Heat hits Halladay as Cubs triumph

Sweltering heat and stifling humidity forced Philadelphia pitcher Roy Halladay to leave Monday’s game against Chicago in the fifth inning as the Phillies lost 6-1 to the Cubs. Halladay suffered as the temperature topped 90 degrees, and after signaling to the bench he exited in the fifth for his shortest start since 2009. “He got a little dizzy,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel told reporters of his ace pitcher, who is expected to be ready for his next start. “We were a little concerned about dehydration. You could tell he was hurting.”       Chicago’s Aramis Ramirez wasted no time in putting the heat on Halladay with a solo home run in the first inning, and Chicago scored two more runs against Philadelphia’s double Cy Young winner.  It was Halladay’s (11-4) first defeat since May 15 and snapped a streak of 10 consecutive starts without a loss.   The Cubs (39-58) scored two runs in the third to move ahead 3-0, and added two more in the sixth and one in the seventh where Carlos Pena homered to cap a 3-for-3 day with two RBIs. Chicago starter Rodrigo Lopez surrendered a solo home run to Jimmy Rollins in the fourth for the only blemish of his 6 2/3 innings pitched in the win.