Wood stays undefeated as Dodgers blank Cubs 4-0
Alex Wood allowed two hits over five scoreless innings, Chase Utley and Adrian Gonzalez homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Friday night in the series opener.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
0
Los Angeles Dodgers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
González homered to center (426 feet), Seager scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Grandal doubled to deep left center, Seager scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Utley homered to center (413 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 0-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Happ lined out to second.
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Line Out 0-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-4
Happ batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Rizzo popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 0-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-4
Rizzo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Bryant flied out to right.
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Fly Out 0-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-4
Bryant batting
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Start Inning 0-4
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 0-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
González grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Grandal out at second.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Ground Out 0-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-4
González batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Grandal walked, Forsythe to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-4
Grandal batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Seager struck out swinging.
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Highlights
Head to Head
LAD win series 3-0
Injuries
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Gavin Stone Out
- Ben Casparius Out
- Will Klein Out
- Dalton Rushing Out
Chicago Cubs
- Riley Martin Out
- Ben Brown Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedLAD
Logan Forsythe3B11
Corey SeagerSS5
Yasmani GrandalC6
Adrian Gonzalez1B23
Chris TaylorCF33
Cody BellingerLF35
Chase Utley2B26
Yasiel PuigRF66
Alex WoodP57
Substitutes
Brett EibnerPH52
Pedro BaezP52
Enrique HernandezPH5
Chris HatcherP44
CHC
Ben Zobrist2B18
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Ian HappCF8
Willson ContrerasC40
Jason HeywardRF22
Javier Baez2B28
Addison RussellSS27
Jake ArrietaP49
Substitutes
Felix PenaP74
Jon JayLF9
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