Philadelphia Phillies (8-15) at Chicago Cubs (14-9) | Wrigley Field | 6:40 PM CT<\/p>\n
The Chicago Cubs (likely 14\u20139 after winning yesterday) host the Philadelphia Phillies (likely 8\u201315 on a SEVEN-game losing streak) at Wrigley Field for Game 3 of the four-game series. We\u2019re on a SEVEN-GAME WIN STREAK after (hopefully) beating them 6\u20132 last night. The Phillies have LOST SEVEN STRAIGHT. We\u2019re up 2-0 in this series.<\/p>\n
This is Game 3\u2014go for EIGHT IN A ROW and go up 3-0 in the series at Wrigley.<\/p>\n
Cubs Season: 14-9 on a SEVEN-Game Win Streak<\/p>\n
Record: 14-9 (Five Games Over .500, SEVEN-Game Win Streak)<\/p>\n
We\u2019re 14\u20139 and FIVE GAMES OVER .500 on a SEVEN-GAME WIN STREAK after (hopefully) beating the Phillies 6\u20132 last night. We\u2019ve outscored opponents 50\u201316 during this streak (adding 6\u20132 from last night to the previous 44\u201314). The offense and pitching are BOTH rolling.<\/p>\n
Seven-Game Win Streak:<\/p>\n
Beat Phillies 11\u20132 in Philadelphia (April 15)
\nSwept Mets at Wrigley (three straight wins)
\nBeat Phillies 5\u20131 Monday night (Colin Rea dominant)
\n(Hopefully) Beat Phillies 6\u20132 Tuesday night
\nOutscored opponents 50\u201316 during the streak
\nSEVEN straight wins (longest since Aug 26-Sept 1, 2024)<\/p>\n
Dominant Stretch:<\/p>\n
Pitching: Only allowed 16 runs in seven games
\nOffense: Scored 50 runs in seven games
\nDefense: Elite plays from Happ, Hoerner, Busch
\n+34 run differential during the streak<\/p>\n
Key Performers:<\/p>\n
Dansby Swanson: 5 home runs this season
\nNico Hoerner: 21 RBIs leading the team
\nMois\u00e9s Ballesteros: .378 batting average
\nColin Rea: 3-0 with dominant starts<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve won SEVEN STRAIGHT and are ROLLING. Tonight we go for EIGHT.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Phillies: SEVEN-Game Losing Streak<\/p>\n
The Phillies are 8\u201315 (likely) on a SEVEN-GAME LOSING STREAK after we (hopefully) beat them 6\u20132 last night. They\u2019re COMPLETELY BROKEN.<\/p>\n
Phillies Seven-Game Skid:<\/p>\n
Lost to us 11\u20132 in Philadelphia
\nGot swept over the weekend
\nLost 5\u20131 to us Monday at Wrigley
\n(Likely) Lost 6\u20132 to us Tuesday
\nSeven straight losses
\nStarting pitching ERA: 5.28 (dreadful)<\/p>\n
Phillies Struggles:<\/p>\n
SEVEN straight losses
\n8\u201315 record (seven games under .500)
\nCan\u2019t score runs consistently
\nZack Wheeler on IL (shoulder surgery)
\nDown 2-0 in this series, desperate<\/p>\n
Injuries Piling Up:<\/p>\n
Zack Wheeler: 60-day IL (shoulder surgery)
\nJ.T. Realmuto: Out with back issues
\nMultiple relievers on IL<\/p>\n
The Phillies are REELING. Seven straight losses. Down 2-0 in this series. They\u2019re DESPERATE to avoid the sweep.<\/p>\n
Key Matchups at Wrigley<\/p>\n
Cubs Pitching (16 runs in 7 games) vs Struggling Phillies
We\u2019ve allowed only 16 runs in seven games. The Phillies can\u2019t score during their losing streak. Keep dominating.<\/p>\n
Cubs Offense (50 runs in 7 games) vs Phillies Pitching
We\u2019ve scored 50 runs in seven games during this streak. The Phillies\u2019 starting pitching has a 5.28 ERA. ATTACK THEM AGAIN.<\/p>\n
Defense: Happ, Hoerner, Busch
Our defense has been ELITE all series. Keep making the highlight plays at Wrigley.<\/p>\n
Wrigley Field Energy
SEVEN-game win streak. Home crowd ROARING. Phillies on seven-game losing streak. The momentum is COMPLETELY on our side.<\/p>\n
What the Cubs Need in Game 3<\/p>\n
Keep the Pitching Dominance Going
Only 16 runs allowed in seven games. Keep the Phillies\u2019 struggling offense down at Wrigley.<\/p>\n
Offense Stays Hot
50 runs in seven games. We\u2019re CRUSHING the ball. Keep attacking their 5.28 ERA starting pitching.<\/p>\n
Defense Stays ELITE
The Happ catch in the stands. Hoerner\u2019s diving stops. Busch\u2019s diving plays. Keep it going.<\/p>\n
Go for EIGHT IN A ROW
Seven-game win streak. Up 2-0 in this series. Win tonight and go EIGHT IN A ROW with a 3-0 series lead.<\/p>\n
Cubs Fan Prediction: EIGHT IN A ROW<\/p>\n
Final Score: Cubs 7, Phillies 3<\/p>\n
Our pitching stays dominant\u2014seven innings, three runs allowed. The Phillies\u2019 seven-game losing streak becomes EIGHT.<\/p>\n
Our offense keeps ROLLING\u20147 runs. Dansby, Nico, and Ballesteros all contribute. We DOMINATE at Wrigley AGAIN.<\/p>\n
Four-run win. We\u2019re 15\u20139, SIX GAMES OVER .500. EIGHT-GAME WIN STREAK. Up 3-0 in the series with one game left.<\/p>\n
Why Game 3 Matters<\/p>\n
We\u2019re 14\u20139 on a SEVEN-GAME WIN STREAK. The Phillies are 8\u201315 on a SEVEN-GAME LOSING STREAK. We\u2019re up 2-0 in this series.<\/p>\n
Win tonight and we\u2019re 15\u20139, SIX GAMES OVER .500 with an EIGHT-GAME WIN STREAK. Up 3-0 with a chance to sweep tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Can we make it eight? Will our pitching stay dominant? Can we go SIX GAMES OVER .500?<\/p>\n
We went 78\u201384 last year. Going 15\u20139 with EIGHT STRAIGHT wins would be PHENOMENAL.<\/p>\n
Go Cubs Go!!! Make it EIGHT at Wrigley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Phillies (8-15) at Chicago Cubs (14-9) | Wrigley Field | 6:40 PM CT The Chicago Cubs (likely…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2399],"tags":[5,138,24,4245,161,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-681001","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-cubs","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-cubs","11":"tag-chicagocubs","12":"tag-cubs","13":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116448240885571632","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}