Happ homers twice to send the Cubs to an 8-4 win and hand the Phillies
their 10th loss in 12 games
[June 11, 2025]
By DAN GELSTON
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ian Happ homered twice, including a
two-run shot in the sixth inning that rallied the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4
win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Dansby Swanson, Happ and Michael Busch each hit a solo shot off rookie
Phillies starter Mick Abel. |
Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson reacts after hitting a home run against
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mick Abel during the second inning of a
baseball game Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt
Slocum) |
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The 23-year-old Abel dazzled in his first two
major league starts, with a 0.79 ERA and 11 strikeouts over 11
1/3 innings. He wasn’t dominant in this one but kept the
Phillies in the game. He had the bases loaded with two outs in
the fourth but got Kyle Tucker to check-swing on his 89th pitch
for strike three to end the threat.
Abel has been a boost to a rotation that learned Aaron Nola
wouldn’t be able to throw the ball for at least two more weeks
because of an injured rib. Nola had already been out since early
May with a sprained right ankle.
Max Kepler hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia in the second.
The Phillies chased Colin Rea with one out in the fifth. Alec
Bohm greeted Ryan Brasier with a two-run single to center for a
4-3 lead.
Just as they surrendered a late lead a night earlier, the
Phillies bullpen faltered once again.
Happ's seventh homer off Taijuan Walker (2-5) — a two-out drive
to right — put the Cubs ahead to stay. Walker was demoted to the
bullpen after another tough start to the season.
Caleb Thielbar (2-1) tossed a scoreless sixth for the win.
The Cubs tacked on three runs in the eighth to send the Phillies
to their 10th loss in 12 games.
Key moment
Phillies center fielder Brandon Marsh, who hit the winning
single in the 11th inning on Monday, was hampered by left elbow
soreness and left in the top of the sixth. He was hit on the
elbow on a tag in the second inning.
Key stat
It was Happ's 16th career multihomer game.
Up next
The Cubs send RHP Ben Brown (3-4, 5.37 ERA) to the mound against
Phillies LHP Jesús Luzardo (5-2, 4.46 ERA) on Wednesday.
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