Phillies 9, Cubs 6: Just too many home runs allowed

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesNico Hoerner homered twice Wednesday in Philadelphia, the first multi-homer game of his career.

Unfortunately, three Phillies (Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos and Kody Clemens) all went deep off Javier Assad, and that was enough for the Phillies to defeat the Cubs 9-6.

The top of the first contained a curiosity. Isaac Paredes singled with two out. With a 2-2 count on Cody Bellinger, Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto thought he had strike three and began to walk off the field. The pitch (pitch 5) probably was a strike:

... but plate umpire Dan Bellino called ball three. Meanwhile, Paredes had taken off for second and was credited with a stolen base, just the second…