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Velázquez hits 2 HRs, drives in 5 as Cubs rout Phillies 15-2

Fans reach for the ball as a television cameraman ducks, on a two-run home run by Chicago Cubs' Nelson Velazquez against the Philadelphia Phillies during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Chicago Cubs' Nelson Velazquez follows through on a two-run home run during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Kyle Gibson throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Chicago Cubs first baseman Alfonso Rivas catches a popup by Philadelphia Phillies' Didi Gregorius during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Chicago Cubs' Christopher Morel follows through on an RBI double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber runs after hitting a home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele, foreground, during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki runs to second as Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott, rear, dives for a single by Ian Happ during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Chicago Cubs Christopher Morel, left, and Alfonso Rivas celebrate after they scored on Morel's RBI double and a throwing error by Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Velázquez hits 2 HRs, drives in 5 as Cubs rout Phillies 15-2