Rafael Marchan hit a solo homer and Alec Bohm added a two-run blast because the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Wednesday.
Philadelphia broke an eighth-inning tie with two runs in opposition to Tyson Miller (2-1). Trea Turner scored on Edmundo Sosa’s sacrifice fly and Whit Merrifield adopted with an RBI single.
Matt Strahm (4-1) changed Zack Wheeler to start the seventh inning and earned the win for the Phillies, who’ve received three straight and are a season-best 28 video games above .500.
Orion Kerkering pitched a scoreless eighth inning earlier than Jose Alvarado labored round a one-out single within the ninth for his thirteenth save.
Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled twice and drove in two runs for Chicago, which misplaced for the eighth time in 10 video games.
The Cubs took a 1-0 lead within the second inning when Ian Happ hit a leadoff double and scored on Crow-Armstrong’s double to proper discipline.
Marchan’s solo homer in opposition to Shota Imanaga tied the sport within the third inning. The 414-foot homer was Marchan’s third this season.
The Cubs moved forward with a run within the fourth inning. Happ drew a leadoff stroll and raced round to attain on Crow-Armstrong’s double to the left-center discipline hole.
Turner reached on an infield single to start the sixth inning and Bohm adopted with a two-run homer, his eleventh this season, to place the Phillies forward 3-2. Turner and Bohm have been named All-Star starters earlier than the sport, together with injured star Bryce Harper.
Imanaga allowed three runs on six hits over six innings. He walked one and struck out eight.
Philadelphia, which opened the three-game collection with a 6-4 victory on Tuesday, obtained one other sturdy outing from the 34-year-old Wheeler. He gave up two runs on 5 hits with two walks and 7 strikeouts over six innings whereas throwing 102 pitches.
The Cubs pulled even in opposition to Strahm within the seventh inning. Michael Busch lined a two-out double and scored on Cody Bellinger’s single to middle discipline.
Turner and Bohm hit back-to-back singles to open the eighth inning, and each superior a base with one out on a handed ball. The Phillies moved forward on Sosa’s sacrifice fly and tacked on one other run on Merrifield’s run-scoring single.
–Area Degree Media