Hoerner drives in 5 runs, Imanaga strikes out 11 to lead Cubs past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nico Hoerner drove in a career-high five runs, Shota Imanaga struck out 11 in six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Wednesday night. Dansby Swanson homered and Matt Shaw had three doubles and a pair of RBIs for the Cubs, who pounded out 15 hits to take the rubber match of the three-game set. Trea Turner and Bryce Harper homered for Philadelphia.
Imanaga (1-1) allowed three hits and walked one. Chicago went in front for good with three runs in the third inning off Jesús Luzardo (1-3). Hoerner’s bloop single scored Shaw from second, tying the game at 1-all.
After Alex Bregman walked, Hoerner and Bregman executed a double steal. Hoerner reached home when catcher J. T.
Realmuto’s throw went into left field. Bregman advanced to third on the error and scored on Luzardo’s wild pitch. After Hoerner’s two-run shot to left-center in the fifth gave the Cubs a four-run lead, Chicago tacked on four more runs in the sixth.
Shaw’s two-run double ended the night for Luzardo, and Horner capped the scoring with a two-run single against lefty reliever Kyle Backhus. Luzardo was battered for nine runs — eight earned — on 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 7. 94.