By: Kevin Durso, editorial assistant 
Final: Cubs 6, Phillies 2 ❖ Attendance: 38,941
CHICAGO, Ill. — It was no secret that this week was going to test the Phillies rather improbable start and show just where they stand against more legitimate competition. Their first taste of the NL-best Chicago Cubs was no pretty.
The Cubs mashed three home runs in the game, including two in a four-run fourth inning, to easily beat the Phillies, 6-2, on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
WP: Jon Lester (5-3, 2.48 ERA) ❖ LP: Adam Morgan (1-3, 6.67 ERA) ❖
Hub: Game Summary ❖ Starting Pitchers ❖ At the Plate ❖ Bullpen ❖ What's Next
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 2 |
The Cubs struck first with a two-out RBI single by Jorge Soler in the first.
The Phillies managed to keep the margin at one until they tied the game in the third on a sacrifice fly by Maikel Franco. Peter Bourjos scored on the play after advancing to third on a missed-catch error by Javier Baez.
The Cubs got to Morgan in the fourth. Soler homered to lead off the inning and put the Cubs back in front. With one out, the Cubs put two more on base and David Ross belted a three-run home run to extend the lead to four.
In the fifth, Kris Bryant led off the inning with a home run as well to end Morgan's day.
The game was halted in the top of the seventh for a 55-minute rain delay. Another rain delay prior to the top of the ninth halted play for another 38 minutes.
After the first delay, in the seventh, the Phillies returned and scored one run as Odubel Herrera scored on an infield single by Franco, but the Phillies stranded two runners to end the inning.
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Morgan | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6.67 |
| Jon Lester | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.48 |
Cubs
- Jorge Soler: 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 SO, .214 AVG
- David Ross: 1-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 SO, .254 AVG
- Ben Zobrist: 2-4, R, SO, .350 AVG
Phillies
- Peter Bourjos: 2-3, R, .214 AVG
- Maikel Franco: 1-2, 2 RBI, BB, SO, .263 AVG
- Tyler Goeddel: 1-3, BB, .270 AVG
Cubs
- Pedro Strop (7th): 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 2.89 ERA
- Trevor Cahill (7th): 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR, 2.35 ERA
- Hector Rondon (9th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 1.10 ERA
Phillies
- Andrew Bailey (5th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR, 3.00 ERA
- Brett Oberholtzer (6th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 6.95 ERA
- Colton Murray (7th-8th): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR, 1.46 ERA
- Saturday, May 28, 2016: at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
- Chicago, Ill. – Wrigley Field
- RHP Jerad Eickhoff (2-6, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-4, 3.30 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
