Yasiel Puig's home run boosts Dodgers past Cubs
Yasiel Puig hit a long home run and scored two runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Dodgers
6
Chicago Cubs
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| CHC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Wrigley Field · 34,005 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Y Puig homered to left center (399 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
A Rizzo homered to left center (385 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
A Gonzalez singled to center, J Hairston Jr. scored, Y Puig thrown out at home.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Hairston Jr. singled to center, S Van Slyke and M Ellis scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
J Lake homered to left center (412 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
H Ramirez doubled to left, Y Puig and A Gonzalez scored, H Ramirez to third advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
A Rizzo homered to right (392 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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End Inning 6-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
D Barney struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
D Barney batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
C Ransom struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
C Ransom batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
S Castro struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
S Castro batting
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Play Result 6-4
K Jansen relieved P Rodriguez.
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Start Inning 6-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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End Inning 6-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
H Ramirez grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
H Ramirez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
A Gonzalez fouled out to left.
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Head to Head
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Gavin Stone Out
- Ben Casparius Out
- Will Klein Out
- Dalton Rushing Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
David DeJesusCF3
Junior LakeLF48
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Dioner NavarroC17
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis Valbuena3B18
Darwin Barney2B20
Chris RusinP52
Substitutes
Cody Ransom3B
Michael BowdenP28
Eduardo SanchezP73
Julio BorbonPH29
Hector RondonP28
LAD
Carl Demonte CrawfordLF3
Yasiel PuigCF66
Adrian Gonzalez1B23
Hanley RamirezSS13
Juan Uribe3B4
Scott Van SlykeRF33
Mark Ellis2B3
Tim FederowiczC18
Ricky NolascoP47
Substitutes
Jerry Hairston Jr.PH6
J.P. HowellP56
Chris WithrowP51- Skip SchumakerPH55
Paco RodriguezP75
Kenley JansenP74
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