Cubs-Phillies game had highest TV rating in 7 years

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Tue Jun 07 12:36:43 GMT-04:00 2016

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Monday evening, and tons of television viewers were watching.

The CSN Chicago telecast had the highest rating since August 2009 with a 6.0 average and a peak over 271K homes.

The multiple story lines with outfielder Jorge Soler's injury, outfielder Jason Heyward's 100th career homer, pitcher Jon Lester's gem of a performance and the Phillies late 9th inning comeback all added up to must-see television.

.@CSNChicago posted its highest-rated #Cubs telecast since August '09 last night (6.0 avg; peak over 271K homes) pic.twitter.com/kApOgQKpTb
— Jeff Nuich (@JeffNuich) June 7, 2016