Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki power the Cubs to a 4-0 win, sending Phillies to their 5th straight loss

CHICAGO AP Ian Happ had two doubles and an RBI Seiya Suzuki doubled twice and the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Philadelphia Phillies - on Friday Jon Berti added two hits and drove in a run as NL Central-leading Chicago won its third straight and for the fifth time in six games Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong had RBIs in a meeting that started after a -hour -minute rain delay J T Realmuto had two of the Phillies five hits Philadelphia s losing streak hit five games on a chilly windy day at Wrigley Field Colin Rea - limited Philadelphia to three hits over five scoreless innings for the win Rae struck out seven while walking two in his longest outing this season Four Chicago relievers Caleb Thielbar Brad Keller Drew Pomeranz and Daniel Palencia allowed two hits over four innings Palencia pitched a - - ninth Phillies starter Taijuan Walker - lasted just three innings allowing two runs on six hits while throwing pitches Berti s double to the left-center wall in the second drove in Crow-Armstrong for a - Chicago lead Hoerner s RBI single in the third made it - Happ s second double increased the Cubs lead to - in the fourth Crow-Armstrong s bunt scored Dansby Swanson from third in the seventh Key moment The Cubs led - when Keller entered to start the seventh Realmuto topped an infield single before Alec Bohm walked Then Keller struck out pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson and got Bryson Stott to pop out Swanson a two-time Gold Glove shortstop snared Trea Turner s grounder up the middle and forced Bohm at second Key stat Happ has hits in at-bats over his last nine games Up next Phillies LHP Jesus Luzardo - ERA faces Cubs RHP Ben Brown - on Saturday Source