Without Jimmy Rollins once again, the Phillies needed someone to step up and provide some much-needed offense. Enter Pat Burrell.
Burrell smacked a two-run homer in the fourth inning and laced an RBI double in the sixth off Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano, helping to propel the Phillies past the Cubs, 5-3, before a crowd of 37,368 on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. Burrell boosted his average to a lofty .400, and Philadelphia rebounded nicely with 10 hits after two frustrating losses at Shea Stadium against the Mets.