Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (4/26/25): Phillies 10, Cubs 4 – Six Run 4th Inning Dooms Cubs
The Cubs faced off against the Phillies at a clear and cold Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon. Philadelphia’s talented offense snapped out of it’s recent slump in the middle innings and buried Chicago to even the series.
Both starting pitchers, Ben Brown and Jesús Luzardo, had nasty stuff early and neither squad scored through the first three innings. Brown ran into major trouble in the 4th when the Phillies loaded the bases with nobody out. A pair of perfectly placed singles put the road team ahead 2-0.
Philly didn’t stop there, keeping the big inning going with a sacrifice fly and a single to bring home two more before Bryce Harper cracked a two-run double, increasing the margin to 6-0. An error in the 5th opened the door for a bases-loaded single by Seiya Suzuki to bring the Cubs within 6-2.
The Phillies responded immediately with three in the top of the 6th against Ethan Roberts. The big blow came from old friend Kyle Schwarber, who hit a two-run double. Max Kepler added a solo homer to make it 10-2 in the 7th inning.
Suzuki had another RBI single, and Justin Turner hit a sac fly to cut the deficit to 10-4 in the bottom of the frame. That would eventually be the final. (Box score)
Key Moment
Brown just barely nicked Schwarber with a pitch to begin the 4th inning. What followed was a cascade of weak contact that repeatedly found holes as the game got away from the Cubs.
Why the Cubs Lost
Phillies’ hitters woke up, and the Cubs couldn’t keep up against a very good starting pitcher.
Stats That Matter
- It might be too much to say Brown gave up a hard-luck six runs, but he certainly didn’t catch any breaks: 3.2 IP, 6 R, 9 H, 5 K, 1 BB.
- Jon Berti had three singles on Saturday.
- Suzuki drove in three of the Cubs’ four runs.
Bottom Line
Chicago had their fifth starter on the mound against the other team’s ace on Saturday. Those are always tough odds to win, and it did not work out for the North Siders in this one. Just one of those games you have to brush off and move on to tomorrow.
On Deck
The rubber match of the series is Sunday night at 6:10pm CT. Jameson Taillon goes up against Aaron Nola on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcast with radio coverage on 670 The Score.
