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Chicago left-hander Drew Smyly (1-1) struck out
five while allowing two runs on one hit over 2 2/3 innings in
relief of starter Kyle Hendricks. Julian Merryweather pitched a
scoreless eighth and Adbert Alzolay worked around two singles in
the ninth to secure his first save of the season and the Cubs'
first 4-0 start at home since 1998.
Shohei Ohtani homered for the second straight game and finished
2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for the Dodgers. Will Smith
had four hits and Teoscar Hernandez notched three singles and
four RBIs.
The Dodgers appeared to load the bases with one out in the ninth
inning before the Cubs successfully challenged that Swanson's
throw from shortstop to Busch beat Hernandez to first base.
Busch then made a diving snag on James Outman's line drive to
end the game.
Los Angeles starter Bobby Miller (1-1), pitching on his 25th
birthday about 25 miles from his hometown of Elk Grove Village,
Ill., exited after allowing five runs on four hits over 1 2/3
innings.
The Cubs quickly soured Miller's celebratory day after the
Dodgers' right-hander struck out the side in the first inning.
Swanson's homer and Madrigal's RBI single tied the score at 2-2
before Nico Hoerner scored on Miller's two-out wild pitch with
the bases loaded. Suzuki lined the next pitch off the
right-center-field wall for a two-run double to end the shortest
outing of Miller's career.
Busch's first home run as a Cub put Chicago up 6-2 in the third
inning before Los Angeles battled back in the fifth behind the
top of its order.
Mookie Betts led off with a single before Ohtani yanked a
two-run homer over the wall in deep right. Freddie Freeman
followed with a walk and scored on Smith's double to summon
Smyly, who fanned the next three batters to keep Chicago ahead
6-5.
The Cubs widened their lead to 9-5 in the sixth inning on Happ's
two-run triple and Suzuki's sacrifice fly.
Hernandez's second two-run single of the game pulled the Dodgers
within 9-7 in the seventh.
--Field Level Media
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