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The San Diego Padres entered July with rumors of losing their grip on pursuing Tarik Skubal . Looks like SD could've used the Detroit Tigers pitcher. The Chicago Cubs handed the Padres their worst loss in franchise history Wednesday.
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Chicago relentlessly attacked the Padres with pounding the baseball and stacking the runs. All culminating in an astonishing 23-3 rout inside Wrigley Field.
The Cubs previously scored 23 on San Diego back in 1977 . But that was a 23-6 Chicago rout. The Padres' previous most lopsided loss occurred in Sept. 2005, which saw Colorado roll to a 20-1 trouncing.
Chicago jumped in front of San Diego from the start, tacking on three early runs in the first. Seiya Suzuki powered a three-run home run to ignite the early Fourth of July fireworks.
Dansby Swanson followed by sending a solo shot 397 feet into the air, making it 4-0 in favor of the Cubs. Miguel Amaya tacked on two more runs off his RBI single that elevated the lead to 6-0 through the third. But Swanson followed that blast by smacking his second homer, this one driving in two more teammates and sending the fall flying 434 feet into the air.
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Sung-Mun Song broke up the shutout attempt on Chicago's side during the top of the fifth. Song ripped a solo home run that scaled over the right center field fence at 385 feet. Ty France hit a ground ball double later that drove Manny Machado to home plate.
Meanwhile, the Padres' top hitter Fernando Tatis Jr. didn't chip a hit in all four at-bat attempts. Jake Cronenworth delivered the most hits at three, but SD drops to 43-42 overall in taking the beatdown.
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