MLB

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers

· Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
75-71, 37-38 Away
Final
8 - 10
Los Angeles Dodgers
87-59, 48-27 Home

Dodgers hit 4 homers in 1st, then rally to beat Cubs 10-8. Ohtani homers and steals a base

Shohei Ohtani hit his 47th home run and stole his 48th base while three other Dodgers went deep in the first inning for the NL West leaders, whose magic number to clinch the division dropped to 11 after San Diego lost at Seattle.

The Dodgers walked 10 batters, including four by starter Bobby Miller.

“It was frustrating again, but it's baseball. Not everything is going to be clicking at the same time,” third baseman Max Muncy said. “We had guys battling up there and it was good to see everyone not giving up.”

Switch hitting Tommy Edman homered for the fourth time in 24 hours. His two-out, two-run shot off Trey Wingenter in the eighth extended the Dodgers' lead to 10-7. He also went deep in the first from the right side and later from the left, the first time he's homered from both sides in the same game.

“Tommy is otherworldly these days,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Trailing by three, the Cubs threatened in the ninth. Michael Kopech loaded the bases on consecutive walks to Dansby Swanson, Seiya Suzuki and former Dodger Cody Bellinger.

Kopech was called for a pitch-clock violation, giving an automatic ball to Isaac Paredes, whose sacrifice fly cut Chicago's deficit to 10-8. Suzuki was thrown out trying to steal third and former Dodger Michael Busch struck out swinging to end the game as Kopech eked out his 13th save.

Alex Vesia (3-4) got the win with one inning of relief.

The Cubs outscored the Dodgers 16-7 in winning the first two games. They took the season series, 4-2.

The Dodgers blew a lead for the second straight game. They were ahead 3-1 on Tuesday and lost 6-3. After their big first inning Wednesday, they eventually led 7-3 only to watch the Cubs tie it in the fifth.

Will Smith doubled off Shawn Armstrong (3-3) in the seventh and scored on Lux’s single to center, putting the Dodgers back in front, 8-7.

Miller put the Dodgers in a 2-0 hole in the first. He gave up back-to-back, two-out walks before Paredes and Busch drove in runs.

The Dodgers answered with four homers in the bottom of the inning to take a 5-2 lead.

Ohtani moved closer to becoming the first player in major league history with 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a season. He led off with a 405-foot shot to center and then walked and stole second in the second.

“Every night I feel like he does something that we haven't seen,” Muncy said, citing the 118 mph exit velocity with a launch angle of 19 degrees on Ohtani's homer. "I feel sorry for the fan that tried to catch it.”

After two outs, Teoscar Hernández singled and scored on Edman’s homer into the left-field pavilion on the first pitch. Edman homered twice on two pitches against the Cubs on Tuesday.

Smith followed with a 404-foot shot to nearly the same spot in left. Muncy came up next and sent a towering 401-foot blast to right field on his bobblehead night.

Bellinger hit a three-run shot in the fifth that chased Miller and left Chicago trailing 7-6. The Cubs loaded the bases on two walks by Daniel Hudson and an error by second baseman Chris Taylor before Pete Crow-Armstrong's RBI single tied it 7-7.

Trying to make his case for a postseason roster spot, Miller gave up six runs, including his 16th homer, and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander's ERA ballooned to 8.17. He struck out two and walked four, including three with two outs.

“The homers have just been the story every outing now,” Miller said. “I'm going through it right now to say the least. But there's no doubt in my mind that I'm giving it my all every single time.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cubs: RHP Porter Hodge saw a doctor after experiencing a racing heartbeat in the ninth inning Tuesday and was cleared. ... LHP Justin Steele (tendinitis) threw a bullpen session and will do another one this weekend in Colorado.

Dodgers: RHP Tyler Glasnow (tendinitis) will throw at least two innings during a simulated game Friday in Atlanta. ... RHP Joe Kelly (shoulder inflammation) will pitch Thursday and Sunday for Triple-A Oklahoma City before rejoining the team next week.

UP NEXT

Cubs: RHP Javier Assad (7-5, 3.14 ERA) starts Friday at Colorado.

Dodgers: RHP Landon Knack (2-3, 3.00) starts Friday's series opener in Atlanta against RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (5-7, 3.78).

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Matchup Prediction

Dodgers: 56.3%
Cubs: 43.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Busch struck out swinging.
9th Inning Bellinger to second, Suzuki caught stealing third, catcher to third.
9th Inning Paredes hit sacrifice fly to right, Swanson scored.
9th Inning Bellinger walked, Suzuki to second, Swanson to third.
9th Inning Suzuki walked, Swanson to second.
9th Inning Swanson walked.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 11
6 Strikeouts 5
8 Runs Batted In 10
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
6 Hits 12
0 Stolen Bases 2
10 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
8 Runs 10
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
31 At Bats 36
2 Home Runs 5
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 15
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 1
17 Fly Balls 20
1 Caught Stealing 0
176 Pitches 158
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
13 Total Bases 28
42 Plate Appearances 42
324.0 Projected Home Runs 810.0
3 Extra Base Hits 6
5.7 Runs Created 11.4
.194 Batting Average .333
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.419 Slugging Percentage .778
.516 Secondary Average .667
.381 On Base Percentage .429
.800 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.206
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.6
5.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 12.9
46.0 Batter Rating 71.0
15.5 At Bats Per Home Run 7.2
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.19 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.76
.226 Isolated Power .444
1.67 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.20
.238 Walks Per Plate Appearance .143
.323 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .333
16.0 Runs Produced 20.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.9
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
88.8 MLB Rating 113.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Dodger Stadium

Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 48,691 | Capacity:

2024 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee 93 69 .574 - L1
St. Louis 83 79 .512 10 W1
Chicago 83 79 .512 10 L1
Cincinnati 77 85 .475 16 W1
Pittsburgh 76 86 .469 17 L1

2024 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles 98 64 .605 - W5
San Diego 93 69 .574 5 L1
Arizona 89 73 .549 9 W1
San Francisco 80 82 .494 18 L1
Colorado 61 101 .377 37 L3
Full Standings