Chicago Cubs news and notes — Assad, Sanchez, Schwarber

Q: What was the final score of the Cubs vs. Phillies game?

The final score was Phillies 13, Cubs 7.

Q: What updates are there on Cubs players Assad, Sanchez, and Schwarber?

The article provides notes on players Assad, Sanchez, and Schwarber, but specific details are not included.

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The author is locking up the imaginary office due to ocular issues.

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Phillies 13, Cubs 7.

Javier Assad took the ball to Citizens Bank Park and attempted to throw it past the Phillies. Cristopher Sánchez tried to continue his skein of really good pitching. Both teams stood at 7-8 at the outset, the onset, the preface as it were.

The Phillies look like they are holding a Jayson Werth lookalike contest.

Javier Assad has an ERA now. Kyle Schwarber did what he does, his fifth and sixth, driving in three runs. Cubs should have kept that guy. But you know that.

Dansby Swanson touched Sanchez up for a two-run dinger.

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But the Phillies continued to pull away. The Cubs did hold a late rally, so there’s something silver in the cloud for today.

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Steve Greenberg (Chicago Sun-Times {$}): Ex-Cub Kyle Hendricks in no rush to figure out what comes after baseball, says, ‘Not knowing, it’s awesome’. “Your whole life being baseball, it’s always just go, go, go,” he told the Sun-Times. “I feel so lucky, all the experiences I had.”
Thomas Harrigan (MLB.com): Scuffling Phillies turn to ace Sánchez in series opener vs. Cubs. “With Zack Wheeler on the mend, there’s no question Cristopher Sánchez is the guy in the Phillies’ rotation.“
Randy Holt (North Side Baseball): Cubs’ lineup woes are the result of navigating the perils of a “sequential” offense. “There’s good process in place, and there will (eventually) be good results. But in stretches like this, the Cubs’ lack of an offensive driver begins to show itself.”
Evan Altman (Cubs Insider): Dansby Swanson’s heads-up baserunning keys Cubs comeback. ‘If you need the base coaches to tell you what to do, you stink at baserunning.’ Jordan Bastian has more.
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Tommy Birch (Des Moines Register {$}): Kevin Alcantara out to show the Cubs won the Anthony Rizzo trade. “I need to show it’s a good trade.”
Steve Millar (Chicago Tribune {$}): Aidan Schopper, a big Chicago Cubs fan, leads Oak Lawn past Reavis at Wrigley Field. ‘Something I dreamed of.’ “I can’t even put it into words. It was probably one of the best days of my life.”

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