June 30, 2026 • Cubs 9, Padres 7 • Homer Fest

Cubs Turn Wrigley Into A Launchpad

One night after walking off San Diego, the Cubs won loud. Chicago blasted five home runs — including two from Dansby Swanson — and held on for a 9-7 slugfest win over the Padres.

5Cubs home runs
9-7Final score
13Cubs hits
4Straight wins
Game Recap

From Walk-Off Drama To Power Domination

The Cubs showed a completely different way to win. After Seiya Suzuki delivered the ninth-inning walk-off in the series opener, Chicago answered with a full power display.

Fernando Tatis Jr. opened the game with a homer, but Carson Kelly singled home Seiya Suzuki in the bottom of the first. The second inning changed everything: Dansby Swanson launched a solo shot, then Alex Bregman followed with a three-run homer to push Chicago ahead 5-1.

Michael Busch homered in the fifth, Swanson added a two-run blast later in the inning, and Pete Crow-Armstrong added another shot in the sixth. That early thunder gave the Cubs enough cushion to survive San Diego’s four-run eighth.

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SD
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Visual HR Tracker

Five Cubs Blasts, One Slugfest Win

Chicago’s five-homer night produced eight of the Cubs’ nine runs.

5Cubs HR
8Runs via HR
2Swanson HR
9-7Final
SwansonSolo HR • 432 ft
Bregman3-run HR • 415 ft
BuschSolo HR • 424 ft
Swanson2-run HR • 437 ft
PCASolo HR • 377 ft
2nd
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5th
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Power Players

Player HR Stat Blocks

Dansby Swanson

3-4H-AB
2HR
3RBI
2Runs

Swanson hit a solo homer in the second and a two-run shot in the fifth.

Alex Bregman

1-3H-AB
1HR
3RBI
2BB

Bregman’s three-run homer was the game’s biggest early swing.

Michael Busch

1-4H-AB
1HR
1RBI
1Run

Busch restarted the power surge in the fifth.

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1-4H-AB
1HR
1RBI
2Runs

PCA’s sixth-inning homer became important insurance.

Damage By Inning

How The Cubs Built The Lead

InningMomentImpact
1stKelly singled home Suzuki.Tied, 1-1.
2ndSwanson homered to center.Cubs lead, 2-1.
2ndBregman hit a three-run homer.Cubs lead, 5-1.
5thBusch homered.Cubs lead, 6-3.
5thSwanson’s second homer.Cubs lead, 8-3.
6thPCA homered.Cubs lead, 9-3.
Wrigley Blessing

Bless The Bats That Bring The Thunder

Bless the ivy that watched five baseballs fly,
the bleachers that roared with every rising shot,
and the lineup that turned a summer night into a slugfest.

May Swanson’s swing stay loud,
may Bregman’s big-moment hammer keep finding seats,
may Busch and PCA keep adding insurance,
and may Wrigley keep shaking every time the Cubs turn power into belief.

Friendly Confines Takeaway

The Cubs Are Winning Loud Now

The Padres series started with a classic Wrigley ending: pressure, tension, and a walk-off swing. The next night, the Cubs skipped the suspense and started launching.

Swanson’s two-homer night was the headline, but the depth of the power was the real message. Bregman delivered the three-run hammer, Busch added separation, and PCA supplied insurance.

The Cubs are not just riding one hot bat. They are stacking different winning formulas — and this one came with thunder.

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