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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 won seven of their past
10 games and are a season-best 27 games above .500.
Philadelphia's Michael Mercado (1-0) allowed one run and two
hits in five innings in his first major league start and second
appearance. He struck out four, walked two and retired the final
seven batters he faced.
Seiya Suzuki smacked a three-run homer and Cody Bellinger had an
RBI double for Chicago, which lost for the seventh time in nine
games. Suzuki and Bellinger had two hits apiece and the rest of
the Cubs combined for one.
After Mercado exited, Gregory Soto, Orion Kerkering and Yunior
Marte each worked a perfect inning of relief to make it 16
straight retired Cubs.
Jose Ruiz started the ninth and allowed singles to Michael Busch
and Bellinger before Suzuki slugged homered to left center, his
11th blast of the season.
Jeff Hoffman entered and struck out Ian Happ and Christopher
Morel and retired Dansby Swanson on a liner to right to complete
his seventh save.
Chicago's Hayden Wesneski (2-5) served up both of Turner's
homers while giving up five runs and five hits over five
innings. He struck out seven and walked three.
The Phillies pushed across two runs in the second as Nick
Castellanos walked, Kody Clemens doubled and both scored on
Stubbs' one-out chopping double inside the third base line.
Turner increased the lead to 3-0 when he smacked the first pitch
of the third inning 422 feet into the stands in left center.
The Cubs got on the board in the bottom of the frame when
Bellinger stroked a two-out double to right center to score Nico
Hoerner from first.
In the fifth, Stott led off the inning with a single before
Turner walloped a fastball 439 feet, barely clearing the stands
in left, to make it 5-1. It was Turner's fifth homer of the
season.
The Phillies added on in the seventh as Stott doubled to right
with one out against Colten Brewer and Turner followed with an
RBI single to right.
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