SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Wednesday evening at PETCO Park.

Crow-Armstrong’s homer in the fourth inning gave Chicago a 3-0 lead. Matt Shaw added a solo shot in the eighth. The Cubs scored single runs in the second, sixth and eighth innings. Jameson Taillon pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, allowing three earned runs with six strikeouts, to earn the victory. Hoby Milner recorded the final out for his first save.

San Diego rallied with three runs in the fifth, including home runs by Miguel Andujar and Nick Castellanos, and got within one in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Fernando Tatis Jr. Adrian Morejon took the loss. The Cubs outhit the Padres 9-3. Attendance was 36,513. Time of game: 2:48.

Chicago improved to 19-12, while San Diego dropped to 19-11.