Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI Tuesday in a loss to the Cubs, and how has 12 hits in his last five games. He also leads the NL in RBI.

San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer off Cubs SP Carlos Marmol with one out in the ninth, his 17th. Gonzalez was 3-for-4 and drove in four runs to take over sole possession of the NL lead with 54 RBI.

Gonzalez hits three-run blast as Padres lose ... [...]

1B Adrian Gonzalez appeared to give the Padres an extra-inning victory, hitting a two-run homer in the top half of the 10th inning at San Francisco on Sunday. But closer Trevor Hoffman ultimately blew the save and suffered the loss. Gonzalez finished 2-for-4 with a walk and is batting .375 (18-for-48) over his last 12 games.