Crow-Armstrong homers twice and Cubs take series with 4-2 victory over
Dodgers
[April 14, 2025] By
MIKE DiGIOVANNA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his first
two home runs of the season, including a go-ahead solo shot in the
seventh inning, Michael Busch homered against his former team again and
the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Sunday night. |
Chicago Cubs' Michael Busch, left, heads to first after hitting a solo
home run as Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow, watches
during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 13, 2025, in
Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) |
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Ethan Roberts (1-0), the fourth of seven Cubs
pitchers used, got the win after getting two outs in the sixth
inning. Ryan Pressly pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save
as the Cubs took two of three from the Dodgers.
Crow-Armstrong blasted a 412-foot shot over the center-field
wall off Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen (0-2) to give the Cubs a
3-2 lead in the seventh.
Chicago made it 4-2 in the eighth when Nico Hoerner lined a
two-out RBI single that right fielder Teoscar Hernández nearly
made a spectacular diving catch on.
Cubs relievers Julian Merryweather, Porter Hodge and Pressly
combined for three hitless innings.
Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow gave up three hits in six innings,
but two left the yard. Crow-Armstrong opened the third with a
370-foot drive off the right-field pole for a 1-1 tie. Busch
capped a nine-pitch at-bat with a homer for a 2-1 Cubs lead in
the sixth.
The Dodgers answered in the bottom of the sixth on Max Muncy’s
sacrifice fly that tied it at 2.
Key moment
The Dodgers had the potential go-ahead run on third with one out
in the sixth, but Roberts preserved the 2-2 tie by getting Kiké
Hernández to line out to third baseman Matt Shaw, who made a
lunging backhand grab, and Miguel Rojas to fly to center.
Key stat
Busch, acquired from the Dodgers in January 2024, also singled
in the fourth and is batting .326 (14 for 43) with three homers,
six doubles and 12 RBIs in 11 games against his former team.
Up next
Dodgers RHP Dustin May (0-1, 0.82 ERA) starts Monday in the
opener of a three-game series at home against Colorado. Cubs RHP
Jameson Taillon (1-1, 6.06 ERA) starts Monday’s opener of a
three-game series at San Diego.
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