Darvish returns to Wrigley, lifts Padres over Cubs 4-1 June 14 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CHICAGO (AP) Yu Darvish pitched a season-high eight innings of five-hit ball, Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking single and Eric Hosmer had a two-run double to cap a three-run eighth inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Monday night. Darvish (6-3), pitching at Wrigley Field for the first time since the Cubs traded him to the Padres as the centerpiece of a seven-player trade on Dec. 29, 2020, didnt allow a runner past second base after Yan Gomes hit a home run in the second.Taylor Rogers pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 19th save.The Padres (38-24) won for the fifth time Anthony Lawrence II Jersey in their last seven games. The Cubs (23-37) have lost seven consecutive games, matching their longest skid since Sept. 21-28, 2021.The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 25 minutes because of rain that included tornado sirens throughout the Chicagoland area.Cubs left-hander Justin Steele received medical attention one batter after unsucce sfully trying David Njoku Jersey to field a hard grounder by Jake Cronenworth with his bare hand in the first. Steele remained in the game, but the Cubs had two left-handed relievers warming in the bottom of the inning.Steele pitched seven innings of one-run ball while throwing 60 of 77 pitches for strikes.However, the Padres pounced on reliever Rowan Wick (1-2), with Machado collecting his 1,499th career hit and scoring an insurance run on Hosmers double.After Gomes homered, Darvish retired 11 consecutive batters until shortstop Ha-Seong Kim bobbled a grounder.Steele found a similar groove, retiring nine of the next 10 batters after allowing consecutive singles to Kim and Trent Grisham to open the fifth.Since allowing seven runs in two innings of a 20-5 lo s at Cincinnati on May 26, Steele has posted a 2.84 ERA in his last three starts.Darvish allowed a pair of two-out hits to Christopher Morel and Willson Contreras in the eighth but struck out Ian Happ to end the eighth and complete a 107-pitch performance, one shy of his season high. Darvish has allowed one run while walking none in his last two starts covering 14 innings.Darvish, who pitched for the Cubs from 2018-2020, lost to the Cubs 3-1 at Petco Park on June 9, 2021, in his only other start against them since the trade.With the victory, Darvish has beaten every team but the Orioles (0-1) and Rangers (no decision in one start).BENCH HELPPadres player development consultant Mike Shildt, who managed the Cardinals for 3 1/2 seasons (2018-2021), joined the coaching staff to a sist acting manager Ryan Flaherty. You cant say enough about what (Shildt) means to me, said Flaherty, who is filling in as manager while Bob Melvin and bench coach Ryan Christenson remain in COVID-19 protocols.ROTATION ROUNDUPThe Cubs havent named a starter for Wednesday, but top prospect Caleb Kilian remains a po sibility as long as the Cubs put a pitcher on the injured list. Kilian was optioned by the Cubs on June 5 and last pitched for Jimmy Graham Jersey Triple-A Iowa on July 10.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. (left wrist fracture) underwent a bone scan to determine if he can start swinging a bat. TRANSACTIONCubs: LHP Eric Stout was selected from Triple-A Iowa. Stout grew up 28 miles from Wrigley Field. LHP Sean Newcomb was designated for a signment.NEXT UPPadres: LHP Sean Manaea (3-3, 3.52) will face the Cubs on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Manaea allowed two runs in seven innings in a 13-2 win over the Mets on Wednesday.Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-5, 5.22) will oppose the Padres on Tuesday. Hendricks allowed three runs in five innings in the Cubs 4-3 win over the Brewers on June 1. 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