Kyle Schwarber homered on the game’s first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1.
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 29: Brandon Marsh #16, Nick Castellanos #8 and Cristian Pache #19 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after defeating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 at Wrigley Field on June 29, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. were seven games under .500 prior to this run. They've won nine straight on the road, matching their best streak since May 1984.
Yunior Marte and Gregory Soto each worked an inning before Craig Kimbrel came on in the ninth for his 12th save. The Phillies overcame two dropped fly balls in completing the three-game sweep. Chicago had two on in the fifth after Schwarber dropped Mike Tauchman’s fly to left and Hoerner singled. But Walker retired the next three batters, clapping a few times after he caught Dansby Swanson looking at a 3-2 splitter.
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