

Sánchez, claimed off waivers from the New York Mets every week earlier, hit his third homer in seven video games with the Padres when he lined a 2-2 pitch from Kyle Hendricks into the left area seats with one out within the second. Machado was aboard on a leadoff single.

“He’s been unbelievable, offensively, behind the plate,” supervisor Bob Melvin stated of the Padres‘ new catcher. “The running game’s type of been shut down some along with his arm power, he’s caught guys he’s by no means caught earlier than and carried out an excellent job with them. Quick studying curve with him. He’s match proper in from the day he acquired right here.

“This one hopefully is a really great pickup for us and has been so far,” the supervisor added.

“Whenever you get the opportunity to be out on the field and playing every single day, good things tend to happen,” Sánchez stated by means of an interpreter. “I think it’s more the opportunity to be out there every day.”

PHOTOS: Sánchez’s homer, Snell’s robust effort carry Padres to 5-0 win over Cubs

Plate umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected David Ross after the Cubs supervisor stated one thing from the dugout throughout Sánchez’s at-bat. Ross got here out and continued the argument for a couple of minutes. He was changed by Andy Green, who managed the Padres from 2016-19.

Matt Carpenter and Ha-Seong Kim adopted with consecutive doubles to make it 3-0. Machado doubled with two outs within the third and scored on Jake Cronenworth’s opposite-field single to left. Matt Carpenter hit a bases-loaded drive to the middle area fence for a sacrifice fly within the eighth.

Snell (2-6) allowed simply two singles and walked three in six innings whereas hanging out eight.

“He’s the man,” Snell stated Sánchez, a former rival from the AL East. “One thing I kept laughing about in the dugout, I was saying we’d be really good together, especially with how well he hits me. He sees my pitches really well and having him behind the plate is very comforting, when he’s not hitting.”

Hendricks (0-2) had three pitch clock violations whereas permitting 4 runs and 6 hits in six innings.

In the third, Machado made a backhanded cease of Seiya Suzuki’s grounder and, as his momentum carried him a number of steps into foul territory, turned and made the lengthy throw to first to finish the inning.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Padres: CF Trent Grisham was a late scratch with decrease again spasms. Fernando Tatis Jr. moved from proper to middle and Brandon Dixon performed proper. … SS Xander Bogaerts was out of the lineup for a second straight sport as a result of his troublesome left wrist. He stated he hopes to be again on Tuesday night time. He’s been bothered since being hit on the wrist by a pitch from Atlanta’s Spencer Strider on April 18. Bogaerts had a cortisone shot throughout spring coaching and stated it’s too quickly to get one other one. … Roughned Odor was batting leadoff and enjoying second base three nights after straining his left groin working to first base on a single.

UP NEXT

Cubs: RHP Hayden Wesneski (2-2, 4.81 ERA) is scheduled to start out Tuesday night time within the opener of a three-game collection on the Los Angeles Angels, who will counter with LHP Tyler Anderson (2-1, 5.47).

Padres: RHP Joe Musgrove (3-2, 4.71) is ready to go Tuesday night time within the opener of a two-game collection in opposition to the Seattle Mariners, who will ship RHP Logan Gilbert (3-3, 4.08) to the mound.