Phillies sweep Cubs, run road win streak to nine

Taijuan Walker allowed one run over six innings and Bryce Harper delivered a tiebreaking, two-run single in the third inning as the Philadelphia Phillies recorded their ninth straight road victory, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Thursday.

Ex-Cub Kyle Schwarber clubbed the first pitch of the game for his 21st home run for Philadelphia, which completed the three-game sweep of the Cubs to extend its longest road winning st