Overview

• Jesús Luzardo corrected a pitch-tipping issue and struck out 10 Cubs over six innings, allowing only one run and recording his fourth double-digit strikeout game this season.
• Philadelphia’s offense erupted for five extra-base hits, including home runs by Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm and a triple by Nick Castellanos, ending a prolonged power drought.
• By taking two of three at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies snapped their skid and clinched the season series against the Cubs, giving them a potential postseason tiebreaker edge.
• Cubs starter Ben Brown allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings in the series finale, highlighting Chicago’s rotation depth issues exacerbated by injuries to Justin Steele, Shota Iamanaga and other pitchers.
• With July 31 approaching, Cubs president Jed Hoyer said the organization is in an information-gathering phase as it scopes out pitching upgrades and depth ahead of the trade deadline.