Cubs Power Past Phillies for Third Straight Win in Series

CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Wednesday at Wrigley Field, completing a three-game series sweep before an announced crowd of 29,591.

The Cubs scored in five different innings, backed by 13 hits. Seiya Suzuki’s two-run homer in the fifth inning provided key separation. Pete Crow-Armstrong added three hits and two RBIs. Philadelphia scored both its runs in the second on an Edmundo Sosa double and a groundout.

Winning pitcher Ben Brown earned the victory in relief with 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Chicago starter Matthew Boyd allowed two runs over 4 2/3 frames. Taijuan Walker took the loss for the Phillies, who fell to 8-16. The Cubs improved to 15-9. The game time was 2 hours, 33 minutes.