Phillies Beat Cubs 13-7 on Schwarber's Two Homers

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs and drove in three runs, while starting pitcher Cristopher Sánchez delivered six solid innings, leading the Phillies to a 13-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.

The win improved Philadelphia's record to .500 and marked just their second triumph in the past six games, helping the team rebound from a 4-3 defeat to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. For the Cubs, the loss was their third in four contests, extending a recent skid.

Schwarber wasted little time setting the tone, connecting on an 0-1, 86 mph changeup from Chicago starter Javier Assad with one out in the first inning. The blast traveled an estimated 414 feet into the center-field stands, extending Schwarber's on-base streak to 14 games. In the third, he added a two-run homer off a 93 mph sinker from Assad, depositing it into the right-field seats for the 37th multi-homer game of his career and pushing the Phillies ahead 3-0.

The Cubs responded in the fourth when shortstop Dansby Swanson crushed a two-run homer to left-center off a 95 mph sinker from Sánchez, trimming the deficit to 4-2. Sánchez, making his first All-Star...