PHILADELPHIA — Cubs lefty Drew Smyly’s final stat line was good, but his outing was even better than it suggested in the Cubs’ 4-3 win against the Phillies on Sunday.
With the victory, the Cubs completed a three-game series sweep.
The lefty retired the first 14 batters he faced. The first hit he gave up, to Bryson Stott in the fifth inning, was almost caught. Stott hit a line drive to left-center, just out of the reach of Cubs center fielder Christopher Morel, who dove after the ball. The next batter, Alec Bohm, drove in Stott with a single to left field.