SAN DIEGO—Dylan Cease pitched six strong innings, and Jurickson Profar had a go-ahead double and a two-run homer among his three hits for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Chicago Cubs 10–2 on Wednesday to take two of three games in the series.
Jake Cronenworth also homered to back Cease (1–1), who pitched for the Chicago White Sox for five seasons before being traded to the Padres during spring training. Cease improved to 3–2 lifetime against the Cubs. He allowed just two hits and no earned runs while striking out seven and walking two. Chicago finished with only three hits.
