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Freddie Freeman hit a home run among his four hits as the
Dodgers won their seventh consecutive game and the 11th of their
last 12. Los Angeles also went 10-1 on a season-long 11-game
homestand.
The Dodgers won despite starter Julio Urias lasting just two
innings, while giving up five runs.
P.J. Higgins hit his first-career grand slam and David Bote
added a three-run shot for the Cubs, who went 2-5 on their final
road trip before the All-Star break.
In his first start since May 30 because of an oblique strain,
Cubs left-hander Drew Smyly gave up four runs on five hits in
two innings and 56 pitches.
The Cubs got the scoring fest going early on Nico Hoerner's RBI
single and Higgins' grand slam in the first inning against Urias.
The Dodgers made their own first-inning noise with Will Smith
(double), Justin Turner (single) and Max Muncy (sacrifice fly)
all driving in runs to cut the deficit to 5-3.
The Cubs extended their lead to 8-3 in the third inning on
Bote's three-run shot, his first of the season in 11 games after
a late start to the season following shoulder surgery.
The Dodgers moved in front for good with the six-run third.
Smith had an RBI groundout and Gavin Lux walked with the bases
loaded as Los Angeles pulled within 8-5. Mookie Betts appeared
to make the last out of the inning on a ground ball to third
base, but Patrick Wisdom's throw to first base was off the mark,
allowing two runs to score. The Dodgers pushed ahead 9-8 on Trea
Turner's two-run single.
Freeman's home run came in the sixth inning, his 11th of the
season, while Nelson Velazquez hit one in the eighth for the
Cubs, his second.
Dodgers right-hander Phil Bickford (1-1) earned the win despite
allowing three runs in his one inning, while Brusdar Graterol
earned his third save.
Mark Leiter Jr. (2-4) took the loss after giving up an unearned
run in one-third of an inning.
--Field Level Media
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