CHICAGO (Interstat) — Dansby Swanson homered twice and drove in three runs as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 9-7 on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Wrigley Field before 36,279 fans in 3 hours, 7 minutes.

Swanson hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to put Chicago ahead 8-7, part of a 3-for-4 day with two home runs and three RBIs. Alex Bregman added a three-run homer in the second inning and Michael Busch also homered for the Cubs, who improved to 48-38. San Diego fell to 43-41.

The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the first but Chicago answered with four in the second. San Diego’s Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the third to tie it 5-5. After Swanson’s homer, the Padres cut the lead to 8-7 on a three-run homer by Gavin Sheets in the eighth, but Ryan Rolison got the final out for his first save.

Matthew Boyd (3-1) allowed three runs over five innings for the win. JP Sears (1-1) took the loss. Both teams had 13 hits.