Good Morning San Diego: Padres take series at home vs. Cubs
Good Morning San Diego: Padres take series at home vs. Cubs
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Padres beat Cubs with offensive, defensive highlights from Manny Machado (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball)
Padres fans cannot panic over Dylan Cease's struggles (Thomas Conroy, Gaslamp Ball)
How the Padres rounded out their starting rotation (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball)
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Padres finish off series win over Cubs (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune)
Padres Daily: Walk this way; Pivetta's start; Wanderful; Estrada's ongoing revenge (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune)
Padres pregame: Oscar Gonzalez's opportunity, progress for Jackson Merrill, Brandon Lockridge (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune)
Photos: Padres win series against Cubs (Meg McLaughlin and K.C. Alfred, San Diego Union-Tribune)
Padres minors: Kavares Tears homers in pro debut, Missions no-hit in loss (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune)
Padres 'handle the deviations' en route to one of the best starts in franchise history (AJ Cassavell, MLB.com)
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