Cubs 5, Phillies 4Game 8 - Wednesday Afternoon, April 17th in Chicago
Record - 1-7, 6th Place, 6 games behind the Cubs and Mets
One Sentence Summary: A seventh inning rally capped by a bases clearing double from Keith Moreland led to this 5-4 win by the Cubs over the Phillies.
What It Means: The Cubs completed the three-game sweep on my Mom's birthday. These were two teams going in opposite directions. The Phillies started the season at 1-7 while the Cubs were the inverse at 7-1 and tied for first place with the Mets.
What Happened: The Phillies held a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh thanks to an RBI single from Steve Jeltz in the fifth and a two-run home run from Ozzie Virgil in the seventh. Starting pitcher Shane Rawley yielded to Kevin Gross in the seventh after allowing the first two Cubs batters to reach on singles. Gross allowed a third single before a passed ball scored Steve Lake. Moreland then delivered his game-changing double to score Bob Dernier, Ryne Sandberg and Davey Lopes. Moreland was thrown out at third by Glenn Wilson trying to stretch his double.
The Phillies would score again in the ninth off Cubs closer Lee Smith, but it wasn't enough. Mike Schmidt had another 0 for 4 day and through the first eight games of the season he was batting .043.
Featured Card: It was Moreland's turn to victimize his former team as he went 3 for 4 with 4 RBIs. Moreland hit .307 with 14 home runs and a career high 106 RBIs in 1985, earning N.L. MVP votes at the end of the season. I'm featuring one of Moreland's Phillies cards here, but a few years ago I took a look at the ex-Phillies featured on Cubs cards within the 1985 Topps set with this post.
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