Murakami stays red hot as White Sox pour it on in 11-5 victory
Murakami stays hot as White Sox defeat Diamondbacks 11-5!
Shota Imanaga pitched seven strong innings as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, marking their seventh consecutive win. Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki contributed with home runs, while the Phillies extended their losing streak to seven games.
CHICAGO (AP) â Shota Imanaga pitched seven innings of three-hit ball in his fourth consecutive sharp start and the Chicago Cubs extended their winning streak to seven games with a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Nico Hoerner hit a solo homer and Seiya Suzuki followed with two-run drive to the back of the left-field bleachers in the seventh inning. Chicago has outscored opponents 51-18 during its winning streak, the team's longest since an eight-game run in July 2023. Imanaga allowed his only run on Kyle Schwarberâs eighth homer, a solo shot in the sixth. Bryce Harper added a deep two-run drive off reliever Riley Martin in the eighth as the Phillies dropped a seventh consecutive game for the first time since June 2019. The Phillies scored an unearned run off Jacob Webb in the ninth before Caleb Thielbar got the final two outs with two runners on for his second save. Philadelphia has been outscored 49-14 during its slide. Michael Busch, who entered batting .169, drove in two runs with a bloop single in the sixth off reliever Tanner Banks (0-1) to break a 1-all tie and put Chicago ahead for good. Imanaga (2-1) issued his only walk to the gameâs first batter, Trea Turner, then retired 11 straight before Felix Reyes lined a single with two outs in the fourth for the Phillies' first hit. Following a rough season debut against Washington, the Japanese left-hander has yielded just three runs and nine hits in 24 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.17. Philadelphia starter was charged with one run over 4 2/3 innings, allowing five hits and walking four. Chicago got its first run when reliever walked pinch-hitter Moises Ballesteros with the bases loaded in the fifth.
Shota Imanaga pitched seven innings, allowing only three hits and one run, contributing to the Cubs' victory.
The Cubs' 7-4 win extended their winning streak to seven games, their longest since July 2023, while the Phillies suffered their seventh consecutive loss.
Nico Hoerner hit a solo home run, and Seiya Suzuki followed with a two-run homer in the seventh inning.
Murakami stays hot as White Sox defeat Diamondbacks 11-5!
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