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Photos: Chicago Cubs lose 8-7 to the San Diego Padres

A ninth-inning error cost the Chicago Cubs the game and the series sweep against the San Diego Padres on Sunday at Wrigley Field.

Chicago Cubs first base Justin Turner (3) reacts after making an error, missing the catch that would have been a double play, during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first baseman Justin Turner (3) reacts after making an error, missing the catch that would have been a double play, during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs second base Nico Hoerner (2) reacts after first base Justin Turner (3), makes an error, missing the catch that would have been a double play during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner (2) reacts after first baseman Justin Turner (3) makes an error in the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Pressly (55) reacts after first base Justin Turner (3), makes an error, missing the catch that would have been a double play during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Pressly (55) reacts after first baseman Justin Turner (3) makes an error in the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) throws to second base during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) throws to second base during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) walks to the dugout after striking out during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) walks to the dugout after striking out during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) jogs to the dugout after flying out to left field during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) jogs to the dugout after flying out to left field during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first base Justin Turner (3) strikes out swinging during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres ending the game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first baseman Justin Turner (3) strikes out swinging during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres, ending the game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first base Justin Turner (3) reacts after striking out swinging during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres ending the game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first baseman Justin Turner (3) reacts after striking out swinging during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres ending the game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Julian Merryweather (66) pitches during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Julian Merryweather (66) pitches during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill (3) runs to third base on a throwing error by the Chicago Cubs during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill (3) runs to third base on a throwing error by the Chicago Cubs during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs second base Matt Shaw (6) reacts after striking out during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs’ Matt Shaw (6) reacts after striking out during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) runs to third base after hitting a two-run homer during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) runs to third base after hitting a two-run home run during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) reacts after giving up a two-run home run during the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) reacts after giving up a two-run home run during the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs second base Nico Hoerner (2) celebrates after hitting a double and getting an RBI during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner (2) celebrates after hitting a double and getting an RBI during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs second base Nico Hoerner (2) makes a play on the ball during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner (2) makes a play on the ball during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres pitcher Kyle Hart (68) pitches during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres pitcher Kyle Hart (68) pitches during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres pitcher Kyle Hart (68) walks back to the mound after giving up a walk during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres pitcher Kyle Hart (68) walks back to the mound after giving up a walk during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres players huddle with pitcher Kyle Hart (68) during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres players huddle with pitcher Kyle Hart (68) during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) moves out of the way of a low ball on the dirt during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) moves out of the way of a low ball on the dirt during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) runs to third base during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) runs to third base during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) walks to the dugout after scoring a run during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) walks to the dugout after scoring a run during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first base Justin Turner (3) gets high-fives after hitting a sacrifice fly to get outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) home during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first baseman Justin Turner (3) gets high-fives after hitting a sacrifice fly to get outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) home during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
A Chicago Cubs fans waves goodbye to San Diego Padres pitcher Kyle Hart (68) while he leaves the game during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
A Chicago Cubs fan waves goodbye to San Diego Padres pitcher Kyle Hart (68) as he leaves the game during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Umpires speak with San Diego Padres pitcher Logan Gillaspie (71) and give him a balk during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Umpires speak with San Diego Padres pitcher Logan Gillaspie (71) and give him a balk during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell watches as the umpires discuss a balk by San Diego Padres pitcher Logan Gillaspie (71) during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell watches as the umpires discuss a balk by San Diego Padres pitcher Logan Gillaspie (71) during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres pitcher Logan Gillaspie (71) reacts after giving up two balks during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres pitcher Logan Gillaspie (71) reacts after giving up two balks during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) walks through the dugout after giving up three runs during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) walks through the dugout after giving up three runs during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) pitches during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) pitches during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs players join pitcher Ben Brown (32) in a huddle after he ran into trouble during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs players join pitcher Ben Brown (32) in a huddle after he ran into trouble during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) walks to the dugout after giving up three runs during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) walks to the dugout after giving up three runs during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill (3) and San Diego Padres first base Luis Arraez (4) celebrate their 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill (3) and San Diego Padres first base Luis Arraez (4) celebrate their 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres celebrate the Padres 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres celebrate the Padres 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres pitcher Robert Suarez (75) and San Diego Padres catcher Martín Maldonado (15) celebrate their 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres pitcher Robert Suarez (75) and San Diego Padres catcher Martín Maldonado (15) celebrate their 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres outfielder Jason Heyward (22) celebrates the 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
San Diego Padres outfielder Jason Heyward (22) celebrates the 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Fans reach through netting to get an autograph from Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) before the game against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Fans reach through netting to get an autograph from Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) before the game against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Seagulls swarm the bleachers after the San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-7 at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Seagulls swarm the bleachers after the San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-7 at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

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¿No ha presentado su declaración fiscal de 2021 en EEUU? Podría perder su estímulo por el COVID

Por SUSAN HAIGH y ADRIANA MORGA

Si no ha presentado sus declaraciones fiscales de 2021 en Estados Unidos podría estar perdiéndose un pago de estímulo por el COVID-19. Los contribuyentes que no han presentado las declaraciones de impuestos de ese año y que podrían ser elegibles a recibir el Crédito de Recuperación de Reembolso deben presentarlas antes del 15 de abril de 2025 para reclamar el crédito.

Previamente este año, el Servicio Interno de Impuestos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció que está distribuyendo aproximadamente 2.400 millones de dólares a los contribuyentes que no recibieron sus pagos de estímulo por el COVID-19. La agencia indicó que está distribuyendo estos pagos a los contribuyentes que no reclamaron un Crédito de Recuperación de Reembolso en sus declaraciones de impuestos de 2021. Dicho crédito es un crédito reembolsable para individuos que no recibieron uno o más Pagos de Impacto Económico (EIP, por sus siglas en inglés), también llamados pagos de estímulo.

“Al revisar nuestros datos internos, nos dimos cuenta de que un millón de contribuyentes pasaron por alto reclamar este crédito complejo cuando en realidad eran elegibles para hacerlo”, declaró en un comunicado Danny Werfel, comisionado del IRS.

Esto es lo que usted necesita saber:

¿Quién es elegible para recibir un cheque?

Los pagos especiales anunciados por el IRS se están enviando a aquellos contribuyentes que presentaron una declaración de impuestos de 2021 pero dejaron en blanco el campo de datos para el Crédito de Recuperación de Reembolso o lo llenaron con 0 dólares, cuando en realidad eran elegibles para recibir el crédito.

¿Cuánto dinero recibirán los contribuyentes elegibles?

Los pagos variarán, pero la cantidad máxima será de 1.400 dólares por individuo. En total, el IRS distribuirá aproximadamente 2.400 millones de dólares entre los contribuyentes que no reclamaron un Crédito de Recuperación de Reembolso en sus declaraciones de impuestos de 2021.

El IRS ha publicado información en línea sobre la elegibilidad y cómo se calculó el pago.

¿Por qué el IRS está enviando cheques de estímulo?

El Crédito de Recuperación de Reembolso es un crédito reembolsable para individuos que no recibieron los Pagos de Impacto Económico durante 2020 y 2021. Un crédito fiscal reembolsable es un crédito que usted puede recibir como reembolso incluso si no debe ningún impuesto.

El IRS anunció esta iniciativa después de revisar sus datos internos y hallar que muchos contribuyentes elegibles que presentaron una declaración de impuestos de 2021 no reclamaron el crédito.

“Para minimizar los dolores de cabeza y hacer llegar este dinero a los contribuyentes elegibles, estamos haciendo estos pagos automáticos, lo que significa que no se requerirá que estas personas pasen por el extenso proceso de presentar una declaración enmendada para recibirlo”, expresó Werfel.

Si califico para un pago de estímulo, ¿cómo lo recibiré?

Si usted califica para el Crédito de Recuperación de Reembolso no necesita efectuar ninguna acción. El IRS planea enviar cartas a los contribuyentes elegibles para notificarles del pago especial. Los pagos se enviaron automáticamente y deberían haber llegado por depósito directo o cheque a finales de enero. Todos se mandaron a la cuenta bancaria que figura en la declaración fiscal de 2023 del contribuyente o al domicilio que el IRS tiene registrado.

¿Qué pasa si aún no he presentado mi declaración de impuestos de 2021?

Aún podría recibir el dinero. Sin embargo, los contribuyentes necesitan presentar una declaración de impuestos y reclamar el Crédito de Recuperación de Reembolso antes de que venza el plazo el 15 de abril de 2025, incluso si cualquier ingreso de un trabajo, negocio u otra fuente fue mínimo o inexistente, según el IRS.

¿Cuántas rondas de pagos de estímulo por COVID hubo?

Hubo tres rondas de pagos a hogares afectados por la pandemia, que sumaron un total de 814 mil millones de dólares. Para determinar las cantidades que los contribuyentes recibieron, el IRS se basó en sus ingresos, su estado de la declaración de impuestos y el número de hijos o dependientes calificados.

En marzo de 2020, los individuos elegibles recibieron hasta 1.200 dólares por contribuyente del impuesto sobre la renta y 500 dólares por niño bajo la Ley de Ayuda, Alivio y Seguridad Económica por Coronavirus (CARES, por sus siglas en inglés). En diciembre de 2020, las personas elegibles recibieron hasta 600 dólares por contribuyente del impuesto sobre la renta y 600 dólares por niño bajo la Ley de Asignaciones Consolidadas. En marzo de 2021, los individuos elegibles recibieron hasta 1.400 dólares por contribuyente del impuesto sobre la renta y 1.400 dólares por niño bajo la Ley del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense.

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Even Penguins Are Plundering America

(It is very challenging to satirize a monumental political blunder – a trade war that is rapidly escalating and could devastate the world’s economy – but here it goes.)

Among the countries and territories affected by President Trump’s Liberation Day-announced expansive new tariffs are the Antarctic Heard Island and McDonald Islands, located more than 2,000 miles southwest of Perth, Western Australia, some of the most remote places on the planet.

Trump slapped a baseline 10% tariff on imports from those islands.

The mainstream media is having a field day mocking the tariffs solely because the islands are uninhabited, except for large populations of penguins, seals, albatrosses and other marine birds.

In 1987, the islands were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and are described in the CIA World Factbook as “80% ice-covered” and “bleak.”

And, indeed, Trump’s announcement of tariffs on these islands received an icy reception.

However, it is a well-known fact that — paraphrasing the President — “for decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by penguins near and far.”

He specifically pointed to the 10% tariff imposed by the self-anointed Emperor Penguin on krill, squid and fish generously flown to the islands daily from U.S. waters, in addition to other shady “currency manipulation and trade barriers” perpetrated by the Penguin regime to rip off American taxpayers.

The president had no other choice but to impose a 10% reciprocal tariff on all penguin-crafted, decorative ice cubes imported from the islands, as the lack of reciprocity constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States.

The president warned, “Should the Heard Island and McDonald Islands penguins retaliate against the United States in response to this action, I will fly all the penguins to an undisclosed, tropical location for intensive re-education.” And, he added, “they can forget about any swimming, walking or toboggan activities.”

They could soon be joined there by other tariff-abusing creatures from Svalbard and Jan Mayen, from Norfolk Island, from the Christmas and Cocos Keeling islands and, let us not forget, from the collection of islands making up the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).

Hopefully, US military personnel at the Diego Garcia base would be exempted from such relocation.

Also curiously exempted is Russia.

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Chicago Cubs: 3 takeaways from a missed chance to sweep the San Diego Padres, including a 9th-inning error

Chicago Cubs first baseman Justin Turner found himself caught in between. The throw from second baseman Nico Hoerner was coming in just above the dirt.

“It’s just that kind of tweener one,” Turner said. “Not sure if it’s going to bounce or stay up.”

A double play they couldn’t quite spin turned out to be costly for the Cubs on Sunday at Wrigley Field . The ball squirted under Turner’s glove and into foul territory, giving San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. time to score from second base. It proved to be the winning run in San Diego’s 8-7 win.

A double play would’ve ended the inning and stranded two Padres runners. Instead, the Cubs blew a four-run lead and lost a chance to sweep the Padres .

The Cubs snapped their five-game win streak . At 7-5, however, they remain atop the National League Central early in the season. Here are three takeaways from the home opening series.

1. The Cubs blew a four-run lead in a strange Sunday finale.

Chicago Cubs first base Justin Turner (3) reacts after making an error, missing the catch that would have been a double play, during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first baseman Justin Turner reacts after making an error, missing the catch that would have been a double play, during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Closer Ryan Pressly was three-for-three on his first three save opportunities this season, but they weren’t all easy. On Sunday, manager Craig Counsell sent Pressly into a tie ballgame in the ninth inning.

Pressly walked the leadoff hitter but still gave the Cubs a chance to escape the inning. Pressly induced two potential double-play ground balls. Tatis beat out the first one. The second one was the error.

“We had the ball on the ground,” Counsell said.

Added Turner: “(I was) trying to get out there and get it before it bounces and just missed it. No excuses. Ball’s got to be caught.”

It was a missed opportunity for a Cubs squad that battled back from an early hole. Cubs starting pitcher Ben Brown struggled in the first inning and gave up three runs without the Padres ever hitting the ball out of the infield.

The Cubs, however, had an answer. Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki both walked to start the bottom half of the first. Kyle Tucker drove in a run with a hard-hit single to right field and Turner knocked in another on a sacrifice fly. Later, Padres starter Kyle Hart loaded the bases with his fourth walk of the inning. The Padres pulled Hart after just two-thirds of an inning and replaced him with the right-handed reliever Logan Gillaspie.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Pressly (55) reacts after first base Justin Turner (3), makes an error, missing the catch that would have been a double play during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Pressly reacts after first baseman Justin Turner makes an error in the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

That’s when things got really weird.

The umpires called back-to-back balks on Gillaspie for stopping during his windup. Each balk scored a Cubs runner from third base.

“It was just a lot of weird stuff in the game today,” Turner said. “Walks, balks, infield hits. So obviously it wasn’t a clean game by any means on either side. I think we let that one get away from us.”

The balks put the Cubs ahead by two runs at the time. Tucker hit a two-run home run in the second inning that stretched the lead to 7-3.

2. Kyle Tucker continues his hot streak with his first home run at Wrigley Field.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) runs to third base after hitting a two-run homer during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker runs to third base after hitting a two-run home run during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Tucker blasted his first home run at Wrigley Field into right-field bleachers Sunday. The Cubs traded for the hard-hitting lefty in December. On Sunday, the hometown crowd had its first chance to see how much his presence could impact the middle of the lineup.

Tucker reached base three times, including the run-scoring single in the first inning and his two-run home run in the second. He also drew a walk in the seventh.

The home run was his fifth of the season to go along with 15 runs batted in.

“It was nice,” Tucker said of his home run . “I would rather finish with a win, but I feel comfortable up there, putting together some good at-bats and trying to square up the ball as much as I can. So I think overall we’ve been playing really good baseball so far.”

Despite Sunday’s loss, the Cubs still took two of three from a Padres team that is expected to be among the best in baseball yet again this season. Last year, San Diego was the only team that gave the Dodgers much of a fight in the postseason, taking them to five games in the NL Division Series.

The Cubs, for the most part, kept the Padres’ lineup quiet through the first two games of the series.

Brown struggled in the finale, but he felt confident that his struggles were due to a mechanical issue that he could fix.

“It’s something that we’ve been working on in between (starts) and it’s something that definitely wasn’t showing in my pregame bullpen (on Sunday),” Brown said. “I think I did a really good job of moving past the first inning. It’s more of a mechanical thing than a mental thing.”

Brown also gave up a two-run home run to Jackson Merrill. He allowed five earned runs in four innings.

3. The Cubs are drawing walks at a league-best rate.

 

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) moves out of the way of a low ball on the dirt during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki moves out of the way of a low ball on the dirt during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Suzuki walked in the at-bat. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

The Cubs drew seven walks in Friday’s win, another eight walks on Saturday and then eight more during the finale Sunday.

Entering play Sunday, the Cubs led the majors with 58 total walks and their 12.7% walk rate was tied at the top with the Seattle Mariners.

“I think it’s a sign of battling through at-bats as much as anything,” Counsell said. “I don’t know if we’re going to be a top-two team in walks, as we are right now, but I do think it’s the patience to make the pitcher work.”

Counsell said the two games that have stood out to him during this stretch, with regard to drawing walks, were Wednesday’s 10-2 win over the Athletics and Saturday’s 7-1 win over the Padres. Against the Athletics, the Cubs drew four walks against starter Jeffrey Springs and knocked him out of the game after three innings of work.

“We did a really nice job, that game in (West Sacramento) against Springs, of not swinging at what he wanted us to swing at,” Counsell said. “And that’s a ball sometimes. You say, ‘Oh, it’s a ball, take it.’ Major-league pitchers make the ball look like a strike and then it’s a ball at the end. We did a good job of laying off that stuff and that’s good offense.”

Saturday was a similar story. The Cubs drew three walks against Padres starter Nick Pivetta, including Tucker’s run-scoring walk with the bases loaded in the second inning. The Cubs knocked Pivetta out of the game after three innings. On Sunday, the Cubs drew four walks in the first inning and Hart was removed early.

Tucker leads the way with 12 total walks in 12 games.

“We’re overall seeing the ball pretty well and taking advantage of our walks and taking advantage of their mistakes,” Tucker said.

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Flores conecta sencillo decisivo y Gigantes vencen 5-4 a Marineros para barrer la serie

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — El venezolano Wilmer Flores conectó el domingo un sencillo impulsor con dos outs en la novena entrada y los Gigantes de San Francisco vencieron 5-4 a los Marineros de Seattle para barrer la serie de tres juegos.

Mike Yastrzemski conectó un jonrón de tres carreras para los Gigantes, que tienen un récord de 8-1 y han tenido su mejor inicio desde 2003.

El cubano mexicano Randy Arozarena empató el juego a cuatro para los Marineros en la novena con un doble impulsor después de que Seattle estaba a un strike de la derrota contra el cerrador dominicano de los Gigantes, Camilo Doval (1-0).

Flores conectó un sencillo que impulsó a su compatriota Luis Matos con dos outs en el primer lanzamiento que vio del dominicano Gregory Santos (0-2) para ganar el juego para los Gigantes.

Los Gigantes anotaron cuatro veces en la cuarta entrada después de ir perdiendo 2-0, culminado por el jonrón al campo opuesto de Yastrzemski.

El dominicano Julio Rodríguez y Cal Raleigh conectaron jonrones solitarios para poner a Seattle arriba 2-0.

El abridor de los Gigantes, Jordan Hicks, permitió tres carreras en 5.1 entradas. Bryan Woo de Seattle cedió cuatro carreras en seis entradas.

Por los Marineros, el dominicano Victor Robles de 5-2 con una anotada. El colombiano Donovan Solano de 1-1.

Por los Gigantes, el dominicano Willy Adames de 4-1 con una anotada. El boricua Heliot Ramos de 4-1 con una anotada y una producida.

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Trump says he hopes Sununu runs for Senate in New Hampshire

President Trump said Sunday that he met with former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) about a potential Senate bid and that he hopes Sununu launches a campaign.

“He came to my office, came to the Oval Office, and met with Chris Sununu, and I support him fully. I hope he runs,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “He’s been very nice to me over the last year or so, but no, I hope he runs. I think he’ll win that seat.” 

Sununu has been a regular Trump critic , and the former governor endorsed Nikki Haley in the 2024 GOP primary before eventually backing Trump once he became the presumptive nominee.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen,  the senior Democratic senator from New Hampshire, announced last month that she will not run for reelection in 2026, setting up what is expected to be a highly competitive race.

Vice President Kamala Harris  narrowly carried New Hampshire over Trump last November.

Sununu had previously said  he is not interested in representing his state in Washington, but has more recently signaled he is open to running for Senate.

On the Democratic side, Rep. Chris Pappas  (D-N.H.) has announced his candidacy to replace Shaheen.

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Democrat Adam Schiff Dodges On Whether Biden’s Team Lied to People About ‘His Capacities’: Made ‘The Right Decision’ to ‘Get Out’

California Democrat and former Representative Sen. Adam Schiff dodged a question from NBC’s Kristen Welker Sunday on whether campaign officials or advisers to then-President Joe Biden in 2024 were dishonest about his fitness and mental “capacities” before the “devastating debate performance” against President Donald Trump last year.

On NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker on Sunday, Schiff spoke with Welker at length about the economy, Republicans, and President Donald Trump. But when it came to Democrats and the presidential campaign he was less forthcoming.

Partway through the interview which had, to that point, focused on Trump and tariffs, Welker said that she did want to ask “about the Democratic party” as well.

Welker brought up the book from former Biden chief of staff Ron Klain, who wrote among other things that during debate prep, Biden “didn’t know what Trump had been saying and couldn’t grasp what the back and forth was ” due to his diminished capacities.

At the time of that prep, Democrats and many media figures were still insisting there was no problem. Because of this and other reports from within the administration revealing insiders knew he was having issues, Welker asked Schiff if someone was lying to the public.

“Do you think that former President Biden’s advisors misled the American people about his capacities?” she asked.

Schiff sidestepped a direct answer, instead notably leaving open the possibility that the Biden team did in fact mislead the American people.

“It’s hard for me to gauge what the closest advisors to the president were seeing at the time,” Schiff said, although the question was about a close adviser saying what he saw at the time. “I can only speak to the interactions that I had with him, which were, you know, in the months leading up to his getting out of the race, largely ceremonial occasions.”

He then stretched his reply into praise for then-vice president Kamala Harris, who he said could not avoid being seen as a representative of the “status quo” by Americans who were hurting in the Biden economy.

WELKER: I do want to ask you about the Democratic Party. There’s a new book out by Chris Whipple who reports that in the days before President Biden’s devastating debate performance with President Trump, his first chief of staff, Ron Klain, returned to help him prep.

Klain reports that he was surprised by the fact that he thought that President Biden was struggling to focus. He said he seemed confused about President Trump’s policies, and even fell asleep by the pool after cutting one debate prep session short. Do you think that former President Biden’s advisors misled the American people about his capacities?

SCHIFF: You know, it’s hard for me to gauge what the closest advisors to the president were seeing at the time. I can only speak to the interactions that I had with him, which were, you know, in the months leading up to his getting out of the race, largely ceremonial occasions.

But, you know, I will say this. He made the decision to get out of the race. I think that was the right decision. The vice president, as the vice president, I think ran a great campaign but could not run away from being a representative of the status quo.

And the fact is that people are hurting and had been hurting for a long time. This is a frankly decades in the making problem where people are working harder than ever and still can’t get by.

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John Lithgow gana el premio Olivier al mejor actor en Reino Unido

Por JILL LAWLESS

LONDRES (AP) — El estadounidense John Lithgow ganó el domingo el galardón al mejor actor en la ceremonia de los Premios Olivier a lo mejor del teatro en el Reino Unido por explorar el lado oscuro del escritor infantil Roald Dahl en la obra “Giant”.

La historia biográfica en reversa “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” fue galardonada como el mejor nuevo musical de la premiación, el equivalente británico de los premios Tony de Broadway.

Lithgow, quien brilló en el filme “Conclave2”, añadió el Olivier a una larga lista de premios que ya incluye múltiples galardones Tony, Emmy y Globo de Oro, por interpretar al autor de “Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate” en la obra de Mark Rosenblatt, la cual gira en torno a las opiniones antisemitas de Dahl.

“Creo que me voy a desmayar”, dijo un emocionado Lithgow, de 79 años. Dijo que quería asegurarle a los británicos que la “especial relación” transatlántica “sigue firmemente intacta”.

“No siempre es fácil dar la bienvenida a un estadounidense en su entorno, y en este momento en particular, probablemente sea un poco más complicado de lo habitual”, expresó.

Lesley Manville, cuyo currículum incluye un período como la princesa Margarita en “The Crown”, se llevó el premio a la mejor actriz por su interpretación como la sorprendida esposa real Jocasta en “Oedipus”. La reinvención moderna del director Robert Icke de la antigua tragedia griega —que se estrenará en Broadway más tarde este año— fue nombrada como el mejor reestreno de una obra.

Imelda Staunton, la reina Isabel II en las dos últimas temporadas de “The Crown”, ganó su quinto Olivier, esta vez como mejor actriz en un musical, por “Hello, Dolly!”. El premio al mejor actor en un musical fue para John Dagleish como el hombre titular que envejece al revés en “Benjamin Button”. El musical está basado en una historia de F. Scott Fitzgerald, la cual también inspiró la película de 2008 protagonizada por Brad Pitt.

La entrega de los premios Olivier se llevó a cabo en el Royal Albert Hall de Londres, presentada por la estrella de Broadway, televisión y pasarela Billy Porter y la cantante de soul británica Beverley Knight.

Entre las estrellas en la audiencia se encontraban el reciente ganador del Oscar Adrien Brody, quien fue nominado al Olivier como mejor actor por el drama escénico en el corredor de la muerte “The Fear of 13”, y Cate Blanchett, vista recientemente en el escenario de Londres en “The Seagull”.

“Giant” ganó tres premios, incluido el de mejor nueva obra. “Benjamin Button” también ganó galardones, al igual que una bulliciosa producción al aire libre de “Fiddler on the Roof” en el Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, que fue nombrada como el mejor reestreno de un musical.

Maimuna Memon se llevó el premio a mejor actriz de reparto en un musical por “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812”, inspirada en una obra de Tolstoy. Layton Williams ganó el premio equivalente al de mejor actor de reparto por la celebración a Celine Dion “Titanique”.

Para las obras, los premios a los intérpretes de reparto fueron para Elliot Levey por “Giant” y Romola Garai por “The Years”. La directora noruega Eline Arbo ganó como mejor director por “The Years”, una adaptación del libro autobiográfico de la ganadora del Nobel de Literatura Annie Ernaux.

Los premios, que reconocen logros en teatro, ópera y danza, se fundaron en 1976 y llevan el nombre del fallecido actor y director Laurence Olivier. Los ganadores son elegidos por grupos de votación de profesionales en la industria del teatro y los espectadores.

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Cerveceros pierden otro abridor al mandar a Cortés a lista de lesionados por molestia en el codo

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Los Cerveceros de Milwaukee colocaron al zurdo Néstor Cortés en la lista de lesionados por 15 días el domingo debido a una distensión en el flexor de su codo izquierdo, lo que debilita aún más el cuerpo de abridores del equipo.

La pérdida de Cortés deja a los Cerveceros con Freddy Peralta como el único lanzador saludable entre los proyectados para estar en la rotación de cinco hombres esta temporada.

El problema en el codo de Cortés surgió el fin de semana pasado tras una salida complicada en la que permitió tres jonrones en lanzamientos consecutivos y cinco en total en una derrota por 20-9 ante los Yankees de Nueva York. Las pruebas de imagen no revelaron daños estructurales, y Cortés lanzó seis entradas en blanco contra los Rojos de Cincinnati el jueves por la noche.

“Antes del juego no me sentía bien, pero lo suficientemente bien para lanzar y eso fue lo que hice. Después de eso es cuando comencé a sentirme más adolorido de lo habitual”, dijo Cortés.

La molestia prevaleció el viernes, por lo que el sábado él y el equipo acordaron que necesitaba ir a la lista de lesionados. El relevista zurdo Grant Wolfram fue llamado desde Triple-A Nashville.

Los Cerveceros dijeron que se realizarán más pruebas en el codo de Cortés.

“Esta no es una situación que creemos que vaya a ser un problema a largo plazo. Todavía estamos en el proceso de recopilar información, eso tomará unos días más, pero por ahora, esto parece más un problema a corto plazo que a largo plazo”, dijo Matt Kleine, asistente del gerente general.

Cortés ha lidiado con la lesión antes. Se perdió un mes de la temporada pasada y, a pesar de no estar completamente recuperado, regresó para lanzar con los Yankees en la Serie Mundial. Cortés dijo que la recompensa de lanzar en el Clásico de Otoño superaba el riesgo de una posible lesión a largo plazo.

“Si tengo un anillo y luego un año fuera del béisbol, que así sea”, dijo en ese momento.

Cortés no consiguió el anillo. Permitió un grand slam a Freddie Freeman en el juego 1 y los Yankees perdieron en cinco ante los Dodgers de Los Ángeles. Unas semanas después fue cambiado a Milwaukee en un acuerdo que envió al cerrador All-Star Devin Williams a Nueva York.

Aunque la lesión es similar, Cortés no estaba seguro de que su problema actual tuviera algo que ver con su regreso el otoño pasado.

“No puedo decirlo con certeza, para ser honesto”, dijo Cortés. “El año pasado estaba tratando de regresar lo antes posible para tener la oportunidad de lanzar en los playoffs, pero siento que hicimos todo lo que pudimos en ese corto período de tiempo para prepararme lo mejor posible. Me tomé un mes sin lanzar en la temporada baja y tal vez eso no fue suficiente, no lo sé, pero me sentía bien toda la primavera. Hice todas mis salidas”.

Los Cerveceros estaban seguros de que Cortés estaría listo cuando comenzaran los entrenamientos de primavera, y su equipo médico diseñó un plan para prepararlo cuidadosamente para la temporada regular.

“Entre el personal médico y yo, hemos tenido buena comunicación. Una vez que me cambiaron, me hice una resonancia magnética en la temporada baja y luego, al pasar por todo el proceso de rehabilitación en la temporada baja, nos dio una mejor idea de dónde estaba con el brazo”, señaló Cortés.

“Hicimos un muy buen trabajo en los entrenamientos de primavera, así que es una lástima que estemos aquí ahora”.

Cortés es el octavo lanzador de los Cerveceros, y el séptimo abridor, en ingresar a la lista de lesionados.

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