Chi. Cubs 5, Philadelphia 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
75°
Umpires:
Home -
Jordan Baker, 1B -
Marty Foster, 2B -
Tim McClelland, 3B -
Wally Bell
Attendance:
36171
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Cubs 5, Phillies 2: Donnie Murphy homered twice, including a tiebreaking three-run blast in the ninth inning, as visiting Chicago snapped its five-game losing streak.
Playing in only his third game of the season, Murphy went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and delivered the decisive blow when he greeted reliever Justin De Fratus with a shot to left field for his second three-run blast in as many games. The contest was his first with multiple homers since April 2008.
Pedro Strop (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth and Kevin Gregg worked a perfect ninth for his 23rd save as the Cubs sent Philadelphia to its 14th defeat in 16 games. Junior Lake added a pair of hits and an RBI single for the Cubs.
Domonic Brown belted his 25th homer and Chase Utley had a pinch-hit RBI single for the Phillies, who stranded nine runners. Luis Garcia (0-1) suffered his first major-league loss, giving up two runs and walking three in 1 2/3 innings.
Brown and Murphy traded early homers before Lake's bloop single in the fifth put the Cubs ahead 2-1, but the Phillies tied it on Utley's single in the seventh. Cubs left-hander Travis Wood struck out seven and gave up two runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings while Philadelphia's Cole Hamels went seven innings and also allowed two runs on six hits.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cubs LF Thomas Neal and C Dioner Novarro both exited the game with injuries in the bottom of the seventh inning. Neal suffered a dislocated right shoulder while making a throw to second base on a leadoff double by John Mayberry Jr. Navarro was taken off the field on a cart with a right ankle injury after he was barreled over by Utley while blocking the plate on a throw from RF Cole Gillespie. ... Phillies 1B Darin Ruf went 0-for-4, ending his streak of consecutive games of reaching base at 33 - the most for a Phillies player since Utley spanning the 2008-09 seasons. ... The Phillies reportedly reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension with Utley. The 34-year-old second baseman is batting .277 with 15 home runs and 43 RBIs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Travis Wood
|
Player |
Cole Hamels
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.1 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
7 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
6 |
Hits |
6 |
|
2.84 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
7 |
2 |
15 |
.219 |
13 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Philadelphia
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.235 |
15 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
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