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Phillies 6, Cubs 2: Let’s talk about Caleb Kilian

You didn’t think the Cubs were going to win this game, did you?

Nah. Not with the Phillies one win away from clinching the NL East title and the Cubs going after them with a bullpen game.

It worked about the way you figured it might. Nate Pearson threw a decent first inning, but Caleb Kilian, just up from Triple-A Iowa, got hit and hit hard and the Phillies defeated the Cubs 6-2.

About Pearson’s inning, from BCB’s JohnW53:

Nate Pearson was just the fourth Cubs starter in the past 10 seasons to pitch exactly one inning.