James Outman's 9th-inning slam sends Dodgers past Cubs
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[April 21, 2023]
Rookie James Outman clubbed a tiebreaking grand slam in the ninth
inning, his second homer of the night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers
cooled off the host Chicago Cubs with a 6-2 victory on Thursday night.
With the score 2-2, the bases loaded and one out in the ninth, Outman
lined a pitch from Michael Fulmer (0-2) into the right field basket. The
Dodgers began the four-game set with a needed victory following a 2-4
homestand that included losing two of three to the Cubs. |
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Apr 20, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Los
Angeles Dodgers center fielder James Outman (33) high fives Los Angeles
Dodgers left fielder J.D. Martinez (28) after he hits a home run against
the Chicago Cubs during the third inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory
Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Outman also homered in the third, one inning
after Max Muncy's eighth home run of the season for Los Angeles.
David Peralta and Miguel Vargas each had two hits for the
Dodgers, who got three-plus innings of two-run, five-hit ball
from starter Michael Grove before he left with a right groin
strain.
Cody Bellinger homered for Chicago, which had won four straight
and 10 of the previous 13 and entered leading the NL with an
average of 5.21 runs.
After scheduled Cubs starter Jameson Taillon was scratched and
placed on the 15-day injury list due to a left groin strain,
Javier Assad was called up from Triple-A Iowa, and he allowed
two solo homers, one other hit and two walks in three innings.
Muncy got the scoring started when he opened the second with a
homer into the right field bleachers. Bellinger, an ex-Dodger,
tied things in the bottom of the inning with his solo drive just
to the left of the center field batter's background against
Grove.
Los Angeles regained the lead when Outman went deep to
right-center field in the third.
Grove left the game after allowing a walk to Eric Hosmer and a
double to Trey Mancini to open the Cubs' half of the fourth.
Dodger relievers Phil Bickford entered and eventually gave up an
RBI single to Nico Hoerner, though Mancini was thrown out trying
to score on the play.
Caleb Ferguson (1-0) picked up the win after throwing a
scoreless eighth inning. Mookie Betts returned to the Dodgers
from paternity leave and he went 1-for-2 off the bench while
making his first major league appearance at shortstop.
The game started following a 64-minute weather delay.
--Field Level Media
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