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Pete Crow-Armstrong - Swipes base in three-hit game Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Phillies.

Impact Crow-Armstrong has yet to truly get going this year, but he does now have five hits across his last two games, and he's batting .345 over his last eight contests. The speedy outfielder is also up to five stolen bases, though he has already been caught three times. Crow-Armstrong swiped bags at an 81 percent success rate last season, and he figures to increase his 2026 percentage as the year goes along.

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Cubs put together another complete performance, extend streak to 8 CHICAGO -- The Cubs spent the first couple weeks of the season trying to find their rhythm on multiple fronts. There were outages throughout...

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Phillies' adjustments can't snap funk as losing streak reaches 8 games CHICAGO -- The idea seemed simple enough on paper. Taijuan Walker has endured a brutal stretch of starts to open the season, with a large ch...

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Seiya Suzuki - Goes deep again Wednesday Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Phillies.

Impact A day after launching his first home run of the year, Suzuki blasted off again in Wednesday's victory. The outfielder looks fully recovered from an early-season knee injury, and he's sporting a solid .846 OPS after consecutive good games. Suzuki should remain in the lineup most days for the Cubs, playing in right field or serving as the team's DH.

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Busch and Suzuki homer as the Cubs beat the sliding Phillies 7-2 for their 8th straight win

Michael Busch and Seiya Suzuki homered to help the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 for their eighth consecutive win

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Michael Busch - Launches first home run Busch went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Phillies.

Impact Busch has been off to a slow start to the season, as Wednesday's home run was his first of the year and he's only batting .188 with a .525 OPS. Busch's struggles combined with the strong play of Nico Hoerner has allowed the latter to take over as Chicago's primary leadoff hitter. Busch can still produce from lower in the lineup, but the first baseman will need to keep producing like he did Wednesday to avoid hitting the bench on a more regular basis, particularly against lefties.

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Alex Bregman - Tallies three hits in win Bregman went 3-for-5 with a triple and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Phillies.

Impact Bregman recorded his third three-hit game of the season and also tallied his first triple since 2024 in an effective performance Wednesday. The veteran third baseman is starting to get going after a slow start to his first campaign with the Cubs. Bregman was batting just .188 through his first 12 games of the year, but he's now batting .333 over his last 12 contests.

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