Cubs Ride Early Offense, Rea’s Arm to Victory Over Phillies

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer in the second inning powered the Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday at Wrigley Field.

Swanson connected off Aaron Nola (1-2), sending a fly ball to center field to cap a four-run second for the Cubs. Chicago added another run on a sacrifice fly in the third. The Phillies scored their lone run in the fourth on Justin Crawford’s RBI double.

Cubs starter Colin Rea (3-0) earned the win, allowing one run on six hits over 6 2/3 innings. Nola took the loss, surrendering five runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. Attendance was 27,798. The game took 2 hours, 40 minutes.

The Cubs improved to 13-9. The Phillies fell to 8-14.