Hoerner drives in 5 runs, Imanaga strikes out 11 to lead Cubs past
Phillies
[April 16, 2026]
By AARON BRACY
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nico Hoerner drove in a career-high
five runs, Shota Imanaga struck out 11 in six strong innings and the
Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Wednesday night.
Dansby Swanson homered and Matt Shaw had three doubles and a pair of
RBIs for the Cubs, who pounded out 15 hits to take the rubber match of
the three-game set. |
Chicago Cubs' Matt Shaw scores past Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T.
Realmuto during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April
15, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) |
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Trea Turner and Bryce Harper homered for Philadelphia.
Imanaga (1-1) allowed three hits and walked one.
Chicago went in front for good with three runs in the third
inning off Jesús Luzardo (1-3). Hoerner’s bloop single scored
Shaw from second, tying the game at 1-all. After Alex Bregman
walked, Hoerner and Bregman executed a double steal. Hoerner
reached home when catcher J.T. Realmuto’s throw went into left
field. Bregman advanced to third on the error and scored on
Luzardo’s wild pitch.
After Hoerner’s two-run shot to left-center in the fifth gave
the Cubs a four-run lead, Chicago tacked on four more runs in
the sixth. Shaw’s two-run double ended the night for Luzardo,
and Horner capped the scoring with a two-run single against
lefty reliever Kyle Backhus.
Luzardo was battered for nine runs — eight earned — on 12 hits
in 5 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 7.94.
Imanaga settled in after surrendering Turner’s homer to lead off
the game.
Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts
to end his on-base streak at 15 consecutive games.
Up next
Cubs: Return home to face the Mets for three games, beginning on
Friday afternoon when Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (1-0, 1.62 ERA)
faces Mets RHP Kodai Senga (0-2, 7.07).
Phillies: After an off day on Thursday, the Phillies open a
three-game series against Atlanta on Friday night. Philadelphia
RHP Taijuan Walker (1-2, 7.36) opposes Braves LHP Martin Perez
(0-1, 3.14).
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