In the midst of a five-game skid that dropped the Phillies’ record to .500, Rob Thomson pondered a way out of the offensive fog that draped over the entire lineup. “It might take a bloop hit at some point,

Jesús Luzardo pitched six effective innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies stopped a five-game slide with a 10-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

The game was originally slated for a 1:20 p.m. start. Cubs right-handed pitcher Colin Rea was set to face off against Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker.