Swanson's hit in 10th gives Cubs 8-7 victory that extends both win streak and Phillies' skid to 9

CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson had his first game-ending hit in five years, and the Chicago Cubs rebounded from a pair of blown leads to beat Philadelphia 8-7 in 10 innings Thursday for their ninth straight win and the Phillies’ ninth loss in a row.

Chicago led 6-2 before Philadelphia closed with three runs in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Edmundo Sosa had a tying single off Jacob Webb in the eighth, Seiya Suzuki put Chicago back ahead 7-6 when he homered against Brad Keller in the bottom half and pinch-hitter Adolis García retied the score when he went deep off Caleb Thielbar in the ninth.

Swanson’s opposite-field, one-out single to right-center off Tanner Banks (0-2) drove in automatic runner Ian Happ from third for Swanson’s first walk-off hit with the Cubs, giving the win to Javier Assad (2-1).

Chicago had a season-high 18 hits and is on its longest winning streak since taking 11 in a row from July 31 through Aug. 12 in 2016 – the year the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908.

Philadelphia has lost nine straight for the first time since Sept. 20-28, 2018. The Phillies haven’t lost 10 in a row since an 11-game skid from Sept. 4-14, 1999.

Michael Busch had a three-run homer and four RBIs. Suzuki had three hits and has three homers in three games.

Brandon Marsh hit a pair of solo homers and finished with three hits on warm day with wind blowing out at Wrigley Field.

Cubs starter Edward Cabrera allowed five runs — three earned — and five hits in a season-high seven innings.

Christopher Sánchez gave up six runs and 13 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Phillies: RHP Andrew Painter (1-1, 4.42 ERA) faces Braves RHP (Grant Holmes 1-1, 3.42) in Atlanta on Friday.

Cubs: RHP Jameson Taillon (1-1, 3.97) take the mound versus Dodgers RHP Emmet Sheehan (2-0, 5.85) in Los Angeles on Friday.

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Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson, right, celebrates with teammates after driving in the game-winning run in the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson, center, celebrates with teammates after driving in the game-winning run in the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson reacts after driving in the game-winning run in the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson, center, celebrates with Carson Kelly, right, and Matt Shaw after driving in the game-winning run in the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An exchange of gunfire at a food court inside a Louisiana mall on Thursday killed one person and wounded five others and sent workers and shoppers scrambling for safety, police and witnesses said.

Authorities described the shooting inside the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge as a confrontation between two groups of people and not a random attack. Police Chief TJ Morse said five people were in custody and there was no ongoing threat to the public.

Authorities initially said as many as 10 people had been injured but later revised that number. Morse did not immediately say what set off the shooting at the mall in the Louisiana capital.

Desire Batton, who works at a clothing store, said she and other workers dashed inside a breakroom to protect themselves.

“We hid in there until cops came and got us,” Batton said.

The shooting began around 1:30 p.m. when the two groups argued inside the food court and started shooting at each other, Morse said. The chief made public appeals for witnesses to come forward with any video of the shooting.

By late afternoon, dozens of police cars still were clustered in the parking lot, multiple helicopters hovered overhead and armed officers in bulletproof vests patrolled the area.

Mall spokesperson Lindsay Kahn called it a “frightening day” for everyone there and said the mall would not reopen Thursday.

Kennedy Barnum, 22, said she had gone to the mall to get lunch at the food court when she heard a woman on the phone outside say, “I’ll call you back. There’s an active shooter in the mall.”

Within five minutes, Barnum said, law enforcement had swarmed the mall. She saw people running and crying, including one girl she described as “hysterical.”

“We spoke to a security guard there and she told us that there was an active shooter there, people were shot and injured, and we should leave immediately,” Barnum said.

It’s at least the second high-profile case of gun violence in Louisiana this week. A father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood, police said. Two women, including the gunman’s wife who was the mother of their children, were critically wounded.

AP reporters Jack Brook in New Orleans and Jim Mustian in Natchitoches, Louisiana, contributed to this story.

Helicopters fly overhead as law enforcement respond to a shooting at the the Mall of Louisiana, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Law enforcement personnel respond to reports of a shooting at Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Law enforcement personnel respond to reports of a shooting at Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

People react after a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Law enforcement personnel respond to reports of a shooting at Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)