Cubs vs. Dodgers Game Highlights (4-26-26) - MLB Highlights

From Dodger Stadium once again see a pair of blue blood franchises in baseball square off the third and final time in this series the series on the line for the Dodgers and Cubs where the Dodger lefty he's making his fifth appearance and fourth start of the year the one one that's lined out of the center field as if on cue he just loves getting the game off to a good start and that's too high ball for and the first to have reached so two on nobody out and here's half strikes out half hitting him with a slider for the first down to the ball game and the backdoor slider to get the swing and miss a three to called strike three a frozen fastball in the inner half Suzuki knew it back to back punch outs for Robleski. It's interesting that's the second batter he's coming inside on that fastball and both times has been catching them by surprise and called strikes two on two out no score in the first round ball to third Espinel has it in the gloves shuffles and throws to Freeman and Justin Robleski wiggles out of it. The first two Cubs get on but none of them score that fastball. Velocity is up. It's a career high where he's at right now. Five of his seven runs of loud this season have come via that home run. And I think that's the reason he spent so much time in spring training trying to get something to keep the ball out of the air with that sinking fastball that he's going to be using a lot today. Now payoff for Tony takes a lead down for so show. He went into yesterday's game over his last twelve and had a productive day singling walking twice as a board again here. There goes Ohtani. We've seen run more the last few days for ricochets off his foot in the left and he's going to take ninety more throwback to twenty twenty four. Ohtani wreaking havoc on the bases hitting pitching track and field and soccer and the ball just hit him in the shin there. First of all let's hope he's OK. Three two takes ball for second walk in the inning. Really good take by Teoscar Hernandez. First and third one out Andy Pajas at the plate the infield now back now for Chicago on a two one pitch digs it out flies it the other way. And there's a guy who's an RBI Ohtani comes in to score a sacrifice fly from Pajas. All you can handle get it in the air and get in the sacrifice fly and see the appreciation from his manager as well. Dodgers on the board first taking advantage of these first inning walks in Ohtani his legs on the bases and here's Kyle Tucker three one pitch to Tucker. Pulled down the right field side it's a fair ball just inside the line ricochets off the wall. Teoscar Hernandez has to hold at third base as Suzuki gets the ball back in a two out double for Tucker his second double in as many days. So the Dodgers have two in scoring position with two out in the first already leading one to nothing. And yet Miguel Rojas at the plate Mo who despite having limited playing time inconsistent playing time has found ways to stay ready. That ball's cranked up is over and it's over. Lost a second to run double runners in scoring position with two outs coming into that half of the Dodgers in the three spot here in the first and now the two to strike three called and that ends the inning. But the Dodgers score three on two hits. Michael Bush staying back. In the air out towards left center field that'll touch down for it and that's going to roll Bush around first and bushy this second and he'll dive in. He's got a double so very nice start for the second inning for the Cubs. That is the third walk already for Justin Robleski and the bases are loaded for the Cubs here. Nico Horner one of the top hitters for average in the National League. He's one for one today taken for strike two. Rushing didn't realize that it should have been called a strike. He was challenging Horner did and he was challenging. So no matter what the call was we're going to get a challenge there. Here it is. CBS powered by T-Mobile and it just barely nicked the corner. The ultimate ABS strike another payoff. He struck him on a strike him out and it's back at it with the fastball on the inner half and he gets the call that barrel strike zone and then just climbs the ladder with that one to get the swing and miss. He's not done yet. They're still loaded and it's Alex Bregman at the plate groundsman to short juggled by Kim flips it across and somehow he's out of this on the scope. The Cubs have the bases loaded have Robleski teetering with a couple of empty handed when I see Shohei we really know the times that he is struggling is really when his front shoulder and his hips are going out together. His front hip will definitely open up a lot of times he can open up that front hip and keep that front shoulder closed ground ball through the right side of the base here. And when he's doing that he's staying inside close he's able to drive the ball the other way stays on pitches a lot better as we see the power to the opposite field. Also it gives him time to in case he's out front on pitches like that. And the Niagara ready Freeman waits Freeman swings and misses and the Dodgers have done in the second inning. Now this is very cool for this time of year here in Los Angeles here's a deep drive in the left center field back goes P.C.A. to the wall. Leaping up and makes the catch. He might have taken a home run away from Teoscar Hernandez the way he was going back run. I thought the ball was going to sail over the fence but he timed his jump perfectly and steals an extra base hit away from Teoscar. Yeah this ball is going to hit right at the very top of the wall and Pete just goes in grabs it and then slams into the wall with his back first. Excellent play by Petro Armstrong. Six K's now for Imanaga who has to face Shohei Ohtani for a third time. There is a shot and a base hit for Ohtani Ohtani has been on all three times tries to make this a double and does so he's reached base six times the last two days two for two in this game getting himself in a scoring position for Freddie Freeman one of the yesterday without a strikeout over his last seven games but he's got four of them the last two days Freeman drives this one out towards right center Suzuki sliding and he makes the grab. That's a heck of a play. Say steals a hit in the outfielder's first move is going to be to either freeze or take a step back and then he didn't let up on it. He just kept coming coming. That's a tremendous play. The pitch line drive it to shallow left coming in half and he makes the catch chest high off to his left for out number three Ohtani stranded at second base. Look at that. He's just he's right on the corners there. Here's Obrezki's three to. Tied him up strike three. Same way he ended up getting them to swing and miss on the ball up his first at bat to get Swanson going after this again trying to hold up and you just can't. Two strikes. This is popped in the air playable on right field for Kyle Tucker has to redirect as the wind blows it over and he makes the catch to gone. Another three two from Obrezki. Sky high right side. This won't be easy. Nothing is today. Freddie Freeman has got it. And so Obrezki has six shutout innings in the books three nothing Dodgers a couple of starting pitchers doing an old school impression today fighting their way through him and not get here to the sixth inning after he gave up three runs in the first Dodgers just to hit since back to a breaking pitch swatted into right base hit for Pajas aggressively out of the box headed for second with a stand up double. Great job by Andy Pajas. That's a walk for Tucker first to have reached for the Dodgers in the six. OK here's Rojas stepping in as a check swing bouncer back toward the mound. It's going to be a tough play short to throw his to first and they got him. Very nice footwork by Bush sliding into foul territory and then keeping the right foot on the bag. He made that look easy. It wasn't wasn't easy on either end. Shota ends up throwing this ball on the almost on the line. He comes over so far to get to this ball. So very nice defensive play by him and I get in Bush. So second and third for rushing. Here's the payoff. Rushing Corks a base hit through the right side. Pajas in the score Tucker stops at third four to nothing. Dodgers on the board for the first time since the first Imanaga leaves the bullpen goes to work. Simon Agas finished the book not yet close runners at first and third his responsibilities. Hobe Milner checks in Espinel Bunce through it and now throw down to Ford and that will get the run in as the ricochets off Tucker rushes up his second as Tucker comes in to score. It leads five to nothing. One thing about the Cubs it had really really good defense solid defense and already a couple years here though from the catcher throwing their first inning when Shohei was stealing second base and then now this throw in there. Shohei Ohtani leading things off swinging at the first pitch driving it the other way back it goes and it's Ohtani his first home run is in a dozen games. He needed that swing Mo and that was against the wind is six of the season and it's now six to nothing. Here's the old one fly ball shallow right racing out Shaw coming in and making a sliding catch is say Suzuki very nice play. Dodgers out hitting the Cubs seven for liner towards center coming in Pete Armstrong makes a nice diving catch to end the inning. There's that gold glove defense flashed by P.C.A. Nice play against the team that won 10 consecutive games going into yesterday on the verge of taking the series it'd be their first series win since they swept the Mets in the last home stand. Big bounce the right side and it takes Calhoun out of five pitches to work a one two three ninth inning and the Dodgers come back to take this series from the Cubs six runs on seven hits for the Dodgers finally their counter does what hadn't been done yet today that is a one two three inning for Dodger pitching is a good win and able to win this series.