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Cubs shortstop Javy Baez doesn’t know about any stinking trade deadline.
“To be honest, I don’t know what to tell you about this trade deadline,” he said Monday night after the team’s unthinkable losing streak hit the double-digit mark at 10. “I’m really not paying attention to it. If anything happened, it would be a surprise to me.”
A surprise would be the Cubs seemingly past the point of no return in their free-fall out of the playoff picture getting to July 30 without throwing in the towel.
An even bigger surprise would be a pending free agent hoping for a nine-figure contract not having his future short- and long-term on his mind as his team craters with the longest Cubs losing streak since the 101-loss 2012 squad dropped 12 straight.
Phillies slam 5 homers in blowout win over Cubs
Field Level Media
06 Jul 2021, 14:05 GMT+10
Odubel Herrera homered and drove in three runs, Andrew Knapp and Didi Gregorius each added a home run and the Philadelphia Phillies routed the host Chicago Cubs 13-3 on Monday.
Rhys Hoskins homered, singled and knocked in three runs and Alec Bohm also homered for the Phillies.
Andrew McCutchen contributed two doubles, a single and an RBI and Bryce Harper singled and walked twice.
Phillies starter Matt Moore lasted only four innings and gave up five hits and two runs with four strikeouts and two walks.
Connor Brogdon (5-2) pitched two scoreless innings in relief to earn the win.
Cubs manager Ross ejected from game against Phillies
CHICAGO (AP) Cubs manager David Ross was ejected from Chicago’s game against Philadelphia. He was tossed by plate umpire Nic Lentz after Bryce Harper walked leading off the sixth inning Monday against reliever Rex Brothers. Ross came out of the dugout and argued vehement. First-base umpire Joe West got between him and Lentz before Ross left the field. The ejection was Ross’ third this season and fourth in two years managing the Cubs.
Phillies hand Cubs 10th straight loss with 13-3 romp
By ANDREW SELIGMANJuly 6, 2021 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) Cubs manager David Ross came out of the dugout to argue after Bryce Harper drew a walk. Just about everything unraveled after that, and a once-promising season continued to slip away.
Odúbel Herrera hit a three-run homer, and the Philadelphia Phillies went deep five times while handing the Cubs their 10th straight loss with a 13-3 romp on Monday night.
Andrew Knapp, Didi Gregorius, Rhys Hoskins and Alec Bohm also connected.
The Cubs remained winless since Zach Davies and three relievers combined to no-hit the Dodgers in Los Angeles on June 24. They also extended their worst losing streak since a 12-game slide in May 2012.