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LOS ANGELES — Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings to become the first Dodgers pitcher since 2009 to win his first four starts, and Los Angeles defeated the Cubs...
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Roki Sasaki earned his second career victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied with six runs in the fourth inning to beat the Cubs 12-4 on Saturday night, snapping Chicago's 10-game winning streak.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers marked the 50th anniversary of Rick Monday rescuing the American flag from being burned in a 1976 game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
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Even in baseball’s information age, this kind of cause and effect cannot be proven. Pete Crow-Armstrong’s MVP-level stretch began last season, while the Chicago Cubs were on the West Coast, immediately after a report surfaced that he had turned down a long-term contract offer from the club.
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Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning to cap a four-RBI performance from the No. 9 spot, rallying the Cubs past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Friday night for their 10th consecutive victory.
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The Cubs placed left-hander Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain on Friday.
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The Cubs are third in baseball with 139 runs scored and tied for second with a 122 wRC+. They’re third in batting average, second in on-base percentage and have the 23rd lowest strikeout rate in the game — all great signs. The one area where they hadn’t been among the best in baseball was the power department.
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Dansby Swanson’s RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Cubs an 8-7 victory over Philadelphia and stretched their win streak to nine in a row, longest since they won 11 straight in 2016.
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Matthew Boyd came off the injured list to get the start, while Michael Busch and Seiya Suzuki homered in the Cubs’ 7-2 victory over Philadelphia, their eighth straight win.
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Michael Busch broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run single in the sixth inning, then Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki added home runs as the Cubs won their seventh straight, beating Philadelphia 7-4 on Tuesday.
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