The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres split a two-game stretch featuring multiple home runs led by Dansby Swanson. In Tuesday night’s 9-7 Cubs win, Swanson hits two home runs as Chicago reaches five home runs in total. Alex Bregman, Michael Busch, and Pete Crow-Armstrong also homer for the Cubs, while the Padres answer with power of their own. Fernando Tatis Jr. drives in runs with two home runs, and Manny Machado and Gavin Sheets also go deep. San Diego drops its fourth straight game after previously winning four in a row.
In the following game, the Cubs deliver an even larger offensive outburst, routing the Padres 23-3. Swanson is central to the performance, recording three home runs and driving in eight runs during the blowout. Overall, the Cubs’ slugging produces an eight-home-run barrage in the 23-3 victory, contrasting with the tighter scoring in the earlier 9-7 game.
