PHI 7, CHC 8 | Apr 23, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, April 23, 2026•Wrigley Field•68°F, Partly Cloudy

PHI

Phillies

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Javier Assad

LOSS

Tanner Banks

The Cubs edged the Phillies 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Brandon Marsh2 HR, 3 RBI

★Michael Busch4 RBI

★Carson Kelly3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Adolis García homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 68°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 3:01Att: 31,057Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Hunter Wendelstedt

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96.0%A

6 missed calls

+0.7% PHI

+0.18 runs PHI

Win Probability

CHC WinPHI Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
PHI	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	7	8	0
CHC	0	1	3	1	0	1

Game 824689 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Philadelphia Phillies

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Trea TurnerSS	4	0	0	0	1	1	.225/.288/.333	91.3	.034	.044
Kyle SchwarberDH	4	0	0	0	1	2	.198/.342/.505	104	.146	.132
Bryce Harper1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.261/.352/.500	105	.203	.215
Rafael MarchánC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086/.111/.171	-	-	-
Brandon MarshLF	4	2	3	3	1	1	.300/.329/.500	107	.462	.812
Edmundo Sosa2B	2	0	1	1	0	0	.278/.316/.444	107.8	.623	.568
Alec Bohm3B	4	1	1	0	1	1	.151/.227/.209	107.5	.379	.489
Justin CrawfordCF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.261/.346/.362	101.1	.328	.306
Adolis GarcíaRF	1	1	1	1	0	0	.221/.306/.372	96.6	.283	.513
Bench
Felix ReyesLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.200/.400	106.7	.077	.070
Dylan MooreLF	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000/.182/.000
Totals	38	7	8	6	5	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Marsh (2nd off Cabrera, 0 on, 1 out); Marsh (7th off Cabrera, 0 on, 1 out); García (9th off Thielbar, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Bohm

TB:18

RBI:Marsh 3; Sosa; Stubbs; García

SB:Sosa; Moore

SF:Stubbs

Team LOB:8

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nico Hoerner2B	5	0	0	0	1	0	.304/.381/.490	98.8	.166

Pitching

Philadelphia Phillies

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cristopher Sánchez	5.1	12	6	6	2	4	2	99-70	89.4	2.94
Chase Shugart	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-3	89.4	1.42
Orion Kerkering	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19-11	92.3	3.52
Brad Keller	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	9-5	92.7	4.35
José Alvarado	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	10-7	94.5	8.64
Tanner BanksL	0.1	2	1	0	1	1	0	11-8	88.8	5.40
Totals	9.1	18	8	7	5	7	3	155-104	-	-

HBP:Kelly (by Shugart)

IBB:Alvarado; Banks

Inherited runners-scored:Shugart 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Sánchez 99-70; Shugart 7-3; Kerkering 19-11; Keller 9-5; Alvarado 10-7; Banks 11-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Sánchez 8-4; Shugart 1-1; Kerkering 0-2; Keller 2-1; Alvarado 1-1; Banks 0-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Edward Cabrera	7.0	6	5	3	0	5	2	83-59	91.1	2.73

Game Notes

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T6Replay review: Kyle Schwarber challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyle Schwarber called out on strikes.

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T9Replay review: Trea Turner challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Trea Turner walks.

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B10Replay review: Michael Busch challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Michael Busch called out on strikes.

Top 2 • PHI

1-0

Brandon Marsh homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.0 mph💣 425 ftLA: 27°

Bot 2 • CHC

1-1

Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Brandon Marsh. Carson Kelly scores.

EV: 88.0 mph288 ftLA: 23°

Bot 3 • CHC

1-4

Michael Busch homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Seiya Suzuki scores. Carson Kelly scores.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 421 ftLA: 25°

Top 4 • PHI

2-4

Brandon Marsh singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Bryce Harper scores.

EV: 100.9 mph18 ftLA: -9°

Bot 4 • CHC

2-5

Ian Happ homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 110.7 mph💣 429 ftLA: 32°

Bot 6 • CHC

2-6

Michael Busch grounds out to first baseman Bryce Harper. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Carson Kelly to 2nd.

EV: 68.7 mph7 ftLA: -26°

Top 7 • PHI

5-6

Garrett Stubbs out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Matt Shaw. Alec Bohm scores.

EV: 90.9 mph312 ftLA: 44°

4-6

Justin Crawford reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Bregman. Bryson Stott scores. Alec Bohm to 3rd. Justin Crawford to 2nd.

EV: 62.7 mph6 ftLA: -12°

3-6

Brandon Marsh homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 98.3 mph💣 339 ftLA: 39°

Top 8 • PHI

6-6

Edmundo Sosa singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Dylan Moore scores. Brandon Marsh to 3rd.

EV: 107.8 mph92 ftLA: 4°

Bot 8 • CHC

6-7

Seiya Suzuki homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.6 mph💣 393 ftLA: 39°

Top 9 • PHI

7-7

Adolis García homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 96.6 mph💣 378 ftLA: 32°

Bot 10 • CHC

7-8

Dansby Swanson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Adolis García. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Carson Kelly to 2nd.

EV: 100.5 mph337 ftLA: 19°

Inherited runners-scored:Webb 2-1; Martin 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Cabrera 83-59; Milner 25-14; Webb 11-5; Thielbar 9-5; Martin 27-17; Assad 7-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Cabrera 10-7; Milner 1-1; Webb 0-0; Thielbar 0-0; Martin 0-2; Assad 2-1

Bench
Matt ShawCF	2	0	2	0	1	0	.305/.344/.492	93.7	.575	.538
Miguel AmayaDH	3	0	1	0	0	1	.227/.333/.318	102.2	.415	.374
Moisés BallesterosDH	2	0	2	0	0	0	.392/.439/.647	111.4	.570	.612
Edward CabreraP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hoby MilnerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob WebbP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Riley MartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Javier AssadP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-