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Cubs Extend Winning Streak to Seven, Beat Phillies 7-4

4/23/2026

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Cubs Extend Streak

The Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7–4 on April 22, 2026, extending the Cubs’ MLB-best winning streak to seven games.
Shota Imanaga pitched seven innings, allowing one run on three hits.
Orion Kerkering walked Moises Ballesteros, which set up Michael Busch’s two-run single in the fifth.
Nico Hoerner hit a solo homer in the seventh.
Caleb Thielbar earned his second save as Philadelphia logged its seventh straight loss.

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Rat Invades Dugout

A video captured a rat sprint across the dirt near home plate in the eighth inning from Cubs equipment bag.
The rodent ran toward the Phillies dugout, prompting fans to shout and a Phillies player to step back.
WGN’s Marcus Leshock posted the clip on X, where users joked, called it the “Wrigley Field rat,” and linked it to a goose wandering the outfield and a 2018 bleacher-rat video.

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Cubs Extend Streak

The Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7–4 on April 22, 2026, extending the Cubs’ MLB-best winning streak to seven games.
Shota Imanaga pitched seven innings, allowing one run on three hits.
Orion Kerkering walked Moises Ballesteros, which set up Michael Busch’s two-run single in the fifth.
Nico Hoerner hit a solo homer in the seventh.
Caleb Thielbar earned his second save as Philadelphia logged its seventh straight loss.

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