The Philadelphia Phillies (29-21) earned one of their more stressful wins of the 2019 season on Thursday afternoon, defeating the Chicago Cubs (29-19) by a final score of 9-7 at Wrigley Field.
At one point, the Phillies led this one by a 7-0 score. The bats were destroying Cubs starter Jon Lester’s poorly located fastballs. Aaron Nola was dealing. It was all going their way.
Then suddenly, Nola found himself in a heap of trouble. The bullpen arms that came to relieve him didn’t fare any better. In the end, the Phils survived, earning a series split on the road against a very good Chicago team.