PHILADELPHIA -- Darin Ruf has a knack for getting on base. Ruf extended his streak to 33 consecutive games reaching base -- the longest active streak in the majors and the most for a Phillies player since Chase Utleys 33-game streak from September 2008 to April 2009. He homered and doubled in Philadelphias 9-8 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. "Its pretty impressive," Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick (10-8) said. "I like him as a player, hes good. ... Its nice to have him in our lineup, thats for sure. I hope he keeps it going." Ruf extended his on-base streak to 33 straight games with an RBI double in the third to cut the Cubs lead to 5-4. "Its nice to have a month of success right now," Ruf said. "But thats not the ultimate goal. Its to have a successful career, multiple seasons of playing baseball well." Ruf also homered to cap off a three-run fifth inning in which the Phillies took the lead, and he played in right field for the first time in his professional career. "I felt alright," said Ruf, who earlier this season made the switch from first base to left field. "It was nice to get a couple ball out of the way, make some plays. Hopefully Ill get out there early tomorrow and keep working, keep improving." Utley, who had three hits, drove in the tying run on a triple to deep centre field in the fifth and soon scored on a Domonic Brown ground out to give the Phillies the lead. Philadelphia tagged Edwin Jackson (7-12) for seven runs and 10 hits in six innings. "It was just a matter of not getting in a good rhythm and leaving too many pitches up," Jackson said. "My command wasnt very good. ... If youre up in the zone, any games will be tough." Trailing 9-5 in the ninth, the Cubs scored three runs off Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon before pinch-hitter Thomas Neal flew out with men on the corners to end it. "We finally scored some runs," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "But if you give up nine, youre not going to win many games." Utley plated the Phillies first run in the first inning on a single to left field to score Michael Young. The Cubs then responded with four runs in the second, capped off by Donnie Murphys three-run homer, his first hit of the season. Kendrick allowed five runs and six hits in six innings, but he settled down to retire 10 of the final 11 batters he faced. He also had an RBI single. "I felt like after (the second inning) that he settled in a little bit and started pitching," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He had a high pitch count, but he got them out when he had to and he threw strikes when he had to." Anthony Rizzo hit a solo home run in the third to make it 5-2. It was Rizzos fourth homer in six games. Young knocked in a run with a two-out double in the sixth, and Carlos Ruiz homered in the eighth. Philadelphia is 2-13 in its last 15 games, while Chicago has lost five straight. Notes: The Cubs have an extra-base hit in 29 straight games. ... 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The paddles go up in the air as the boats slide through red or green gates, then the furious wind milling begins again.For a sport that doesnt get the attention of some of the more well-known ones, whitewater canoe and kayak has plenty of action and drama.A few things to look for in whitewater canoe/kayak at the Rio Olympics next month:THE LOWDOWN: The four canoe/kayak slalom events will be held Aug. 7-11, with medals award the final three days. Men compete in single and double canoe, along with kayak. Women compete in kayak only. The races will take place at the Whitewater Stadium in Deodoro on a steep 250-meter course that has between 18 and 25 gates. Green gates are negotiated with the current, red against it. Paddlers are assessed a two-second penalty for hitting a gate and 50 seconds for missing one completely.EUROPEAN DOMINANCE: European countries have dominated the sport since its inception at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and show no signs of letting loose of their stranglehold. In mens canoe slalom (C1), European counties have won every medal but one since the 1992 Barcelona Games, when the sport was put back into the Olympic program after a 20-year absence. Europe has accounted for all but one medal in kayak (K1) and 16 of 18 medals in two-person canoe (C2) during that span. Women have had a little better chance breaking through the European stronghold, with paddlers from the U.S. and Australia combining for six of the 18 medals since Barcelona.AMERICAN MEN: The United States team has two paddlers with solid chances to earn medals in Rio. Kayaker Michal Smolen, who emigrated from Poland as a child, was unable to compete at the 2012 London Games due to questions about his citizenship, but should make a strong run to the podium this time around. Smolen earned bronze at the 2015 world championsships and has times that compare to the best paddlers in the world.dddddddddddd Not bad for someone who was terrified of the water when he first started kayaking at 8. Canoeist Casey Eichfield will be competing in his third straight Olympics and will try to pull off a double, competing in C1 and C2 with Devin McEwan. Eichfield finished fourth at world championships and was in the top 15 his previous two Olympics.NEES RELIEF: Womens kayaker Ashley Nee had a rough road to her first Olympics. She qualified for the 2008 Beijing Games, but injured a shoulder during a test event and wasnt able to completely recover in time for the Olympic trials, finishing fourth. Nee had enough points to qualify for the 2012 London Games, but was edged out by Caroline Queen on a tiebreaker. Nee won the Olympic trials this May, yet still didnt have a spot secured; she had to await a decision by the International Canoe Federation to award the United States an additional athlete quota spot. Now at 27, shes headed to her first Olympics.C1 OPENING: Mens single canoe has been dominated by two paddlers the past five Olympics: Michal Martikan of Slovakia and Frances Tony Estanguet. Starting with the 1996 Atlanta Games, those two won every gold medal in C1; three by Estanguet and two by Martikan. There will be a different champion in Rio after Estanguet retired and Martikan, the only canoe slalomist to win five Olympic gold medals, failed to make the Slovakian team for Rio.KEEP AN EYE ON: Kayaker Jiri Prskavec of the Czech Republic is the type of paddler who could be uncatchable if hes on his game. His father, Jiri, was a two-time Olympian and the younger Prskavec has a chance to make bigger waves in Rio. He was the 2015 world champion and has five medals in world championship competition. ' ' '