It’s one thing for Phillies officials to say that they believe longtime starter Taijuan Walker can help solidify a shorthanded group of relievers. But there’s only one way to know for sure. So, when the bullpen door swung open before the sixth inning Tuesday night,

Ian Happ homered twice, including a two-run shot in the sixth inning that rallied the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mick Abel left the ball up in the zone in his four innings and the Cubs' dynamic offense pounded the Phillies' scuffling bullpen in an 8-4 loss.