CHC 5, SD 4 | Apr 29, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 29, 2026•Petco Park•70°F, Sunny

CHC

Cubs

Padres

Final

WIN

Jameson Taillon

LOSS

Adrian Morejon

SAVE

Hoby Milner

The Cubs edged the Padres 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Pete Crow-Armstrong3 RBI

★Matt Shaw3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Matt Shaw homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 70°F, SunnyWind: 13 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 2:48Att: 36,513Venue: Petco Park

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95.0%A

8 missed calls

+0.7% CHC

No run favor

Win Probability

SD WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	5	9	0
SD	0	0	0	0	3	0	0

Game 823312 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nico HoernerSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.291/.370/.449	105.4	.210	.199
Moisés BallesterosDH	5	0	0	0	0	0	.338/.392/.620	102.4	.209	.219
Alex Bregman3B	3	0	1	0	2	0	.258/.350/.371	96.6	.107	.101
Ian HappLF	4	0	1	0	1	2	.230/.351/.460	90.5	.223	.213
Michael Busch1B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.193/.295/.281	99.2	.206	.206
Michael ConfortoRF	4	2	1	0	0	0	.300/.421/.433	102.1	.266	.410
Matt Shaw2B	4	2	3	1	0	0	.301/.342/.507	101.2	.267	.291
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	1	1	3	0	1	.241/.307/.362	105.4	.389	.609
Miguel AmayaC	3	0	1	1	1	0	.240/.356/.380	99.3	.134	.124
Bench
Jameson TaillonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Corbin MartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	35	5	9	5	5	3	-	-	-	-

HR:Crow-Armstrong (4th off Waldron, 1 on, 2 out); Shaw (8th off Adam, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Conforto; Happ; Shaw

TB:18

RBI:Crow-Armstrong 3; Amaya; Shaw

GIDP:Busch

Team LOB:9

San Diego Padres

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jackson MerrillCF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.200/.270/.330	102.9	.328

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonW	7.0	3	3	3	1	6	2	95-66	85.3	4.41
Corbin Martin	0.0	0	1	1	3	0	0	19-7	92	2.25
Ben BrownH	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	92.3	1.99
Hoby MilnerS	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	84.1	2.40
Totals	9.0	3	4	4	4	8	2	128-83	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Brown 3-1

Pitches-strikes:Taillon 95-66; Martin 19-7; Brown 11-7; Milner 3-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Taillon 6-9; Martin 0-0; Brown 2-1; Milner 0-0

San Diego Padres

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matt Waldron	5.0	6	3	3	1	1	1	83-56	84.9	9.88

Game Notes

📺

T6Replay review: Luis Campusano challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Michael Busch walks.

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T9Replay review: Freddy Fermin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ian Happ called out on strikes.

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T9Wild pitch by Mason Miller

Top 2 • CHC

1-0

Miguel Amaya singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Michael Conforto scores.

EV: 99.3 mph12 ftLA: -8°

Top 4 • CHC

3-0

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Matt Shaw scores.

EV: 105.4 mph💣 357 ftLA: 24°

Bot 5 • SD

3-1

Miguel Andujar homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 99.2 mph💣 387 ftLA: 28°

3-3

Nick Castellanos homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Jake Cronenworth scores.

EV: 102.5 mph💣 405 ftLA: 28°

Top 6 • CHC

4-3

Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out to first baseman Ty France. Michael Conforto scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd.

EV: 90.6 mph8 ftLA: -24°

Top 8 • CHC

5-3

Matt Shaw homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 101.2 mph💣 351 ftLA: 41°

Bot 8 • SD

5-4

Fernando Tatis Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Nick Castellanos scores. Bryce Johnson to 3rd.

EV: 102.8 mph367 ftLA: 35°

WP:Miller

HBP:Hoerner (by Waldron)

Inherited runners-scored:Rodriguez 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Waldron 83-56; Morejon 16-10; Rodriguez 22-13; Adam 25-14; Miller 19-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Waldron 8-5; Morejon 2-0; Rodriguez 2-2; Adam 0-2; Miller 1-1

Bench
Miguel Andujar3B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.313/.352/.478	99.2	.229	.331
Nick CastellanosLF	2	2	1	2	1	1	.164/.220/.273	102.5	.711	.1330
Luis CampusanoC	2	0	0	0	1	2	.326/.380/.674	95.6	-	-
Matt WaldronP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adrian MorejonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bradgley RodriguezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jason AdamP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason MillerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-