Trea Turner went 3-for-5 with two homers and 4 RBIs to guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday evening.
Garrett Stubbs had a two-run double and Bryson Stott had two hits and two runs as Philadelphia took the opener of the three-game set. The Phillies have gained seven of their previous 10 video games and are a season-best 27 video games above .500.
Philadelphia’s Michael Mercado (1-0) allowed one run and two hits in 5 innings in his first main league begin and second look. He struck out 4, walked two and retired the ultimate seven batters he confronted.
Seiya Suzuki smacked a three-run homer and Cody Bellinger had an RBI double for Chicago, which misplaced for the seventh time in 9 video games. Suzuki and Bellinger had two hits apiece and the remainder of the Cubs mixed for one.
After Mercado exited, Gregory Soto, Orion Kerkering and Yunior Marte every labored an ideal inning of aid to make it 16 straight retired Cubs.
Jose Ruiz began the ninth and allowed singles to Michael Busch and Bellinger earlier than Suzuki slugged homered to left heart, his eleventh blast of the season.
Jeff Hoffman entered and struck out Ian Happ and Christopher Morel and retired Dansby Swanson on a liner to proper to finish his seventh save.
Chicago’s Hayden Wesneski (2-5) served up each of Turner’s homers whereas giving up 5 runs and 5 hits over 5 innings. He struck out seven and walked three.
The Phillies pushed throughout two runs within the second as Nick Castellanos walked, Kody Clemens doubled and each scored on Stubbs’ one-out chopping double contained in the third final analysis.
Turner elevated the result in 3-0 when he smacked the primary pitch of the third inning 422 ft into the stands in left heart.
The Cubs acquired on the board within the backside of the body when Bellinger stroked a two-out double to proper heart to attain Nico Hoerner from first.
Within the fifth, Stott led off the inning with a single earlier than Turner walloped a fastball 439 ft, barely clearing the stands in left, to make it 5-1. It was Turner’s fifth homer of the season.
The Phillies added on within the seventh as Stott doubled to proper with one out towards Colten Brewer and Turner adopted with an RBI single to proper.
–Discipline Degree Media