Final: Cubs 6, Phillies 3
You couldn’t have asked for a better start: Odúbel Herrera led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run, and Kyle Gibson didn’t allow a hit from Chicago Cubs batters through the first four innings of the game.
And yet, against a team that is over a month removed from trading three franchise icons — Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Báez — the Philadelphia Phillies were unable to capitalize off some early momentum Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Herrera’s home run was an absolute blast, a 431-foot home run off of Cubs starter Adrian Sampson, which landed on the right field concourse:
But if you thought Herrera homering on the second pitch that Phillies batters saw meant that the team was going to have a laugher against a team that’s played under .