PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies swept the Marlins in Miami just before the All-Star break, they were playing pristine baseball. They committed no errors during that series. In their first game, they gutted out a 2-1 win despite an uncharacteristically shaky performance from closer Seranthony Domínguez. That didn’t feel like an outcome that was possible earlier in the season.
In their first two games against the Cubs — a team that they, theoretically, have no business losing to — they’ve looked like the Phillies that went 10-18 in May. After a 15-2 loss on Friday night, they wasted a one-run performance from starter Zack Wheeler on Saturday night, only recording six hits and two runs. When the game into extra innings, they collapsed, en route to a 6-2 loss.
In the bottom of the 10th, with Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner on third base, Frank Schwindel hit a ball that bounced high towards Alec Bohm. He jumped to catch it and fired home to catcher J.T. Realmuto, but his throw was wide, and Hoerner scored to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead.
