Javier Assad and the Chicago Cubs will take the mound against Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres tonight.
The Chicago Cubs will head on the road to California after enjoying two series at home to take on the San Diego Padres in the first game of a three-game series at Petco Park in San Diego, California. The Cubs are 6-3 heading into this series after winning five of their last six games including a sweep of the Colorado Rockies. They took on the Los Angeles Dodgers in their last series and won two games of the three with wins bookending the one loss in the middle. Cody Bellinger and Seiya Suzuki lead the offensive attack for the team. Bellinger has two home runs and seven RBIs while Suzuki has two homers and 12 RBIs. The Padres are just under the .500 mark with a 5-7 record this season. They are coming home after spending time at the San Francisco Giants last series with two losses split by the team’s lone win with a 4-0 shutout between the two. Fernando Tatis Jr has three home runs and six RBIs while batting .289 this season for San Diego.
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Game Date: Apr. 8, 2024
Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
TV: San Diego Padres (NEW)
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Javier Assad will get the start for Chicago to start off this three-game series. The right-hander will pitch in his second game of the season after going 6.0 innings against the Rockies. He gave up no runs on four hits with five strikeouts and one walk on 89 total pitches. He will look to duplicate that outing tonight.
Yu Darvish will get the nod for San Diego. The right-hander lost his first game on his third start of the season. His last outing ended in a 5-2 loss against the St. Louis Cardinals after going 7.0 innings giving up three earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts and a walk on 82 pitches.
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