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CHICAGO -- Tyson Ross struck out a career-high 11, and the light-hitting San Diego Padres broke out for a season-best nine runs in the sixth inning in a 13-3 rout of the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. Clearance Nike Air Max 90 . Ross (9-10) allowed one run, five hits and one walk in six innings to reach a career high in wins. He went 3-2 in five July starts, but gave up just four earned runs in 35 innings. Rene Rivera had three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs. Will Venable had three hits and two RBIs, and Alexi Amarista and Chris Nelson also drove in two runs apiece with singles in the sixth-inning outburst that gave the Padres their highest scoring output this season. San Diego led 3-1 entering the sixth, but after the first two Padres reached base, Cubs starter Edwin Jackson (5-11) was pulled because of cramping in his right hand and was replaced by Brian Schlitter. The first nine Padres reached as San Diego, which carried an MLB-worst .215 batting average into the game, sent 15 men to the plate. The Padres, who finished with 14 hits, used relievers Tim Stauffer and Nick Vincent to complete the game. Starlin Castro, Luis Valbuena and Chris Coghlan drove in Chicagos runs. Jackson dropped his fourth straight decision over six starts, allowing five runs and seven hits. He hasnt won since June 20 against Pittsburgh. He was followed by five relievers as Chicago lost for the 13th time in 16 games. The Padres tagged Jackson with two quick runs with two outs in the first. The Cubs cut it to 2-1 in the fourth and had runners on second and third with two outs. But Ross fanned John Baker for his eighth strikeout to end the threat. Riveras solo shot to lead off the fifth made it 3-1. National League home run leader Anthony Rizzo swung and missed a 3-2 pitch in the dirt with two out in the fifth to apparently end the inning. But the pitch got away from Rivera, and Rizzo reached first with Arismendy Alcantara taking third. Padres manager Bud Black asked for a review, claiming the batted ball struck Rizzo, but the play was upheld. NOTES: The Padres plan to recall RHP Jesse Hahn and start him in Atlanta on Friday against LHP Alex Wood (7-7). Hahn, 24, is 5-2 in seven starts with San Diego this year. ... Padres rookie Jake Goebbert, a former Northwestern University standout, started in left field after sitting out Wednesday. Goebberts parents own a pumpkin farm in nearby Hampshire, Illinois, and he had a large group of friends and relatives in the stands. ... Cubs C Welington Castillo was rested after drawing boos during Wednesdays 8-3 loss when he didnt run out a comebacker to the pitcher. ... Cubs LHP Travis Wood (7-9,) will face St. Louis RHP Joe Kelly (2-1) on Friday. 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They beat the Flyers in overtime, then used shootout goals from Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay to top the Oilers 2-1 on Friday. Duchene used a deke and scored on his forehand to open the second round of the tiebreaker. Ben Scrivens then bit on a deke by Tanguay, who hung on to the puck before firing it over the Oilers netminder. Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves before stopping both Edmonton attempts in the shootout, helping Colorado win its fifth in the past seven games. Duchene also set up Daniel Briere for Colorados lone goal in regulation. After circling the Edmonton net, Duchene sent a backhand pass across to Briere, who tapped the puck into an open net at 7:55 of the second period. Its a luxury to play with a guy like Matt, Briere said. He is so strong with the puck, especially behind the net. The goal was all his work. Colorado, though, was outshot 12-3 in the third period while allowing Edmonton to tie the game. The Avalanche will hhope for a better finish in this game and are likely to start Varlamov, who is 5-2-1 in his career versus the Blue Jackets with a 1. Nike Air Max 90 Outlet. 85 goals against average, .939 save percentage and two shutouts. The Blue Jackets were in action on Saturday night and were routed 6-3 by the hosting Arizona Coyotes, who went ahead for good thanks to a three-goal second period. Fedor Tyutin, James Wisniewski and Ryan Johansen all tallied for the Blue Jackets, who opened up a four-game road trip by having their two-game win streak halted. Johansen has two goals and four assists over a six-game point streak. Sergei Bobrovsky surrendered six goals on 31 shots in defeat. Curtis McElhinney stopped all three shots fired his way over 14:57 of relief. (The battle to compete) was not there, Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said. It was not at the level it needed to be to go out and win a hockey game. It is unknown if Richards will go back to Bobrovsky tonight or give McElhinney the start. Bobrovsky is 3-1-1 lifetime versus the Avs with a 2.51 GAA and .903 save percentage, while McElhinney is 2-2-0 with a 3.26 GAA and .888 save percentage in this matchup. Columbus lost both of its meetings last season with the Avalanche and has lost six of its past nine in Colorado. ' ' '