Cubs edge Phillies 8‑7 in 10 on Swanson’s walk-off hit

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Dansby Swanson singled home Ian Happ in the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won their ninth straight game, while the Phillies lost their ninth in a row.

Chicago led 6-2 before Philadelphia scored three times in the seventh. Edmundo Sosa tied it with a single in the eighth, but Seiya Suzuki homered in the bottom half for a 7-6 Cubs lead. Adolis García countered with a home run in the ninth for Philadelphia. Swanson’s one-out line drive to right-center off Tanner Banks (0-2) scored automatic runner Happ from third.

Michael Busch homered and drove in four runs for the Cubs, who outhit Philadelphia 18-8. Brandon Marsh hit two home runs for the Phillies. Javier Assad (2-1) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win. Attendance was 31,057, and the game lasted 3 hours, 1 minute.