CUBS - PHILS ....  Phils win 3 of 4 using the long ball and move above .500 for the season.

September 17 ... Phils 8 Cubs 5 .... Phils got 3 run homers in both the 7th and 8th innings to rally past the Cubs.  In the 7th Mike Schmidt hit his 2nd homer of the day to score 3 runs and give Phils a 5-4 lead. And then 1 inning later, with Cubs having tied the game, pinch hitter Ricky Jordan hit a pinch hit 3 run homer that followed 2 walks.  Rion Cey hit 2 run 1st inning homer earlier for the Cubs. McGraw with the win and Bedrosian earned the save.

September 18 ... Phils 5 Cubs 2 (10 innings) ...Mike Schmidt hit a 3 run homer with 1 out and 2 on in the 10th inning to give Tekulve and Phils the win. Phils had lead 2-0 into the 7th on rbi singles by Schmidt and Rose, but Cubs rallied to tie the game Dernier's rbi single and a wild pitch. 

September 19 ... Phils 5 Cubs 3 .... Glen Wilson's 2 run homer in the 7th gave Phils their 3rd straight win.  Ron Cey's solo homer in the 3rd gave Cubs early 1-0 lead but Phils batted around in the 4th to score 3 runs. Maddox had rbi single and then ground outs by Wilson and Samuel scored the other 2.  Berryhill's double plated a run for the Cubs in the 6th and Buckner's double scored the last Cubs run in the 7th. Bedrosian got the save with a perfect 9th inning.

September 20 ... Cubs 7 Phils 0 ... Greg Maddux  threw a complete game, 5 hit shutout to salvage the last game for the Cubs. Mumphrey went 5 for 5 (4 singles and double) and Mark Grace had 4 singles and 3 rbis to lead the Cubs 16 hit attack which featured 15 singles.  After the 2nd inning, Phils could only manage 2 singles.