Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Diego 2, Chi. Cubs 0
When: 10:05 PM ET, Monday, September 26, 2011
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Jim Wolf, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Mark Ripperger, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 26433

Mat Latos gave up two hits over seven scoreless innings, and the San Diego Padres beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Monday.

Cubs pitcher Casey Coleman broke up Latos’ no-hitter with his one-out triple in the sixth. Latos (9-14) tied a career high with nine strikeouts, and he’s struck out at least eight batters in five straight starts.

Latos has allowed three runs or fewer in all but one of his 14 outings since the All-Star break. Heath Bell tossed a perfect ninth inning for his 43rd save.

Coleman (3-9) exited in the bottom of the sixth after giving up a solo home run to Will Venable and a run-scoring double to Cameron Maybin.

Starlin Castro, the Cubs' 21-year-old shortstop, singled to lead off the seventh for his 204th hit. Castro, who has reached safely in 38 straight games, is set to become the youngest player ever to lead the National League in hits.

San Diego, which recorded its 10th shutout, has won seven of its last 10 games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   San Diego
Casey Coleman Player Mat Latos
Loss W/L Win
5.2 IP 7.0
7 Strikeouts 9
5 Hits 2
3.18 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   San Diego
Casey Coleman Player Jesus Guzman
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Chi. Cubs 2 0 4 .069 8 11 0 1 2 0
San Diego 6 1 11 .214 9 8 2 3 1 0