June 11: Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4
The last-place Phillies arrived in Chicago to take on the Cubs. The series opener was expected to be a pitchers duel with Pete Alexander and Mordecai Brown squaring off, but the basepaths ended up being pretty busy. Ron Santo laced a bases-loaded triple for the winners.
R H BB PHI 001 200 001 - 4 13 2 CHI 001 410 01x - 7 10 7 HR: none starters IP R ER HR BB SO P. Alexander 7.0 7 5 0 6 1 M. Brown 7.0 3 3 0 1 3 PHI 22-33, CHI 30-25
June 12: Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2
The home team bunched up five hits in the bottom of the seventh inning to come from behind and take the lead. The Phillies on the other hand stranded runners with abandon, scoring just two despite getting on base regularly.
Kiki Cuyler’s elite speed featured throughout, including a triple and three stolen bases.
R H BB PHI 100 010 000 - 2 12 3 CHI 010 000 30x - 4 12 1 HR: none starters IP R ER HR BB SO T. Sparks 6.2 4 4 0 1 1 J. Arrieta 8.0 2 2 0 3 5 PHI 22-34, CHI 31-25
June 13: Philadelphia 9, Chicago 4
Philadelphia found their scoring touch to salvage the finale. Mike Schmidt and Jimmy Rollins each went long to help the Phils leave town on a high note, but they still find themselves on the wrong end of the standings.
R H BB PHI 041 002 002 - 9 13 3 CHI 020 020 000 - 4 10 3 HR: M. Schmidt-PHI (7), J. Rollins-PHI (4) starters IP R ER HR BB SO C. Schilling 8.2 4 3 0 3 4 H. Vaughn 6.0 7 6 1 2 4 PHI 23-34, CHI 31-26
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