Rizzo, Wisdom homer in Cubs' 7-1 win over Padres
SAN DIEGO - Zach Davies allowed just 1 hit in 6 scoreless innings, Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in 4 runs, and Patrick Wisdom went deep again for the Cubs as they defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 Tuesday night.
Willson Contreras also homered for the Cubs, who have beaten the Padres four times in five games in a span of nine days. Chicago swept the Padres at Wrigley Field last week, when Wisdom homered three times, including twice in the first game. San Diego won the opener of this series 9-4 on Monday night.
Wisdom was chosen the NL player of the week on Monday after hitting 6 homers with 9 RBIs. He has 8 homers in 15 games since being promoted from Triple-A Iowa on May 25.
Davies (3-3) was brilliant in shutting down the Padres for 6 innings. He allowed just a single to Fernando Tatis Jr. in the fourth inning, struck out 4 and walked 2. The right-hander pitched for San Diego in 2020 before being traded to Chicago on Dec. 29 in the deal that sent Yu Darvish to the Padres.
Davies improved to 5-0 in his career against San Diego.
Contreras started the power display with a solo shot off Dinelson Lamet (1-1) with 1 out in the fourth, his 10th.
Rizzo's 2-run double chased Lamet with no outs in the sixth and he was aboard for Wisdom's 2-run homer to left off Miguel Diaz for a 5-0 lead. Lamet allowed singles to Joc Pederson and Kris Bryant ahead of Rizzo's double.
Rizzo homered to left-center off Nabil Crismatt with 2 outs in the seventh, two batters after Pederson beat the shift with an opposite-field double to left. It was Rizzo's sixth.
Rizzo played 49 games with the Padres as a rookie in 2011 before being traded to Chicago the following offseason.
Lamet went a season-best 5-plus innings, allowing 4 runs and 4 hits while striking out 6 and walking 1.