Will Venable went 4-for-4 at the dish with two doubles and two RBI to pace the Padres past the White Sox 4-2 at U.S. Cellular Field. Tyson Ross logged six frames and gave up two runs, one earned to improve to 6-and-4 while Huston Street picked up his 17th save. Rene Rivera and Alexi Amarista plated a run each for the Padres, who have won three out of four. Andre Rienzo was chased after three-and-a-third innings to fall to 4-and-2 with Dayan Viciedo recording the only RBI in the loss. The White Sox have dropped two in-a-row.
Final game of the series is this afternoon. The Pre-Game Show begins at 12:35 on Newstalk 1060.
Anthony Rizzo left the yard twice and drove in four runs to power the Cubs past Milwaukee 8-0 at Miller Park. Jason Hammel improved to 6-and-3 with seven innings of shutout ball and striking out eight. Darwin Barney and Chris Coghlan added a RBI each for the Cubs, who snap a three-game skid. Wily Peralta was rocked for six runs in five-and-two-thirds to fall to 4-and-5. The Brewers were held to four hits with Scooter Gennett grabbing two. The Brewers' win streak ends at three.
