Cubs pitchers hold Dodgers to three hits
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[April 15, 2023]
Justin Steele tossed
seven strong innings and Yan Gomes hit two of the visiting Chicago Cubs'
five solo home runs in an 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on
Friday.
Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki and Patrick Wisdom also homered for Chicago,
which had lost its last 10 games against the Dodgers dating to June 25,
2021. Happ had four hits, three RBIs and a stolen base. |
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Apr 14, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA;
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele (35) throws to the plate in
the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports |
Steele (2-0) allowed two runs on three hits
with one walk and eight strikeouts. The left-hander has given up
a total of three runs in his first three starts covering 19
innings.
Gomes was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, three runs scored and a stolen
base for Chicago, which has won six of its last eight games.
The Cubs led 3-2 before hitting three homers in the eighth
inning against Dodgers reliever Andre Jackson. Happ and Suzuki
hit back-to-back home runs to begin the inning before Wisdom
added a one-out blast to left field.
The Dodgers were held to three hits, including solo homers by
Chris Taylor and Max Muncy. Los Angeles has lost five of its
last seven.
Chicago claimed an early lead with two outs in the third inning.
Happ's ground-rule double against Noah Syndergaard (0-2) scored
Gomes, who singled to begin the inning and stole second base.
The Dodgers responded in the bottom half of the third on
Taylor's leadoff homer to left-center field. The home run was
Taylor's third of the season and snapped an 0-for-12 skid.
Chicago moved ahead 2-1 in the fourth when former Dodger Cody
Bellinger hit a leadoff double and later scored on Eric Hosmer's
groundout.
Gomes added another run with a solo homer to begin the fifth
inning off Syndergaard, who allowed three runs on six hits over
six frames. He walked two with a season-high nine strikeouts.
Steele retired eight batters in a row before Muncy cut the lead
to 3-2 with a leadoff homer in the seventh. The 389-foot shot
was Muncy's fifth homer in his last four games and 150th of his
career.
Chicago added two insurance runs in the ninth when Gomes hit a
leadoff homer and Happ delivered a run-scoring double with one
out.
Suzuki made his season debut after suffering a left oblique
strain during spring training, while Cubs shortstop Dansby
Swanson went 0-for-5 with a career-high five strikeouts.
--Field Level Media
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