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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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Orion Kerkering pitched a scoreless eighth inning earlier than Jose Alvarado labored round a one-out single within the ninth for his thirteenth save.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled twice and drove in two runs for Chicago, which misplaced for the eighth time in 10 video games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Imanaga allowed three runs on six hits over six innings. He walked one and struck out eight.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n