Cubs' Hendricks handcuffs Phillies, 4-1
CHICAGO -- Right-hander Kyle Hendricks snapped a two-game losing streak with an impressive nine-inning effort as the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Saturday.
The Cubs (33-14) earned their fourth straight win and 11th series victory of the season. The Phillies (26-23) dropped their second straight and fourth in five games.
Hendricks scattered five hits and allowed one run, struck out seven and walked none to improve to 3-4. It was his first complete game since a 3-0 victory over San Diego on May 21, 2015.
Dexter Fowler homered and Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist each collected RBI doubles for Chicago.
The Phillies broke up the shutout in the ninth, when Freddy Galvis hit a bloop double, advanced to third Maikel Franco's grounder and stole home on a throw to first on a dropped third strike.
Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff (2-7) pitched six innings before being replaced by Andrew Bailey. Eickhoff gave up four runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out seven.
The Cubs jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first when Dexter Fowler sent a 3-and-1 pitch into the left field bleachers for a leadoff home run.
Heyward followed with a double to right, advanced to third on a sacrifice and scored when Zobrist extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a two-out double to left.
Heyward struck again in the second with a two-out double over the head of left fielder David Lough. Addison Russell scored from second to make it 3-0, but Hendrick's attempt come around from first was thwarted when Lough recovered and relayed a throw to the plate to catch Hendricks.
Eickhoff settled down after the rocky start, allowing only one base runner -- hitting Anthony Rizzo with a pitch -- over the next three innings.
But Eickhoff got into a jam in the sixth, loading the bases with one out. Miguel Montero's grounder to first brought home Kris Bryant for a 4-0 lead but Eickhoff escaped anything worse when Russell flied out to end the inning.
NOTES: Phillies SS Freddy Galvis has cleaned up his defensive act with a 44-game errorless streak. He had eight errors through his first 47 games at the position last year. ... Philadelphia has fared better against teams above .500 (15-12) than below (11-10). ... Mondays remain the worst day of the week for the Phillies this season at 0-6. ... After reaching the 100-home run milestone on Friday, Cubs C David Ross is one away from 300 career RBIs. ... The series wraps up at 1:20 p.m. CT Sunday, when the Phillies send RHP Vince Velasquez (5-1, 2.75 ERA) against Cubs RHP John Lackey (4-2, 3.38 ERA). ... Both teams spend Memorial Day at home, as the Cubs host the Dodgers while the Phillies entertain the Nationals.