Cubs, Phillies heading in different directions

About this episode

The episode discusses the contrasting fortunes of the Cubs and Phillies, highlighting the Cubs' ninth consecutive win and the Phillies' ninth consecutive loss, along with a notable debut by JR Ritchie for the Braves.

A back-and-forth game at Wrigley Field ended with familiar results as the Cubs won their ninth straight game and the Phillies lost their ninth in a row, and the first-place Braves won behind a historic debut by pitching prospect JR Ritchie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Cubs
• Phillies
• MLB
• baseball
• JR Ritchie
• Wrigley Field
• winning streaks

Keywords

• Cubs
• Phillies
• JR Ritchie
• Wrigley Field
• MLB
• baseball
• winning streak
• losing streak

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cubs, Phillies, Braves

Places: Wrigley Field

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