Daily News | Schwarber and Nola lead the way as Phillies bounce back to slam Cubs, 12-3
Following a flat performance on Friday, it didn’t take long for them to bounce back, scoring six runs in the first inning, contributing to their 12-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs, and breaking their five-game losing skid.
The infielder was placed in the lineup, playing first base, after Trea Turner was announced Saturday to be taking the day to rest. He homered a fly ball 401-feet out to center field, making it 6-0. Clemens has hit a home run in four of his last 11 games. On Friday, the Phillies managed just one run and three hits. They saw only three opportunities to score with runners in scoring position and didn’t capitalize on any of them.
Rucker entered the mound with the bases loaded. Edmundo Sosa then powered an RBI single, scoring Schwarber. Stott hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Christopher Morel, and extended their lead to 8-0 with Bohm reaching home plate. Rucker was pulled out after that point for reliever Jeremiah Estrada. Yet, the Phillies hitting didn’t stop there. In the seventh inning, Sosa, who had a stellar performance on both sides of the field, was in scoring position. Thomson decided to replace Castellanos with pinch-hitter Josh Harrison, which worked in their favor as he hit hit a sacrifice fly to score Sosa.
“That was vintage there,” Thomson said about Nola’s performance. “All his pitches were good. He got ahead and just attacked.
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