Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
2
Los Angeles Dodgers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Chris Taylor hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, Yasiel Puig added a homer and an RBI double to his dynamite postseason and the Dodgers overcame a short start by Clayton Kershaw for a 5-2 victory over the Cubs in Saturday's NLCS opener.
| 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 | |||
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Turner singled to left, Culberson scored, Taylor to second.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Puig homered to left center (378 feet).
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Taylor homered to right (401 feet).
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Culberson hit sacrifice fly to left, Barnes scored.
Puig doubled to deep center, Forsythe scored, Barnes to third.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Almora Jr. homered to left (412 feet), Contreras scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Middle of the 9th
Happ struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Happ batting
Contreras struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Contreras batting
Rizzo struck out swinging.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 5: ball 2
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Rizzo batting
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
Puig grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Barnes out at second.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Puig batting
Barnes walked.
Pitch 7: ball 4
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 569 events.
Chris TaylorCF33
Justin Turner3B3
Cody Bellinger1B35
Enrique HernandezLF5
Logan Forsythe2B11
Austin BarnesC55
Yasiel PuigRF66
Charlie CulbersonSS18
Clayton KershawP22
Curtis GrandersonPH21
Tony WatsonP56
Kenley JansenP74
Kyle FarmerPH52
Tony CingraniP54
Kenta MaedaP18
Brandon MorrowP23
Joc PedersonLF3
Jon JayCF9
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Willson ContrerasC40
Albert AlmoraCF5
Addison RussellSS27
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Javier Baez2B28
Jose QuintanaP62
Mike MontgomeryP70
Ian Happ2B8
John LackeyP41
Hector RondonP28
Ben ZobristRF18
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