Marcus Stroman won his fourth straight start, Miguel Amaya hit his first big league homer and the Cubs pounded the Padres 7-1.
SAN DIEGO -- Marcus Stroman pitched six strong innings to win his fourth consecutive start and rookie Miguel Amaya went 3 for 3 with his first major league home run as the Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Sunday.
Julian Merryweather, Michael Fulmer and Brandon Hughes each tossed a scoreless inning to finish the five-hitter. Weathers faced only 12 batters and gave up five runs on seven hits -- four for extra bases. He walked one and was lifted with two outs in the second.
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