Dodgers finish off a 10-1 homestand with an 11-9 victory over the Cubs and increase their division lead to eight games.
over the Cubs in front of a crowd of 41,824 at Dodger Stadium. “That was terrible. But at least we were able to scrape back and win, so that helps a little bit.”was rocked for five runs and three hits, including a P.J. Higgins grand slam, in a 45-pitch first inning, and the left-hander lasted only two innings, his shortest start of the season.
“You get down 5-0, you just want to come back and make a game of it,” Freeman said after the 3-hour, 59-minute marathon. “For the offense to do that and grind it all the way to the end, that’s what special teams do.” Trayce Thompson walked to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Jake Lamb struck out. Lux walked, forcing in a run to make it 8-5. Mookie Betts grounded to third, but Patrick Wisdom’s one-hop throw bounced past first base for a two-run error that made it 8-7. Trea Turner rolled a two-run single to left for a 9-8 Dodgers lead.
Chicago pulled to within 11-9 in the eighth when Velazquez led off with a 428-foot homer off Dodgers left-hander David Price. Bote doubled to right-center, and pinch-hitter Seiya Suzuki walked, bringing the go-ahead run to the plate in the form of pinch-hitter Rafael Ortega. The Dodgers took a big chunk out of the early deficit with a three-run bottom of the first, in which Betts walked, Trea Turner singled, Smith lined an RBI double to left, Justin Turner rolled an RBI single to left, and Muncy hit a sacrifice fly to the warning track in center.MLB says an international draft would curb corruption and PED use in Latin America. The union has countered that it won’t solve problems.
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