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04/25 18:51 CDT Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki power the Cubs to a 4-0 win, sending
Phillies to their 5th straight loss
Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki power the Cubs to a 4-0 win, sending Phillies to their
5th straight loss
By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) --- Ian Happ had two doubles and an RBI, Seiya Suzuki doubled
twice and the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on
Friday.
Jon Berti added two hits and drove in a run as NL Central-leading Chicago won
its third straight and for the fifth time in six games. Nico Hoerner and Pete
Crow-Armstrong had RBIs in a game that started after a 2-hour, 10-minute rain
delay.
J.T. Realmuto had two of the Phillies' five hits. Philadelphia's losing streak
hit five games on a chilly, windy day at Wrigley Field.
Colin Rea (1-0) limited Philadelphia to three hits over five scoreless innings
for the win. Rae struck out seven while walking two in his longest outing this
season.
Four Chicago relievers --- Caleb Thielbar, Brad Keller, Drew Pomeranz and
Daniel Palencia --- allowed two hits over four innings. Palencia pitched a
1-2-3 ninth.
Phillies starter Taijuan Walker (1-2) lasted just three innings, allowing two
runs on six hits while throwing 86 pitches.
Berti's double to the left-center wall in the second drove in Crow-Armstrong
for a 1-0 Chicago lead. Hoerner's RBI single in the third made it 2-0.
Happ's second double increased the Cubs' lead to 3-0 in the fourth.
Crow-Armstrong's bunt scored Dansby Swanson from third in the seventh.
Key moment The Cubs led 3-0 when Keller entered to start the seventh. Realmuto topped an infield single before Alec Bohm walked. Then, Keller struck out pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson and got Bryson Stott to pop out. Swanson, a two-time Gold Glove shortstop, snared Trea Turner's grounder up the middle and forced Bohm at second.
Key stat Happ has 16 hits in 40 at-bats (.400) over his last nine games.
Up next Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo (2-0, 2.08 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Ben Brown (2-1, 4.57) on Saturday.
Key moment The Cubs led 3-0 when Keller entered to start the seventh. Realmuto topped an infield single before Alec Bohm walked. Then, Keller struck out pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson and got Bryson Stott to pop out. Swanson, a two-time Gold Glove shortstop, snared Trea Turner's grounder up the middle and forced Bohm at second.
Key stat Happ has 16 hits in 40 at-bats (.400) over his last nine games.
Up next Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo (2-0, 2.08 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Ben Brown (2-1, 4.57) on Saturday.
