Afternoon Box Score: Cubs Throttle Padres

By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 14, 2009 10:00PM

The Cubs busted out their whooping sticks in throttling the San Diego Padres 11-3 today to complete the series sweep of the left-coasters; for the series, the Cubs outscored the Padres 23-9. It was a big day for Bobby Scales, the Little Cubby That Could, who smacked two doubles and knocked in four runs. Seriously, listening to the guy in every interview and watching him go all out on the field, we grow to love Scales more and more. Reed Johnson, Geo Soto, and even starting pitcher Ryan Dempster knocked in two runs each as the Cubs exploded for 10 runs across the fifth and sixth innings. Speaking of Dempster, he looked impressive, giving up two runs on three hits over seven innings, striking out five. The North Siders are 10-3 in the month of May and welcome the Houston Astros for a three-game set this weekend at Wrigley.