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SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Paul Clemens had a career high for strikeouts and a season high for innings Wednesday.He and San Diego just ran into one of baseballs best lineups and one of its best pitchers.Clemens struck out six over 5 1/3 innings, but Kyle Hendricks threw six innings of two-run ball and the Chicago Cubs beat the Padres 6-3.Clemens lost for the first time since July 31, and the Padres were swept in the three-game series.Clemens allowed three runs in a rocky first inning.Dexter Fowler led off the game with a double and Kris Bryant nearly launched his third homer of the series. Instead, his drive hit the top of the wall and ended up being a long single.Ben Zobrist then hit a two-run triple and scored on Jorge Solers sacrifice fly.I dont look at names, numbers, any of that, Clemens said. To me its just when they step in the box I say, `Who is this guy? Wonder what his weakness is, how can I exploit it? and I go to work.He was really good after the first three batters, Padres manager Andy Green said. Thats as good as hes been all year. He did enough to get to the sixth today and he had a quality outing.Hendricks (12-7), the major league ERA leader, gave up four hits, striking out eight and leaving with a 2.19 ERA. He has allowed no more than three earned runs in 17 straight starts and his ERA is 1.70 over that span.Three Cubs relievers took over for the NL Central leaders, with Aroldis Chapman pitching the ninth for his 29th save in 32 chances.Chapman was the problem at the end; Clemens at the start.I think hes just got to continue to work to come out of the bullpen ready to go, Green said.Added Clemens: Thats been the story my last two outings, that first inning. Maybe I just got to wind myself up more in the bullpen. Maybe visual the first couple of hitters of the game the last 10 pitches of the bullpen.Willson Contreras homered and Zobrist drove in two runs as the Cubs won for the 22nd time in 27 games. At 81-45, they are 36 games over .500 for the first time since ending the 1945 season at 98-56.The Padres have dropped nine of their past 12.Soler and Addison Russell also drove in runs for the Cubs.Ryan Schimpf tripled and doubled for the Padres.UP NEXTCubs: LHP Mike Montgomery (1-1, 2.77) starts Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. He makes his second start for the Cubs, after taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies.Padres: RHP Jarred Cosart (0-1, 4.54) opens Fridays three-game set at Miami. He was traded from the Marlins to San Diego last month. Nike Blazer Low Le Black . 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Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. One of the most anticipated matchups of the MLS season takes place Saturday at Yankee Stadium, where New York City FC puts a five-match home streak on the line against U.S. Open Cut titlist FC Dallas.FC Dallas enters the match atop the Western Conference with a 15-6-8 record and plus-8 goal difference ahead of second-place Los Angeles (11-14-4).New York City FC is in third in the Eastern Conference at 12-8-9. It is tied on points with the second-place New York Red Bulls with 44 but its goal differential at minus-1 is well behind the Red Bulls (plus-12).Leading the Eastern Conference is Toronto FC, which is 13-7-8 with 46 points and also a plus-12 goal differential.New York City FC, coached by Patrick Vieira, still has an opportunity to finish at the top of the standings, which would qualify it for next seasons CONCACAF Champions League. Vieiras team has won five straight in front of its home fans and also has performed well the whole season against the Wests best teams.NYCFC dominated the Colorado Rapids 5-1 and achieved an impressive sweep of LA Galaxy. FC Dallas presents the greatest challenge, however, with Oscar Parejas team featuring playmaker Mauro Diaz and the center back pairing of Walker Zimmerman and Matt Hedges.FC Dallas is playing on only thrree days rest after defeating the New England Revolution on Tuesday night to capture the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.ddddddddddddS. Open Cup. Parejas team also leads the MLS Supporters Shield award chase with the leagues best regular-season record. Pareja hopes his team does not overexert itself with the multiple competitions.It has been tough to face all three competitions, and not just three competitions, but four competitions as we have five players in international duty, Pareja said. They are playing the Open Cup. They are playing CONCACAF (Champions League). They play in the league. They play national team qualifications. We need to be smart with them. Theres not too much you can do when you have to face so many competitions.New York City FC is coming off a 3-1 loss at New England last Saturday, a setback that knocked it from the top spot of the Eastern Conference.We just werent good enough to get what we wanted out of the match, said fullback RJ Allen. Overall we just need to be better. I think we need to learn from this. ... 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