PHILADELPHIA, PA - May 20: Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies is congratulated by Nick Castellanos #8, Bryce Harper #3 and Bryson Stott #5 after he hit a grand slam home run against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a game at C PHILADELPHIA - Aaron Nola struck out 10 in seven sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a five-game losing streak with an 12-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.Kody Clemens also went deep in Philadelphia’s six-run first inning, and Bryce Harper singled, doubled, walked twice and had an RBI for the defending NL champs.
The Phillies had scored a total of 11 runs in losing seven in a row to the Cubs before eclipsing that just in Saturday’s outburst."I thought we had great at-bats all day long," Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said. "Really good team win."Dansby Swanson and Christopher Morel homered for Chicago.Nola (4-3) gave Philadelphia a much-needed deep outing by a starter.
He gave up four hits and walked one while reaching double-digits in strikeouts for the first time this season and 28th in his big league career."Filling up the zone," Nola said of the key. "My fastball felt really good and my curveball felt sharper."Philadelphia gave Nola a big cushion in the opening frame.Singles by Bryson Stott and Nick Castellanos and Harper’s walk loaded the bases with no outs against Jameson Taillon (0-3).
Taillon threw 10 balls in his first 15 pitches. After an out, Schwarber launched his fifth career grand slam 435 feet into the second deck in right field."Got a hanging curve and was able to put a good swing on it," Schwarber said.A fielding error by third baseman Patrick Wisdom extended the inning.