Christopher Morel

Christopher Morel hit his first career grand slam and Yan Gomes also connected for the Chicago Cubs, who beat Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Through four innings of Monday s Cubs-Padres game, the North Side appeared to have their first game of a three-game series in San Diego secured for a win. The bats of Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger Christopher Morel and Dansby Swanson lifted the Cubs to an eight-run lead after four innings. What s more, Javier Assad backed up their offense with some spectacular...

Christopher Morel's first career grand slam gave the Cubs a 5-0 lead over the Padres

Trying to bounce back after a historic loss Monday night to the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs stumbled onto a golden opportunity to break the game open Tuesday evening with a one-run lead, the bases loaded and no one out in the fifth inning.