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Segura had two hits for his 18th multi-hit game
of the season. Scott Kingery, Sean Rodriguez and Andrew
McCutchen each added two hits for the Phillies, who built a 7-0
lead and then held on to snap a two-game losing streak.
Phillies starter Aaron Nola (5-0) tossed 5 1/3 innings and gave
up four hits and three runs. Hector Neris earned his eighth save
in eight chances despite a shaky ninth.
Anthony Rizzo homered among his four hits, while Kyle Schwarber
had a home run among his two hits. Jason Heyward walked four
times.
Cubs starter Jon Lester (3-3) lasted only four innings and
allowed seven hits and seven runs, four of which were earned.
Lester has allowed 12 runs in his last two starts after allowing
a total of eight in his first seven starts of the season.
The Phillies struck for two early runs in the top of the first
inning as Bryce Harper singled home McCutchen. Harper eventually
came around to score the second run on a wild pitch by Lester.
Segura led off the third with a double, extending his hitting
streak to 14 games. One out later, Rhys Hoskins hit a sacrifice
fly to left, scoring Segura for a 3-0 advantage. Realmuto then
crushed a solo homer for a 4-0 lead.
The Phillies scored a fifth run thanks in part to a throwing
error by catcher Willson Contreras in the fourth. Segura then
hit a two-run homer to left-center field for a 7-0 lead later in
the inning.
In the bottom of the fourth, Schwarber walked to lead off, and
Javier Baez doubled to the gap in left center. Rizzo then
singled to center, scoring both runners as the Cubs closed
within 7-2.
The Cubs then loaded the bases with no outs and added a third
run, but it came on a costly double play by Albert Almora Jr.
Odubel Herrera's RBI groundout in the fifth pushed the lead to
8-3.
Schwarber blasted a two-run homer off Pat Neshek in the seventh
and the deficit was cut to 8-5. Rizzo added a solo shot off
Neshek to make it 8-6.
--Field Level Media
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