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CHICAGO CUBS (25-8) VS. PADRES (15-20) MAY 11, 2016 – GAME 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Padres 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 Winning : Pomeranz (4-3) Losing Pitcher: Lackey (4-2) : Rodney (10)

STARTING GAME INFORMATION Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO WP HR PC/S Left Time of Game: 2:45 (W) 6.0 3 0 0 3 10 0 0 101/69 1-0 First Pitch: 7:06 pm John Lackey (L) 8.0 3 1 1 0 7 0 1 112/81 0-1 Temperature: 52 Degrees Courtesy of STATS, Inc. Wind: E 4 mph

HOME RUNS ATTENDANCE INFORMATION Team Batter No. Pitcher Inn. Count Men On Location Today: 37,828 SD Bethancourt 3 Lackey 5 1-0 0 Left Field Season Total: 638,349 # of Wrigley Games: 17 (12-5) Average per Game: 37,550

CHICAGO CUBS

JOHN LACKEY tied a season-high with 8.0 innings pitched, the second time in his last three starts he has thrown 8.0 innings … also tied a season-best with three hits allowed … has now posted a 2.12 ERA (7 ER/29.2 IP) in four starts this season at … the 112 pitches marked a season-high.  Retired his first 14 batters faced … the third time in his past four games he has retired at least the first nine batters.  Walked zero batters for the first time this season … marked his 16th-career game in which he has walked none while pitching 8.0 or more innings.

TOMMY LA STELLA (1-for-4) has reached base in 10 of his last 21 plate appearances (.476 OBP) over his last seven games.

KRIS BRYANT (1-for-3, BB) has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games.

NOTES: The Cubs were swept in a doubleheader for the first time since July 8, 2014 at Cincinnati (2-4, 5-6) ... were swept in a doubleheader at home for the first time since June 28, 2014 vs. Washington (0-3, 2-7).  The Cubs have lost consecutive games for the first time all season (32nd and 33rd games) ... Elias notes it was the deepest the Cubs had gone into a season without losing consecutive games since 1907 (34th and 35th games) and was the longest stretch by any team since the 1929 A's (51st and 52nd games).  The Cubs lost their first game of the season when playing errorless ball … were 19-0 when committing zero errors entering tonight.  The Cubs are 5-5 against the N.L. West and 20-3 against all other opponents.  The Cubs lost their first 1-0 game since July 10, 2015 at the White Sox ... first 1-0 loss against the Padres since August 17, 2010 at Wrigley Field.  The Cubs were shutout for the second time this season (also April 17 vs. Colorado) ... marked just the fifth time this season being held to two or fewer runs.  Marked the second time this season the Cubs have been held without an extra-base hit (also, April 15 vs. Colorado).  The Cubs struck out a season-high 14 times (most since September 30, 2015 @ Cincinnati, 14 strikeouts).  (0-for-3, BB) walked in the eighth inning to extend his career-best on-base streak to 24 games, the longest current active streak in the N.L.  Ben Zobrist (0-for-2) had his 19-game on-base streak snapped … struck out for the first time since May 3.  Jason Heyward (1-for-3, BB) has hit safely in four-straight games (5-for-17).

SAN DIEGO PADRES

DREW POMERANZ fanned a career-high tying 10 batters … also struck out 10 batters April 20 of this season vs. Pittsburgh … marked his third career start of at least 6.0- scoreless innings … has posted a 0.50 ERA (1 ER/18.0 IP) over his last three starts, allowing just seven hits and seven walks while fanning 20 batters.  Has allowed two runs in 11.0 innings pitched in two-career starts at Wrigley Field.  His two double-digit strikeout games this season are the only such games by Padres starting pitchers this season.  Is the first Padres starter to strike out at least 10 batters in 6.0-scoreless innings since did so, August 22 of last season vs. St. Louis (6.0 IP, 10 SO) … is the first Padres starter to do so on the road since , September 15, 2013 at Atlanta (7.0 IP, 10 SO).

FERNANDO RODNEY became just the second Padres pitcher ever with two saves in one day, joining , May 30, 1977 at … thanks STATS Inc … he has not allowed an earned run in 14 appearances this season (14.0 IP).

CHRISTIAN BETHANCOURT (2-for-3, HR, R, RBI) collected the Padres’ first hit of the game, a solo homer in the fifth inning … has homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career … also has consecutive multi-hit games, going 4-for-7 with three RBI and three runs scored in his last two contests.

NOTES: The Padres swept a doubleheader at Wrigley Field for the first time in franchise history ... first sweep of a doubleheader since May 19, 2004 at Pittsburgh.  The Padres have won or split each of their last four series … San Diego won its first 1-0 game since April 10, 2015 vs. the Giants.  (1.0 IP, SO) has not allowed a run in his last nine appearances (7.1 IP), surrendering just two hits and walking none during that stretch.