Chicago evened the series up 1-1 yesterday with an 8-4 victory to send Philadelphia back into the loss column. The Phillies have lost 10 of the last 12 games, 6 of the past 7 and three straight when Luzardo pitches. The Cubs are 2-3 in the previous five games.

The Philadelphia Phillies were urged to show interest in Chicago Cubs star Kyle Tucker as a potential Nick Castellanos replacement.

The Chicago Cubs visit the Philadelphia Phillies for the Wednesday finale of a 3-game series at Citizens Bank Park.

A projected close matchup pits the Phillies (-119 on the moneyline) against the Cubs (-101). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Philadelphia Phillies looking to Mick Abel (1-0), and Colin Rea (4-2) taking the ball for the Chicago Cubs.

The Philadelphia Phillies are back at Citizens Bank Park early Friday looking to salvage a series win and right the ship in the finale against the Chicago Cubs.

Even if the Red Sox don’t fully wave the white flag, they could trade lefty closer Aroldis Chapman, who has provided a solid return (2.05 ERA, 8-for-9 in save chances through Thursday) on their $10.75 million, one-year investment. He’s throwing more strikes, too, reducing his walk rate to 9%, his lowest mark since 2020.