Quinn grounded out to score Forsythe and suddenly, the score was a more manageable 7-6.īut here comes that once reliable bullpen. He gave up back-to-back singles to Logan Forsythe and Jay Bruce and the Phillies had another run. As the dust cleared, both Quintana and Hoskins were ejected, Alec Mills relieving for Chicago. When Jose Quintana hit Rhys Hoskins with the next pitch, he charged the mound, benches emptied and a huge brawl was on. Realmuto doubled, then scored when Kingery hit a two-run home run, making it 7-4. He didn’t, getting yanked after three dismal innings in favor of Ranger Suarez.īryant made it 7-2 with a home run in the fourth and things were looking bad until the Phillies came to bat in the bottom of the innings. When Albert Almora doubled both runs home, making it 6-2, all the fans knew then and there that Nola wouldn’t make it much further. A single and a walk after that continued Nola’s miserable night.

In the third, Willson Contreras continued his onslaught of the Phillies by blasting a solo home run. Scott Kingery would make it 3-2 thanks to an RBI single. The Phillies bounced back with two of their own in the bottom of the first thanks to doubles from Roman Quinn and Jean Segura, making it 3-1. Making things worse, the Cubs would add another run in the inning and it didn’t look good. Kyle Schwarber singled both of them in and before the fans could dip their first crabfry in the cheese, the Phillies were down 2-0. Kris Bryant doubled Happ to third and the Cubs were in business. It was apparent that when things like that happen, it’s going to be bad. When your ace gives up a three spot in the first inning, thanks to spotty command with his pitches, you know it’s going to be a long night.Ī bunt single on the first pitch of the game by Ian Happ was the signal of doom for the Phillies.

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