Tatis and Machado each drive in 2 runs as the Padres beat the Cubs 4-2

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each drove in two runs and Nick Pivetta pitched six strong innings for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Wednesday to take two of three in a series between National League division leaders.

The Padres improved to a major league-best 15-4. The NL West leaders have won 12 of 13 home games, with the lone loss coming on Tuesday night in 10 innings against Chicago.

The Central-leading Cubs (12-9) took two of three from the Padres at Wrigley Field earlier in the month.

Tatis and Machado each hit an RBI single in the third off Matthew Boyd. Machado hit an RBI double in the seventh off Daniel Palencia, and Tatis drew a bases-loaded walk against Luke Little with two outs in the eighth.

It was a rematch of an April 5 pitching matchup, when Boyd beat Pivetta and the Padres 7-1 at Wrigley Field. Pivetta lasted only three innings.

This time, Pivetta (3-1) allowed one run and four hits in a sharp performance. He struck out six and walked one.

Boyd (1-2) was charged with two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Robert Suarez pitched a perfect ninth for his big league-leading eighth save.

The Cubs loaded the bases with no outs in the third on two singles and a walk, but it managed just one run. Kyle Tucker hit a sacrifice fly before Seiya Suzuki grounded into a double play.

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered off San Diego's Wandy Peralta leading off the eighth, his third.

Both of Machado's run-scoring hits came with two outs.

Tatis has reached base in the 18 games he's played this year. He missed one game last week after aggravating a shoulder injury.

Cubs right-hander Colin Rea (0-0, 1.00 ERA takes the mound on Friday against Arizona.

Padres left-hander Kyle Hart (2-0, 5.40 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday night at Houston.

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Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner tosses the ball to first base between his legs too late as San Diego Padres' Tyler Wade arrives safely for a single during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matthew Boyd can't reach a hit for a single by San Diego Padres' Tyler Wade during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki throws his bat as he pops out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres' Manny Machado celebrates after hitting an RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. moves away from an inside pitch while batting during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. moves away from an inside pitch while batting during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — In the aftermath of a fire inside a Swiss Alpine bar that killed 40 people celebrating the new year, survivors, friends and family members, the region’s top authorities and even Pope Leo have spoken to the public in remarks in French, Italian, German and English, reflecting the tradition of Swiss multilingualism.

Another 119 people were injured in the blaze early Thursday as it ripped through the busy Le Constellation bar at the ski resort of Crans-Montana, authorities said. It was one of the deadliest tragedies in Switzerland’s history.

Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire when they came too close to the ceiling of the crowded bar.

Here’s a look at what people said in the wake of the disaster:

— “I’m looking everywhere. The body of my son is somewhere,” Laetitia Brodard told reporters Friday in Crans-Montana as she searched for her son, 16-year-old Arthur. “I want to know, where is my child, and be by his side. Wherever that may be, be it in the intensive care unit or the morgue.”

— “We were bringing people out, people were collapsing. We were doing everything we could to save them, we helped as many as we could. We saw people screaming, running,” Marc-Antoine Chavanon, 14, told The Associated Press in Crans-Montana on Friday, recounting how he rushed to the bar to help the injured. “There was one of our friends: She was struggling to get out, she was all burned. You can’t imagine the pain I saw.”

— “It was hard to live through for everyone. Also probably because everyone was asking themselves, ‘Was my child, my cousin, someone from the region at this party?’” Eric Bonvin, general director of the regional hospital in Sion that took in dozens of injured people, told AP on Friday. “This place was very well known as somewhere to celebrate the new year,” Bonvin said. “Also, seeing young people arrive — that’s always traumatic.”

— “I have seen horror, and I don’t know what else would be worse than this,” Gianni Campolo, a Swiss 19-year-old who was in Crans-Montana on vacation and rushed to the bar to help first responders, told France's TF1 television.

—“You will understand that the priority today is truly placed on identification, in order to allow the families to begin their mourning,” Beatrice Pilloud, the Valais region's attorney general, told reporters Friday during a news conference in Sion.

Pope Leo said in a telegram Friday to the bishop of Sion that he " wishes to express his compassion and concern to the relatives of the victims. He prays that the Lord will welcome the deceased into His abode of peace and light, and will sustain the courage of those who suffer in their hearts or in their bodies.”

— “We have numerous accounts of heroic actions, one could say of very strong solidarity in the moment,” Cantonal head of government Mathias Reynard told RTS radio Friday. "In the first minutes it was citizens — and in large part young people — who saved lives with their courage.”

— “Switzerland is a strong country not because it is sheltered from drama, but because it knows how to face them with courage and a spirit of mutual help," Swiss President Guy Parmelin, speaking on his first day in the position that changes hands annually, told reporters Thursday.

People bring flowers near the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)

A woman holding a stuffed animal, whose daughter is missing, gather with others near the sealed-off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

People light candles near the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)