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Ian Happ homered twice, including a two-run shot in the sixth inning that rallied the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Jesús Luzardo’s bounce-back outing vs. the Chicago Cubs proves huge for the Phillies after pitch-tipping concerns plagued prior outings.
The Cubs then pulled ahead in the 11th on an RBI double by Crow-Armstrong. Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, who held the Phillies to two runs (one earned) in six innings, harped on his own error on a pickoff attempt, which eventually led to the second run.
Kyle Schwarber homered, Alec Bohm hit a solo shot and had four RBIs, and Jesús Luzardo struck out 10 in six innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
There has been a common theme in the Chicago Cubs' recent losses: an inability to produce with runners on base. It's something the Cubs will look to rectify on Saturday when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third matchup of a four-game set.
Cubs: Cade Horton (3-1, 4.11 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -114, Pirates -105; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they play the Pittsburgh Pirates.