Phillies snap 5-game skid, finally show signs of life in 10-4 win over the Cubs
Finally. After a brutal five-game losing streak filled with ugly at-bats, bad luck, and general misery, the Phillies woke up on Saturday at Wrigley Field — and absolutely beat the brakes off the Cubs in a 10-4 win.
The Lizard King, Jesús Luzardo, gave The Fightins exactly what they needed in a real starter’s outing. The lefty went six strong innings, allowing just two unearned runs and three hits, picking up his first win since April 4. Luzardo has now given up two runs or fewer in five of his first six starts this season.
Not bad, considering this team looked completely cooked 24 hours ago…
The Offense Finally Shows Up
The bats didn’t just wake up — they kicked the damn door down.
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Max Kepler all had two RBI. Bryson Stott scored twice and had a pair of hits. Kepler even left the yard, crushing his second homer of the season.
This wasn’t just “grind out a win” baseball.
This was a six-run fourth inning — highlighted by RBI knocks from Kepler, Alec Bohm, Johan Rojas, and capped off with a two-run double from Harper — that basically buried Chicago before the halfway point. Then Schwarber doubled in two more in the sixth. Then Kepler homered again in the seventh.
Phillies: 10 runs. 13 hits.
After scoring just 13 runs TOTAL during the entire five-game losing streak, the Phillies matched that output in one afternoon. Incredible what happens when the lineup actually cashes in some base runners.
Key Moment
Philly’s first run — and the beginning of the fourth-inning avalanche — came when Kepler’s blooper dropped just inside the left field line, right in front of Ian Happ.
Gold Glove or not, no one was catching that one.
From there, the Phillies just started stacking base hits like it was 2022 again.
Game Notes
The Phillies are now 11-12 in April.
Not great. Not terrible either.
They were 19-9 in April last year, but look — we said it before and we’ll say it again: The MLB season doesn’t officially start until June 1st.
Just hang around .500, fix your bullpen issues, and get hot when it actually matters.
Up Next for the Phillies
Aaron Nola (0-5, 6.43 ERA) — yes, you read that right — will look for his first W of the season. He’ll face Jameson Taillon (1-1, 4.73 ERA) for the Cubs.
Philly’s offense finally showed a pulse. Now let’s see if Nola can do the same.
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