The first game of my trip was a hot one, as the temperature was in the high 80s for this afternoon's game between the Cubs and Phillies and Citizens Bank Park in south Philadelpha, and as the game progressed, it just kept getting hotter until it was in the mid 90s (35C)
I saw Jon Lester start for Chicago against Aaron Nola for Philadelphia. The tone was set when the Phillies' lead-off man was thrown out at third base trying to stretch a double into a triple, and the Cubs were getting triples and home runs and singles.
In fact, before the consolation run in the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs had 8 runs on 9 hits, whilst the Phillies had 0 runs on 9 hits, including having the bases loaded at one point.
The Phillie Phanatic was up to his usual tricks today - trying to get a reaction from one of the on-field security guards between innings. He put a necklace on him, nothing. He put a crown on his head, nothing. He kissed him, nothing. And then he sped off on his ATV at break-neck speed.
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