SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Ty France drove in four runs and the San Diego Padres rallied past the Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Monday at PETCO Park. The Padres opened with three runs in the first inning, but the Cubs answered with a run in the second and a grand slam by Moisés Ballesteros in the third to go ahead 5-3. San Diego tied it with a run in the third, then took the lead with two runs in the fifth. France tripled in two runs in the seventh, and the Padres added a run in the eighth. The Cubs scored twice in the ninth but fell short. Randy Vásquez (3-0) earned the win despite allowing five earned runs over five innings. Ben Brown (1-1) took the loss. France finished 2-for-3 with a double and triple. Ballesteros had four RBIs. The Padres outhit the Cubs 14-8. Attendance was 41,478, and the game lasted 3:08. San Diego improved to 19-9, while Chicago dropped to 17-12.