Overview

• The Padres improved to 15-4 overall and 12-1 at Petco Park, tying their best 19-game start in franchise history.
• Nick Pivetta delivered six innings of one-run ball, striking out six and earning the win in the series finale.
• Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. combined for four RBIs, with Machado driving in two key runs across the third and seventh innings.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his third home run in four games, providing a late spark for the Cubs, who finished their West Coast trip with a 3-3 record.
• Seiya Suzuki returned to the Cubs' lineup after missing three games with a wrist injury, but the team struggled offensively in the finale.