Hendricks was a tough-luck loser after winning his previous three starts. The Cubs have lost four in a row after winning nine of 10. “We have so many good players on this team, so many superstar players, that if one guy's not performing, the other guy will be.” “We're just trying to play good baseball series,” Harper said. The Phillies overcame two dropped fly balls in completing the three-game sweep. Yunior Marte and Gregory Soto each worked an inning before Craig Kimbrel came on in the ninth for his 12th save. The right-hander has a 0.84 ERA in his past five outings. Walker (9-3) went six innings, allowing one run and six hits while striking out six and walking one. It was his fifth game-opening home run this season and 25th in his career. Schwarber, the former Cub, got things started with a drive to right against Kyle Hendricks (3-3) for his 21st homer. They've won nine straight on the road, matching their best streak since May 1984. The Phillies (43-37) were seven games under. The pitching's doing really well, the hitting. “I just think in general we're playing good baseball,” Walker said. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the 18th time in 23 games. Kyle Schwarber homered on the game’s first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Thursday night.īryce Harper drove in two runs. And they're doing it on the road in a big way. Not to mention, it gives them momentum –which hasn’t been this team’s friend to date- heading into a critical homestand against Detroit and the Dodgers.Īnything less than that, especially if the Phillies are swept or lose multiple series, and that’s a hole that might be too great to dig out of.Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1ĬHICAGO - After stumbling along through the first two months, the Philadelphia Phillies are now piling up wins. 500 mark on the year (30-29) and likely into second place in the NL East. 500 on this trip.Ī 7-3 trip puts the Phillies one-game over the. But in order to do that the Phillies realistically have to play above. The opportunity is there for the Phillies to get right back into the thick of things. Not to mention all three teams the Phillies face over the next ten days are flawed and fighting injuries especially in their starting pitching rotations. 500 mark (25-25), while the Washington Nationals are 21-28 at the bottom of the division.
Both the New York Mets and Miami Marlins sit at the. Ten games in ten days with an opportunity to really make a move towards the top of the National League East.įrom a standing’s perspective, only the Atlanta Braves (30-19) are above the. So back to the next 10-days, the Phillies play ten games in ten days all within the friendly confines of the National League East.īeginning with Thursday night, the Phillies play four at the division leading Braves, three against the Mets, and three at Washington. 500 mark and seven games back in the division. Instead we have what we have, a team floundering three-games under the. The Phillies had an opportunity over the first 49-games of the season to jump out to a hot start and make a run at the top of the National League East. It’s certainly a sports radio cliche, but the next ten-days fall into the “do or die” category for the 2023 Philadelphia Phillies.ĭue to implementation of a balanced schedule for the 2023 MLB season (and beyond), the Phillies have yet to play a game against a team in the National League East. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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